Lianas are a central component of tropical forests. However, how the type of climbing mechanisms is related to the functional and taxonomic diversity of lianas across the tropics, remains largely unresolved. Here, we tested two main hypotheses: (i) the functional diversity of lianas differs with climbing mechanism (active and passive) and (ii) the association between taxonomic diversity with contemporary climate, paleoclimate, forest structure and phylogeny differ between climbing mechanisms.

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攀爬机制是了解热带地区藤本植物生态的核心特征


藤本植物是热带森林的核心组成部分。然而，攀爬机制的类型如何与热带地区藤本植物的功能和分类多样性相关，在很大程度上仍未解决。在这里，我们测试了两个主要假设：（i）藤本植物的功能多样性因攀爬机制（主动和被动）而异；（ii）分类多样性与当代气候、古气候、森林结构和系统发育之间的关联因攀爬机制而异。