Effects of liana cover on tree growth and reproductive output. (A) Change in tree (A. etbaica and A. drepanolobium) height following liana removal (n = 48 trees, 16 per treatment; linear mixed-effects model, treatment χ2 = 6.06, degrees of freedom = 2, P = 0.048). Data are means ±1 SEM; lowercase letters denote significant differences between treatments in post hoc contrasts (Tukey’s HSD). (B) Relationship between liana cover and reproductive output (fruits + flowers) for A. etbaica (n = 24 trees) within UHURU −all exclosures (F1,22 = 6.90, P = 0.015); note log scale on y-axis.