Water‐use advantage for lianas over trees in tropical seasonal forests - Chen, Ya‐Jun; Cao, Kun‐Fang; Schnitzer, Stefan A; Fan, Ze‐Xin; Zhang, Jiao‐Lin; Bongers, Frans (The New phytologist, 2015)
Keywords: aboveground biomass; Abundance; Analysis of Variance; Bodies of water; canopy trees; carbon; Carbon fixation; China; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; competition; deciduous forests; Drought; drought tolerance; Dry forests; Dry season; dry season growth advantage; Dry seasons; eastern amazonia; ecophysiology; Flux density; Forest ecology; Forest soils; Forests; Karst; karsts; leaves; Lianas; Moisture content; Photosynthesis; Physiology; plant available water; Plant cover; Plant species; rain-forest; Rainy season; Riparian forests; sap flow; Seasons; secondary forest; Soil; Soil water; soil water deficit; stable isotope; stable-isotopes; Stomata; stomatal control; sw china; Trees; Trees - growth & development; Trees - physiology; Tropical Climate; Tropical forests; Vapor Pressure; Water; Water - metabolism; Water availability; Water consumption; Water deficit; Water loss; water relations; water source; Water use; water‐use efficiency; Wet season; woody-plants; water relations; water source; water-use efficiency; drought tolerance; sap flow; competition; dry season growth advantage; stable isotope