Table 5.1
Sources of information used in this chapter.
LocationPrecipita-tion(mm)Tempera-ture◦(C)Seasonality(months withprecipitation≤100 mm)No. ofspeciesForesttypeHerbivory(% LAE)TP(% drymass)CT Toughness(g mm−^2)SourceChamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–616Dry7.4912.93Filipetal. (1995)
Chamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–61Dry15.818.14.3 8.7Boege (2005)Chamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–63Dry13.466.233.85 8.7Boege (2004)Chamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–630Dry5.48Herrerias-Diego(1999)Chamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–65Dry9.2Martínez (2000)Chamela, Mexico(19◦^30′N, 105◦^03′W)78820–275–69Dry6.78O. Sánchez(unpublished data)Guanacaste, CostaRica(10◦^45′N, 85◦^30′W)1565NA5–623Dry8.7Leffler and Enquist(2002)Huautla, Mexico(18◦^25′N, 99◦^30′W)103920–297–81Dry26.84Sánchez-Montoya(2002)Huautla, Mexico(18◦^25′N, 99◦^30′W)103920–297–820Dry11.52R. Dirzo (unpublisheddata)Huautla, Mexico(18◦^25′N, 99◦^30′W)103920–297–821Dry0.125/daya21.65Carrazco-Carballido(2002)Mundumalai, India(11◦^30′N, 77◦^27′W)110012–355–6275Dry10.8Murali and Sukumar(1993)Palo Verde, Costa Rica(10◦^21′N, 85◦^21′W)150030518Dry10.69R. Dirzo (unpublisheddata)Palo Verde, Costa Rica(10◦^21′N, 85◦^21′W)1500305NADry10.75Dirzo andDomínguez (1995)Santa Rosa, CostaRica(10◦^50′N, 85◦^40′W)1500256–777Dry5.665.72 –Janzen andWaterman (1984)Barro Colorado Island,Panama(9◦^10′N, 79◦^51′W)2623323–46Rain7.6Milton (1979)Barro Colorado Island,Panama(9◦^10′N, 79◦^51′W)2623323–46Rain0.206/dayaColey (1982)Continued