Predicting Liana Crown Location from Stem Diameter in Three Panamanian Lowland Forests

Authors

Brian P. Kurzel, Colorado State ParksFollow
Stefan A. Schnitzer, Marquette UniversityFollow
Walter P. Carson, University of PittsburghFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

3-2006

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Biotropica

Source ISSN

0006-3606

Abstract

In three forests that differed in annual rainfall and seasonality, the probability of a liana with a stem ≥2.0 cm stem diameter reaching the canopy was >50 percent. Lianas reached the canopy at significantly smaller size‐classes (1.5 cm) in the wet aseasonal forest, suggesting that this estimate changes with forest type. Nevertheless, as a general rule, we suggest that 2.0 cm is the minium stem diameter to examine the abundance and diversity of canopy lianas or canopy competition between lianas and trees.

Comments

Accepted version. Biotropica, Vol. 38, No. 2 (March 2006): 262-266. DOI. © 2006 Wiley. Used with permission.

Stefan A. Schnitzer was affiliated with University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Kurzel, Brian P.; Schnitzer, Stefan A.; and Carson, Walter P., "Predicting Liana Crown Location from Stem Diameter in Three Panamanian Lowland Forests" (2006). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 790.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/790