There's some interesting results here[0] but from what I can make out the trees don't necessarily die and take the liana(s) with them. They may continue to stan

There's some interesting results here[0] but from what I can make out the trees don't necessarily die and take the liana(s) with them. They may continue to stand (dead) or may simply be hugely starved of light. [0]https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01676.x https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.13...