Appendix A (Table A1). Survival and relative growth rate (RGR)of tree and liana seedlings.
First year survival |
95% CI |
Relative growth rate (RGR) |
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Species |
Family |
Lifeform |
n |
Survival rate |
Upper |
Lower |
RGR |
n |
Standard error |
Abuta racemosa |
Menispermaceae |
Liana |
36 |
0.65306 |
0.768 |
0.503 |
0.08769 |
29 |
0.01842 |
Aegiphila cephalophora |
Verbenaceae |
Liana |
51 |
0.19672 |
0.304 |
0.109 |
0.19272 |
13 |
0.02957 |
Alchornea costaricensis |
Euphorbiaceae |
Tree(U) |
31 |
0.21951 |
0.355 |
0.109 |
0.24996 |
5 |
0.0884 |
Alseis blackiana |
Rubiaceae |
Tree(U) |
30 |
0.57447 |
0.701 |
0.421 |
0.1101 |
52 |
0.01514 |
Apeiba aspera |
Malvaceae |
Tree |
38 |
0.20588 |
0.308 |
0.12 |
0.43051 |
12 |
0.10914 |
Beilschmiedia pendula |
Lauraceae |
Tree |
76 |
0.51262 |
0.548 |
0.476 |
0.04628 |
66 |
0.00533 |
Brosimum alicastrum |
Moraceae |
Tree |
45 |
0.41176 |
0.525 |
0.295 |
0.05293 |
31 |
0.00592 |
Chrysophyllum cainito |
Sapotaceae |
Tree |
51 |
0.64463 |
0.723 |
0.552 |
0.05127 |
59 |
0.00429 |
Coccoloba parimensis |
Polygonaceae |
Liana |
65 |
0.33019 |
0.42 |
0.243 |
0.07777 |
47 |
0.01293 |
Cordia lasiocalyx |
Boraginaceae |
Tree(U) |
32 |
0.425 |
0.57 |
0.271 |
0.0727 |
30 |
0.00641 |
Coussarea curvigemmia |
Rubiaceae |
Tree(U) |
52 |
0.38571 |
0.497 |
0.273 |
0.06353 |
31 |
0.01187 |
Dendropanax arboreus |
Araliaceae |
Tree |
89 |
0.08871 |
0.147 |
0.047 |
0.14312 |
18 |
0.01841 |
Desmopsis panamensis |
Annonaceae |
Tree(U) |
63 |
0.60185 |
0.687 |
0.503 |
0.07258 |
69 |
0.00571 |
Doliocarpus major |
Dilleniaceae |
Liana |
145 |
0.51259 |
0.558 |
0.465 |
0.0868 |
122 |
0.00452 |
Doliocarpus multiflorus |
Dilleniaceae |
Liana |
35 |
0.19048 |
0.295 |
0.105 |
0.14649 |
13 |
0.03157 |
Doliocarpus olivaceus |
Dilleniaceae |
Liana |
59 |
0.56923 |
0.649 |
0.48 |
0.08577 |
48 |
0.00663 |
Drypetes standleyi |
Euphorbiaceae |
Tree |
43 |
0.48437 |
0.6 |
0.358 |
0.08182 |
35 |
0.00742 |
Eugenia oerstedeana |
Myrtaceae |
Tree(U) |
195 |
0.56184 |
0.605 |
0.516 |
0.08687 |
186 |
0.0041 |
Faramea occidentalis |
Rubiaceae |
Tree(U) |
470 |
0.54254 |
0.558 |
0.527 |
0.05985 |
472 |
0.00178 |
Guarea guidonia |
Meliaceae |
Tree(M) |
63 |
0.69014 |
0.784 |
0.569 |
0.05826 |
59 |
0.00469 |
Guapira standleyana |
Nyctaginaceae |
Tree |
54 |
0.3913 |
0.489 |
0.292 |
0.12385 |
25 |
0.01051 |
Hampea appendiculata longicalyx |
Malvaceae |
Tree(U) |
57 |
0.23529 |
0.329 |
0.152 |
0.11725 |
22 |
0.01419 |
Heisteria concinna |
Olacaceae |
Tree(M) |
67 |
0.53672 |
0.607 |
0.461 |
0.07276 |
43 |
0.00722 |
Hippocratea volubilis |
Celastraceae |
Liana |
90 |
0.49767 |
0.562 |
0.429 |
0.0947 |
87 |
0.00916 |
Hiraea reclinata |
Malpighiaceae |
Liana |
113 |
0.44444 |
0.511 |
0.376 |
0.07088 |
115 |
0.00473 |
Hiraea faginea |
Malpighiaceae |
Liana |
35 |
0.33333 |
