Title

Number of lianas per tree and number of trees climbed by lianas at Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Volume Number

37

Source Publication

Biotropica

Abstract

In the tropical rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, lianas (woody-climbing plants) had a clumped distribution on trees, and 63.3 percent of trees >10 cm in diameter carried at least one liana. Trees with larger diameters Supported more lianas and a higher total basal area of lianas than trees with smaller diameters. There was no relationship between liana diameter and the number of trees a liana climbed, but tendril climbers climbed on more trees than stem-twiners.

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