Tropical Forest Community Ecology

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Density

2

N/A

50%

Observational

Woody plants>

1cmdbh

Condit

et al

.

(1994)

Evergreenmoist forest(

6 )

Australia

Queensland

Both

>100 (15)

∼10%

Experimentalandobservational

All

Connell

et al

.

(1984)

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Distance

1

Seeds: 0%;seedlings:100%

N/A

Experimental

Seeds andseedlings

De Steven andPutz (1984)

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Density

3

N/A

33.3%

Observational

Seeds andseedlings

De Steven andWright (2002)

Terra firmeforest

Roraima, Brazil

Maraca IslandEcologicalReserve

Distance

1

100%

N/A

Experimental

Seeds

Fragoso

et al

.

(2003),Fragoso(1997)

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Both

1

100%

100%

Observational

Woody plants>

1cmdbh

Gilbert

et al

.

(1994)

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Both

1

0%

100%

Observational

Seedlings

Gilber

tet al

.

(2001)

Terra firmeforest

Guyana

Mabura Hill

Distance

1

Final proportion ofseeds consumed:0% ;time to seedconsumption:100%;germinationsuccess: 100%

N/A

Experimental

Seeds

Hammondet al

. (1999)

Terra firmeforest (

1 )

Panama

BCI (

9 )

Density

53

N/A

100%

Observational

Seeds andseedlings

Harms

et al

.

(2000)

Temperatedeciduousforest

North Carolina,USA

CoweetaHydrologicalLaboratory

Both

7

57%

86%

Observational

Seeds andseedlings

HilleRisLamberset al

. (2002)

Terra firmeforest

Ghana

Neung SouthForestReserve

Distance

1

100%

N/A

Experimental

Seedlings

Hood

et al

.

(2004)

Cool temperateforest (

7 )

Québec,Canada

TantaréEcologicalReserve

Density

1

N/A

0%

Observational

Seeds andseedlings

Houle (1998)

Terra firmeforest

Panama

BCI

Both

81 (10)

Survivorship: 18%,growth: 55%,recruitment: 33%(17)

50% (1 of 2)

Observational

Woody plants>

1cmdbh

Hubbell

et al

.

(1990)

Continued