Table 3.

Species specific differences in growth dynamics.

	I_max	SD±	S_max	SD±	I_me	SD ±	S_me	SD ±	I_sum	SD ±	S_sum	SD ±
Graffenrieda	0.078	0.006	0.191	0.092	0.016	0.000	0.023	0.012	6.110	1.745	2.285	0.489
Ocotea	0.294	0.056	0.294	0.022	0.036	0.000	0.039	0.011	14.349	3.819	7.907	0.260
Podocarpus	0.243	0.054	0.160	0.027	0.026	0.003	0.023	0.004	8.718	0.863	5.691	1.301
Tapirira	0.338	0.048	0.357	0.076	0.046	0.007	0.040	0.005	17.260	2.150	8.733	1.822
Vismia	0.300	0.131	0.235	0.037	0.029	0.011	0.022	0.007	11.603	0.828	3.839	0.678

I_max, Average daily maximum increment; S_max, Average daily maximum shrinkage; I_me, Average daily mean increment; S_me, Average daily mean shrinkage; I_sum, Average cumulated increment; S_sum, Average cumulated shrinkage; SD, standard deviation.