Liana diversity, abundance, and mortality in a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

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Structure and Biomass of Four Lowland Neotropical Forests (2004, background): “Mascaro et al. (2004), however, found 200% and 61% more lianas per ha 1 cm DBH and above and 2.5 cm DBH and above, respectively, than we did at La Selva.”
Successional dynamics of woody seedling communities in wet tropical secondary forests (2005, background): “Sites at the La Selva Biological Station have lower liana density (Mascaro et al. 2004), higher palm density (DeWalt & Chave 2004) and a more dense understorey herb layer (Harms et al.”
Oligarchic dominance in western Amazonian plant communities (2005, background): “We also note that it is possible that the different dominance patterns documented for trees and lianas may reflect the much sparser sampling of lianas, most of which have diameters < 2.5 cm (also cf. Mascaro et al. 2004, Nabe-Nielsen 2001).”
Censusing and Measuring Lianas: A Quantitative Comparison of the Common Methods 1 (2006, background): “Yet, researchers commonly compare estimates of liana abundance, basal area, and biomass among forests, while ignoring the methodological differences mentioned above (e.g., DeWalt & Chave 2004, Mascaro et al. 2004).”