DETERMINING PAN-TROPICAL PATTERNS OF LIANA DISTRIBUTIONS FROM REGIONAL DATASETS

This dataset contains information on the abundance, basal area, and species identity for more than 80,000 lianas from tropical forests located in Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. We have compiled this dataset to determine the distribution of lianas (abundance, biomass, and diversity) across large geographic regions and abiotic gradients throughout the tropics.

本数据集收录了源自墨西哥、中美洲、南美洲、非洲及亚洲热带森林的8万余株藤本植物（lianas）的多度（abundance）、胸高断面积（basal area）与物种标识信息。本数据集由我们汇编而成，旨在探究热带区域内大地理尺度与非生物梯度下，藤本植物的多度、生物量及多样性的分布格局。