Table 1. Characteristics of the seven tree species studied in the INPA site, a tropical dry forest located in the Chiquitana region of Bolivia.

Family	Species	Crown position	Shade tolerance	Leafless period (months)	Basal area (m2 ha−1)	Density (stems ha−1)
Bignoniaceae	Zeyheria tuberculosa (Vell.) Bureau	Canopy	Intolerant	October–November (2)	0.04	2.75
Bignoniaceae	Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl.	Canopy	Intolerant	July–September (3)	0.27	1.83
Fabaceae	Centrolobium microchaete (Mart. ex Benth.) H.C.de Lima ex G. P. Lewis	Canopy	Intolerant	June–October (5)	0.55	11.42
Fabaceae	Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan	Emergent	Intolerant	June–October (5)	2.00	13.67
Fabaceae	Acosmium cardenasii H.S. Irwin & Arroyo	Sub-canopy	Tolerant	August–September (2)	6.89	159.25
Fabaceae	Caesalpinia pluviosa DC	Canopy	Partially tolerant	August–September (2)	1.18	15.17
Apocynaceae	Aspidosperma tomentosum Mart.	Sub-canopy	Partially tolerant	July–September (3)	0.40	12.92

Leaf phenology data were based on field observations and on data presented by Mostacedo [17].

Basal area and density data (considering only stems with diameter at 1.3 m>10 cm) were taken from Mostacedo [17].