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Anatomy of vine and liana stems : a review and synthesis / Sherwin Carlquist -- Biomechanical studies of vines / Frances E. Putz & N. Michele Holbrook -- Structural responses to stem injury in vines / Jack B. Fisher & Frank W. Ewers -- Water flux and xylem structure in vines / Frank W. Ewers, Jack B. Fisher & Klaus Fichtner -- Reserve economy of vines / Harold A. Mooney & Barbara L. Gartner -- Photosynthesis and gas exchange of vines / Alejandro E. Castellanos -- Heteroblastic development in vines / David W. Lee & Jennifer H. Richards -- Physiological ecology of mesic, temperate woody vines / Alan H. Teramura, Warren G. Gold & Irwin N. Forseth -- Secondary compounds in vines with an emphasis on those with defensive functions / Mervyn P. Hegarty, Elwyne E. Hegarty & Alwyn H. Gentry -- Distribution and abundance of vines in forest communities / Elwyne E. Hegarty & Guy Caballé.

Vines in arid and semi-arid ecosystems / Philip W. Rundel & Tamara Franklin -- Vine-host interactions / E.E. Hegarty -- Seasonality pf climbers : a review and example from Costa Rican dry forest / Paula A. Opler, Herbert G. Baker & Gordon W. Frankie -- Breeding and dispersal systems of lianas / Alwyn H. Gentry -- The ethnobotany and economic botany of tropical vines / Oliver Phillips -- Biology, utilization, and silvicultural management of rattan palms / Stephen F. Siebert -- Silvicultural effects of lianas / Francis E. Putz.

The climbing habit in plants has apparently evolved numerous times. Species that climb are well represented in habitats ranging from tropical rain forests through temperate forests to semi-deserts. The Biology of Vines, first published in 1992, is a treatment of what is known about climbing plants, written by a group of experts and covering topics ranging from the biomechanics of twining to silvicultural methods for controlling vine infestations. Also included are detailed accounts of climbing plant evolution, stem anatomy and function, climbing mechanics, carbon and water relations, reproductive ecology, the role of vines in forest communities and their economic importance. The chapters are based on research on herbaceous vines and woody climbers (lianas) in both temperate and tropical zones, deserts and rain-forests and Old and New World areas. Much remains to be learned about the biology of these plants, but this volume provides a substantial foundation upon which further research can be based.