0.415 |
0.254 |
0.09398 |
21 |
0.0102 |
Hiraea grandifolia |
Malpighiaceae |
Liana |
58 |
0.45968 |
0.544 |
0.37 |
0.08118 |
37 |
0.00945 |
Hirtella triandra |
Chrysobalanaceae |
Tree(M) |
70 |
0.46078 |
0.554 |
0.362 |
0.09303 |
44 |
0.0098 |
Inga marginata |
Fabaceae |
Tree(U) |
166 |
0.66769 |
0.716 |
0.614 |
0.08459 |
149 |
0.00511 |
Jacaranda copaia |
Bignoniaceae |
Tree |
36 |
0.02609 |
0.068 |
0.007 |
0.3703 |
5 |
0.03655 |
Macfadyena unguis-cati |
Bignoniaceae |
Liana |
62 |
0.48571 |
0.565 |
0.401 |
0.11013 |
59 |
0.01112 |
Maripa panamensis |
Convolvulaceae |
Liana |
146 |
0.625 |
0.675 |
0.57 |
0.08178 |
115 |
0.0054 |
Mascagnia hippocrateoides |
Malpighiaceae |
Liana |
116 |
0.47148 |
0.511 |
0.431 |
0.09385 |
114 |
0.01105 |
Mascagnia nervosa |
Malpighiaceae |
Liana |
276 |
0.3262 |
0.356 |
0.297 |
0.14638 |
137 |
0.0085 |
Oenocarpus mapora |
Arecaceae |
Tree(M) |
89 |
0.66176 |
0.734 |
0.576 |
0.06969 |
9 |
0.02287 |
Paragonia pyramidata |
Bignoniaceae |
Liana |
70 |
0.34225 |
0.41 |
0.275 |
0.11744 |
48 |
0.00974 |
Paullinia rugosa |
Sapindaceae |
Liana |
41 |
0.54348 |
0.674 |
0.39 |
0.07038 |
32 |
0.01019 |
Paullinia fibrigera |
Sapindaceae |
Liana |
42 |
0.43478 |
0.571 |
0.29 |
0.05802 |
23 |
0.00933 |
Pithecoctenium crucigerum |
Bignoniaceae |
Liana |
54 |
0.42857 |
0.54 |
0.312 |
0.14367 |
28 |
0.03877 |
Pouteria reticulata |
Sapotaceae |
Tree |
97 |
0.445 |
0.512 |
0.375 |
0.0455 |
66 |
0.00384 |
Prionostemma aspera |
Celastraceae |
Liana |
54 |
0.42342 |
0.513 |
0.331 |
0.07949 |
43 |
0.00762 |
Protium tenuifolium sessiliflorum |
Burseraceae |
Tree |
52 |
0.46667 |
0.574 |
0.351 |
0.08646 |
34 |
0.00901 |
Quararibea asterolepis |
Malvaceae |
Tree |
259 |
0.50656 |
0.54 |
0.472 |
0.07021 |
205 |
0.00358 |
Randia armata |
Rubiaceae |
Tree(U) |
310 |
0.45264 |
0.478 |
0.427 |
0.07905 |
290 |
0.00292 |
Serjania circumvallata |
Sapindaceae |
Liana |
48 |
0.49123 |
0.613 |
0.357 |
0.06054 |
21 |
0.00812 |
Simarouba amara |
Simaroubaceae |
Tree(U) |
33 |
0.35294 |
0.466 |
0.242 |
0.06795 |
16 |
0.00697 |
Solanum lanciifolium |
Solanaceae |
Liana |
73 |
0.0989 |
0.147 |
0.061 |
0.24317 |
11 |
0.05556 |
Tabebula rosea |
Bignoniaceae |
Tree |
35 |
0.30769 |
0.434 |
0.189 |
0.11372 |
16 |
0.02077 |
Tetragastris panamensis |
Burseraceae |
Tree |
79 |
0.62857 |
0.682 |
0.569 |
0.05156 |
94 |
0.0037 |
Thinouia myriantha |
Sapindaceae |
Liana |
169 |
0.38163 |
0.438 |
0.325 |
0.08236 |
91 |
0.00722 |
Trichilia tuberculata |
Meliaceae |
Tree |
470 |
0.49231 |
0.51 |
0.474 |
0.05366 |
415 |
0.0016 |
Triplaris cumingiana |
Polygonaceae |
Tree(M) |
38 |
0.42529 |
0.526 |
0.321 |
0.07642 |
26 |
0.00801 |
Virola sebifera |
Myristicaceae |
Tree |
55 |
0.37097 |
0.489 |
0.253 |
0.07287 |
20 |
0.02156 |
Trees followed by (U) or (M) are understory or midstory species respectively. All others are canopy species.