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  • Tropical ecology
  • Plant demography
  • Forest dynamics

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  • Understanding species' life-history strategies and coexistence requires accurate demographic rate data.
  • Calculating demographic rates typically necessitates extensive, long-term population censuses.
  • Body size is explored as a potential proxy for demographic rates when direct data are scarce.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if maximum body size predicts demographic rates in liana species.
  • To investigate the relationship between maximum stem diameter and population turnover.
  • To assess the potential of maximum stem diameter as a predictor for plant demography.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized repeated censuses of 77 common liana species.
  • Focused on data from the Barro Colorado Island (BCI) 50-ha plot.
  • Analyzed the correlation between maximum stem diameter and demographic parameters.

Main Results:

  • Maximum stem diameter was found to be a significant predictor of species' population turnover and demography.
  • Observed lianas reaching substantial diameters (up to 635 mm), indicating significant carbon storage capacity.
  • Lianas demonstrate intense competition with tropical canopy trees.

Conclusions:

  • Maximum stem diameter serves as a reliable predictor of plant species' demographic rates.
  • Lianas can achieve exceptionally large sizes, impacting forest carbon dynamics and competition.
  • Further research on maximum liana diameters across diverse forests can enhance comparative demographic analyses.