India, March 20 -- Field ecologist Alain Ngute explains how lianas have lower carbon sequestering capacity than trees & when they compete for sunlight in the canopy, they suppress trees
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As the world grapples with rising temperatures, a groundbreaking study led by the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia exposes an unlikely menace: Lianas. These woody vining plants, thriving in disturbed forest areas, harm the very trees they climb upon.
The study unveiled that as lianas compete for sunlight in the canopy, they suppress trees. Their lower carbon sequestering capacity compared to trees further exacerbates the threat to carbon storage. Lead author Alain Ngute warned that this takeover could worsen global warming by com...