Table 1.
Mean and ranges of values of all traits with available data (N: number of species).
Group | Traits | Mean (range) | |||
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Trees | N | Lianas | N | ||
Structure | Maximum height (m) | 28.3 (2.9–55.1) | 147 | – | |
Wood specific gravity (g cm−3) | 0.55 (0.21–0.87) | 147 | – | ||
Leaf area (mm3) | 370 (44–4,235) | 146 | 39.3 (4.1–106.7) | 46 | |
Leaf economic spectrum | Leaf toughness (newton) | 0.49 (0.16–1.32) | 146 | 0.36 (0.10–1.24) | 46 |
Specific leaf area (cm2 g−1) | 1,144 (230–10,821) | 146 | 167 (321–74) | 46 | |
Leaf greenness | 54.2 (41.7–66.1) | 146 | 49.3 (68.9–32.6) | 46 | |
Dispersal | Mean body size of frugivores (kg)* | 6.28 (0.48–24.00) | 156 | 10.24 (0.48–24.00) | 37 |
Succession niche** | Pioneer, generalist, shade-tolerant, unknown | – | 156 | – | – |
We assigned zero for anemochory and unknown species.
This is a categorical variable.