Ecological Archives E086-020-A3

Nigel M. Asquith and Mónica Mejía-Chang. 2005. Mammals, edge effects, and the loss of tropical forest diversity. Ecology 86:379–390.

Appendix C (Table C1). Modal midday wind velocity at 1 m above ground at Gatún Lake sites in the 1997 dry season.

 
Modal wind velocity (m/s)
 
Mean (SE)
   
Small islands
1.89 (0.16)
Exposed edges
1.73 (0.17)
Sites 40 m in from exposed ledge
1.21 (0.10)
Protected edges
0.65 (0.11)
Sites 40 m in from protected edge
0.55 (0.06)
Interior sites
0.53 (0.06)


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