Table S1.
Forest inventory and recensus plot characteristics in different Amazonian regions
| Characteristic | SA | CA | WAN | WAS | GS | EA |
| Proportion of total area | 0.256 | 0.247 | 0.195 | 0.147 | 0.13 | 0.025 |
| Observed inventory plots | 47 | 366 | 216 | 166 | 60 | 27 |
| Simulated inventory plots, 0.25 quantile | 218 | 209 | 164 | 123 | 108 | 19 |
| Simulated inventory plots, median | 226 | 218 | 171 | 130 | 115 | 22 |
| Simulated inventory plots, 0.75 quantile | 234 | 227 | 178 | 137 | 122 | 25 |
| Observed recensus plots | 4 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 10 |
| Simulated recensus plots, 0.25 quantile | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Simulated recensus plots, median | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Simulated recensus plots, 0.75 quantile | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
The proportion of total area of Amazonia sensu stricto, the observed number of inventory and recensus plots, and the quantile ranges of 500 simulated distributions of plot locations are provided for each region. CA, central; EA, eastern; GS, Guiana Shield; SA, southern; WAN, northwestern; WAS, southwestern.