Université Montpellier 2, UMR AMAP Montpellier, F-34000 France; CNRS, UMR AMAP, Montpellier, F-34000 France.
Am J Bot. 2009 Jul;96(7):1205-21. doi: 10.3732/ajb.0900045.
We provide an overview of research on climbing plants from Charles Darwin to the present day. Following Darwin's interests, this review will focus on functional perspectives including attachment mechanisms and stem structure and function. We draw attention to a number of unsolved problems inviting future research. These include the mechanism for establishment of the twining habit, a quantitative description following the development of a tissue element through space and time, the chemistry of sticky exudates, the microstructure of xylem and the capacity for water storage, the vulnerability to embolism, and the mechanism for embolism repair. In conclusion we cite evidence that, in response to increasing CO(2) concentration, anthropic perturbation and/ or increasing forest fragmentation, lianas are increasing relative to tree species. In the 21st century, we are returning to the multiscale, multidisciplinary approach taken by Darwin to understand natural history.
我们提供了从查尔斯·达尔文到现在对攀缘植物研究的概述。受达尔文兴趣的启发，本综述将重点关注功能视角，包括附着机制以及茎结构和功能。我们提请注意一些未解决的问题，以邀请未来的研究。这些问题包括扭结习性建立的机制、通过空间和时间发展组织元素的定量描述、粘性分泌物的化学性质、木质部的微观结构和储水能力、栓塞的脆弱性以及栓塞修复的机制。总之，我们引用的证据表明，由于 CO(2)浓度升高、人为干扰和/或森林破碎化增加，藤本植物相对于树种的比例正在增加。在 21 世纪，我们正在回归达尔文为理解自然历史而采用的多尺度、多学科方法。
