[PCA] NEWS: Twisted Tropics: Growth of Vines Imperils Ecosystem
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Feb 17 08:42:30 CST 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110217/sc_livescience/twistedtropicsgrowthofvinesimperilsecosystem
Twisted Tropics: Growth of Vines Imperils Ecosystem
Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer
livescience.com -- 1 hr 13 mins ago
Trees are the backbone of a forest, but in tropical forests throughout the
Americas, trees appear to be losing ground to the woody vines that climb
them in a race to reach the sunlight above. This shift could have
important implications for tropical ecosystems and for the globe,
according to researchers.
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