Tropical Forest Community Ecology

Lowland

terra

firme

BCI

Attaleabutyraceae(wasScheeleazonensis)

Arecaceae

Yes

N/A

Understorypalm

Wright (1983),Wright andDuber (2001)

Large: 4 cmlong

Lowland

terra

firme

BCI

Bactris major

Arecaceae

No

N/A

Understorytree

Condit

et al

.

(1992)

Lowland

terra

firme

BCI

Beilschmiediapendula

Lauraceae

Yes (Conditet al

. 1992)

Yes (Uriarteet al

. 2004)

Canopy tree

Condit

et al

.

(1992), Uriarteet al

. (2004)

Lowland

terra

firme

Manu, Peru(Terborghet al

. 1993),
Para, Brazil(Peres

et al

.

1997)

Bertholletiaexcelsa

Lecythidaceae

No (Terborghet al

. 1993),
yes (Pereset al
. 1997)

N/A

Canopy tree

Terborgh

et al

.

(1993)

Cool temperatedeciduous

Tantaré,Canada (seeTable 13.1)

Betulaalleghaniensis

Betulaceae

N/A

No

Canopy tree

Houle (1998)

0.0188

280

Temperatedeciduous

Coweeta

Betula

sp.

Betulaceae

Yes

Yes

Canopy tree

HilleRisLamberset al

. (2002)

Lowland

terra

firme

;lowland

seasonal

BCI (Conditet al

. 1992,
Uriarte

et al

.

2004), LosTuxtlas,Mexico(Burkey 1994)

Brosimumalicastrum

Moraceae

No (Conditet al

. 1992),
yes (Burkey1994)

No (Uriarteet al

. 2004,
Burkey 1994)

Canopy tree

Condit

et al

.

(1992), Uriarteet al

. 2004,
Burkey (1994)

Large seeded:2cm

×

0.5 cm

seeds

Lowland

terra

firme

Manu, Peru

Calatolavenezuelana

Icacinaceae

No

N/A

Canopy tree

Terborgh

et al

.

(1993)

Lowland

terra

firme

BCI

Calophyllumlongifolium

Clusiaceae

No (Conditet al

. 1992)

Ye s i nconfamilialanalysis(Uriarte

et al

.

2004)

Canopy tree

Condit

et al

.

(1992), Uriarteet al

. (2004)

Lowland

terra

firme

BCI

Capparisfrondosa

Capparidaceae

No

N/A

Shrub

Condit

et al

.

(1992)

Temperatedeciduous

Ogawa, Japan

Carpinuscordata

Betulaceae

Yes

Yes

Tree

Shibata andNakashizuka(1995)

4.0

×

3.5 mm

85

Temperatedeciduous

Ogawa, Japan

Carpinusjaponica

Betulaceae

Yes

No

Tree

Shibata andNakashizuka(1995)

0.045

11.33

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