Table 2. Summary data from 10 long-term demography plots of the Center for Tropical Forest Science
I~
Plot
Mean
Length
Site
No. tree
Basal area
Stand structure (No. indivs, cm dbhlha)
annual
of dry
heterospecies
(mZ, indivs
"U
rainfall
season
geneity
(50 ha)
:ao
1 cm dbh/ha)
:ao
1
1-2
:ao
11 :ao
60 :ao
100
0
(mm)
(months)
~
5
Mudumalai, INDIA'
c. 1200
5
Low
65
23.7
349
10.7
271
12.9
0.66
:::J
III
Huai Kha Khaeng,
c.1300
5
Moderate
266
32.0
2183
676
428
18
3.8
:::J
Co
c....
THAIlAND
:<
Barro Colorado Island,
2600
4
Low
303
31.8
4581
1791
368
17.4
3.5
[;
"Tl
PANAMA
iil
:::J
Ituri, ZAIRE
1700
3
Low
450 b
7475
'" (ij"
K0r.tIP, CAMEROON
5500
3
Moderate
>450 b
c. 7000
Khao Chong, THAILAND
2400
2
Moderate
450 b
Pasoh, MAlAYSIA
1850
0
Low
810
30.3
6411
2201
498
11
1.1
Lambir, MAlAYSIA
2650
0
High
1225
45.0
6883 2841
558
26
3.3
Yasuni, ECUADOR
2500
0
Moderate
1250 b
6550
Sinharaja, SRI LANKA
5050
0
Moderate
215 b
66.0
8299 3721
653
24
2.1
a
Deciduous forest.
b
Predicted from a smaller sample.