Table 1.
Main features of the two forest sites used for the simulation
| Site name | Paracou | Gigante peninsula |
|---|---|---|
| Country | French Guiana (France) | Panama |
| Forest type | Tropical moist | Semi‐deciduous, seasonally moist |
| Forest successional stage | Old growth | Secondary (approximately 70 years old) |
| Coordinates (latitude, longitude) | 5.3N, 52.9W | 9.2N, 79.8W |
| Mean altitude (m a.s.l.) | 40 | 80 |
| Mean annual temperature (°C) | 26.0 ± 0.3 | 25.6 ± 0.4 |
| Mean annual precipitation (mm) | 3,088 ± 117 | 2,394 ± 94 |
| Available years of meteorological data | 2004–2016 | 2003–2016 |
| Above‐ground biomass (kgc/m2) | 18.5–21.2 (16.9) | 7.1–10 (8.2) |
| Liana basal area (m2/ha) | 0.42 (0.48) | 2.42 (1.53) |
| Tree basal area (m2/ha) | 32.6 (29.7) | 18.7 (15.7) |
| Liana stem density (DBH ≥ 2.5 cm; per ha) | 131 (481) | 1,332 (996) |
| Tree stem density (DBH ≥ 10 cm; per ha) | 576 (778) | 409 (575) |
Mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation are reported with averages ± standard deviation. Numbers in parentheses are model outputs for the simulation with lianas.