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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