Table 2.

Net Primary Productivity Based on Litterfall Data in a Range of Forested Tropical Wetlands

Region, Country	Forest Type, Site Name	Soil Type	NPPtotala (g C m−2 yr−1)	Reference
Puerto Rico	Pterocarpus officinalis forest	Organic	1277	Easse and Aide [1999]
Luquillo, Puerto Rico	Flood plain palm forest	Organic	616	Frangi and Lugo [1998b]
Puerto Rico	Prestoea montana forest	Organic	1929	Frangi and Lugo [1985]
Veracruz, Mexico	Forested wetlands, Apompal	Organic	1056	Mata et al. [2012]
Veracruz, Mexico	Forested wetlands, Mancha	Organic	1101	Mata et al. [2012]
Veracruz, Mexico	Forested wetlands, Chica	Organic	1691	Mata et al. [2012]
Veracruz, Mexico	Forested wetlands, Cienaga	Mineral	1566	Mata et al. [2012]
Veracruz, Mexico	Forested wetlands, Salado	Organic	1419	Mata et al. [2012]
Puerto Rico	Pterocarpus officinalis forest, Mayaguez	Organic	1600	Alvarez-Lopez [1990]
Puerto Rico	Pterocarpus officinalis forest, Patillas	Organic	1351	Alvarez-Lopez [1990]
Puerto Rico	Pterocarpus officinalis forest, Dorado	Mineral	987	Alvarez-Lopez [1990]
Guadeloupe	Pterocarpus officinalis swamp forest	Organic	1476	Miegot and Imbert [2012]
Guadeloupe	Pterocarpus officinalis swamp forest	Organic	1606	Miegot and Imbert [2012]
Guadeloupe	Pterocarpus officinalis swamp forest	Organic	1189	Miegot and Imbert [2012]
Panama	Riverine forest	Mineral	1318	Golley et al. [1975]
Peru	Flood plain forest, high restinga	Mineral	796	Nebel et al. [2001]
Peru	Flood plain forest, low restinga	Mineral	810	Nebel et al. [2001]
Peru	Flood plain forest, Tahuampa	Mineral	787	Nebel et al. [2001]
Orinoco Llanos, Venezuela	Palm swamp forest, flood-prone	Organic	560	San-José et al. [2010]
Orinoco Llanos, Venezuela	Palm swamp forest, flood plain	Organic	2438	San-José et al. [2010]
Brazil	Swamp forest	Mineral	647	Terror et al. [2011]
Pantanal, Brazil	Flooded forest	Mineral	1021	Haase [1999]
Manaus, Brazil	Swamp forest, Igapo	Organic	772	Adis et al. [1979]
Manaus, Brazil	Flood plain forest	Mineral	726	Franken et al. [1979]
Manaus, Brazil	Swamp forest	Organic	760	Franken et al. [1979]
Para, Brazil	Swamp forest	Organic	976	Klinge [1978]
Para, Brazil	Flood plain forest	Mineral	193	Klinge [1978]
Para, Brazil	Swamp forest	Organic	874	Silva and Lobo [1982]
Para, Brazil	Flood plain forest	Mineral	976	Silva and Lobo [1982]
Para, Brazil	Flood plain forest	Mineral	1566	Cattanio et al. [2004]
Amazonia	Floodplain forest, varzea, 40 year old	Mineral	1190	Naiman [2005]
Amazonia	Floodplain forest, varzea, 80 year old	Mineral	1680	Naiman [2005]
Australia	Flood plain forest Mimosa pigra	Mineral	430	Payntner [2005]
Australia	Flood plain forest, Melaleuca spp.—Mangrove, northeastern Queensland	Mineral	470	Duke [1982]
Australia	Melaleuca spp. forest, Magela flood plain	Mineral	350	Finlayson et al. [1993]
Australia	Melaleuca spp forest, Magela flood plain	Mineral	750	Finlayson [1988]
Ivory coast	Water logged forest, VG	Mineral	919	Devineau [1976]
Ivory coast	Riverine forest, TR6	Mineral	783	Devineau [1976]
Ivory coast	Riverine forest, gallery, MS	Mineral	965	Devineau [1976]
Ivory coast	Riverine forest, gallery, TR4	Mineral	704	Devineau [1976]
Ivory coast	Riverine forest, gallery, BD	Mineral	874	Devineau [1976]
Ivory coast	Riverine forest, gallery, TR2	Mineral	602	Devineau [1976]
Malaysia, Tasek Bera	Riverine forest, Eugenia swamp	Organic	1039	Furtado et al. [1980]
Sumatra, Indonesia	Peat swamp forest, PS3	Organic	1351	Brady [1997]
Sumatra, Indonesia	Peat swamp forest, SE6	Organic	829	Brady [1997]
Sumatra, Indonesia	Peat swamp forest, PI6	Organic	783	Brady [1997]
Sumatra, Indonesia	Peat swamp forest, PI9	Organic	624	Brady [1997]
Sumatra, Indonesia	Peat swamp forest, PI12	Organic	624	Brady [1997]
Yela, Micronesia	Peat swamp forest	Organic	1689	Chimner and Ewel [2005]
Yewak, Micronesia	Peat swamp forest	Organic	1716	Chimner and Ewel [2005]

^aNPP_total is based on conversion of NPP_canopy using NPP_total = 2.27^*NPP_canopy [Malhi et al., ²⁰¹¹], where total NPP was not reported.

^bData from 1980.