Lianas do not reduce tree biomass accumulation in young successional tropical dry forests

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• tree biomass 100%
• dry forest 90%
• tropical forest 73%
• young 51%
• biomass 38%
• removal 16%
• removal experiment 15%
• vine 13%
• forest canopy 11%
• loss 11%
• water availability 10%
• carbon cycle 10%
• irradiance 10%
• effect 9%
• accretion 9%
• stem 9%
• soil moisture 8%
• mortality 8%
• carbon 5%
• resource 5%
• water 3%

Agriculture & Biology

• lianas 98%
• tropical dry forests 96%
• biomass production 64%
• dry forests 15%
• carbon cycle 8%
• forest canopy 7%
• stems 7%
• biomass 7%
• forest stands 7%
• Panama 6%
• tropical forests 6%
• soil water 5%
• water 5%
• carbon 4%