The number of large trees (7.0 + 3.0) per subplot was not correlated with liana density or species richness.
In addition, we evaluated the spatial distribution of lianas.
Total liana basal area, and thus estimated biomass, remained relatively constant over stand age.
There are no published biomass estimates for liana forest per se, but they fall into the general category of non-dense forests.
Open circles and the dashed line represent individuals with light liana loads (0-25% of the crown infested).
If a liana species has positive population growth even in the absence of high-light understorey sites, it is truly shade-tolerant.
We sampled lianas in alternate 5-m x 10-m quadrats along each transect (total of eight quadrats/transect, 400 m2).
Understorey plants were not identified to species, but were categorized as herbs, ferns, herbaceous vines, palms, t rees and lianas.
