A standard protocol for liana censuses

Jeffrey J. Gerwing; Stefan A. Schnitzer; Robyn J. Burnham; Frans Bongers; Jérôme Chave; Saara J. DeWalt; Corneille E.N. Ewango; Robin Foster; David Kenfack; Miguel Martínez-Ramos; Marc Parren; N. Parthasarathy; Diego R. Pérez-Salicrup; Francis E. Putz; Duncan W. Thomas

doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00134.x

A standard protocol for liana censuses

Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Robyn J. Burnham, Frans Bongers, Jérôme Chave, Saara J. DeWalt, Corneille E.N. Ewango, Robin Foster, David Kenfack, Miguel Martínez-Ramos, Marc Parren, N. Parthasarathy, Diego R. Pérez-Salicrup, Francis E. Putz, Duncan W. Thomas

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Abstract

A recent increase in published studies of lianas has been paralleled by a proliferation of protocols for censusing lianas. This article seeks to increase uniformity in liana inventories by providing specific recommendations for the determination of which taxa to include, the location of diameter measurement points on individual stems, the setting of minimum stem diameter cutoffs, the treatment of multiple-stemmed and rooted clonal groups, and the measurement of noncylindrical stems. Use of more uniform liana censusing protocols may facilitate comparison of independently collected data sets and further our understanding of global patterns in liana abundance, diversity, biomass, and dynamics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	256-261
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biotropica
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00134.x
State	Published - Mar 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Biodiversity
Biomass
Census methods
Inventory
Lianas

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