Appendix 1. Tree species richness comparison between flooded and adjacent terra firme forests by geographical location and seasonality.
/Number of Species
/Site
/ Latitude andlongitude / Seasonality / Minimum
Dbh (cm) / Area (ha) / terra
firme /
Flooded
/Reference
Mayaro, Tri. / 10°15' N 61°10' W / Moderate / 30 / 40.0 / … / 39d / Beard 1946La Selva, CR. / 10°26' N 83°59' W / Absent / 10 / 2.0 / … / 115 / McHargue & Hartshorn 1983
Corcovado, CR. / 8°30' N 83°35' W / Strong / 10 / 0.1 / 132 / … / Hartshorn 1983
Corcovado, CR. / ~8°30' N 83°35' W / Strong / 5 / 1.0 / … / 3a / Janzen 1978
Darién, Pan. / ~8o35' N, 78o20' W / Strong / 10 / 0.75 / 81 / … / Perez 2001
Darién, Pan. / 8o07' N, 77o52' W / Strong / 10 / 1.0 / … / 7b / Grauel & Kursar 1999
Lower Orinoco, Ven / 8o25' N, 63o6' W / Strong / 5 / 0.2 / … / 34a / Colonnello 1990
Río Sucio, Col. / 7°02' N 77°20' W / Strong / 5 / 1.8 / … / 33b / Linares & Martinez 1991
Moraballi Creek, Guy. / ~ 6o00' N, 58o30' W / Moderate / 10 / 1.5 / 84c / 59g / Davis & Richards 1934
Maracá Island, Bra. / ~3°25' N 61°40' W / Strong / 10 / 0.75 / … / 49g / Nascimento et al. 1997
Yasuní, Ecu. / 0°32' S 76°26' W / Absent / 10 / ~4.0 / 244 / 149 / Balslev et al. 1987
Caqueta, Col. / ~1°00' S 71°45' W / Absent / 10 / 0.1 / 38 / 15 / Duivenvoorden 1996
Belém, Bra. / ~1°31' S 48°00' W / Strong / 30 / 5.0 / 224 / 188d / Pires 1978
Belém, Bra. / ~1°31' S 48°00' W / Strong / 10 / 1.0 / 87 / 60 / Black et al. 1950
Manaus, Bra. / 3°20' S 60°17' W / Moderate / 10 / 0.5 / ... / 60 / Do Amaral et al. 1997
Manaus, Bra. / ~3°20' S 60°17' W / Moderate / 10 / 1.0 / 124 / … / Rankin de Mérona et al. 1992
Yanamono, Per / 3°28' S 72°50' W / Moderate / 10 / 0.1 / 218b / 163 / Gentry & Emmons 1987
Yanamono, Per / 3°47' S 73°30' W / Moderate / 10 / 0.1 / 249 / 198 / Gentry & Emmons 1987
Manu, Per. / 11°52' S 71°21' W / Strong / 10 / ~2.0 / 193a / 122b / Pitman et al. 1999
Manu, Per. / 11°58' S 71°13' W / Strong / 10 / 1.0 / 128 / 61b / Pitman et al. 1999
Country codes: Tri, Trinidad; CR, Costa Rica; Pan, Panamá; Ven, Venezuela; Col, Colombia; Guy, Guyana; Bra, Brazil; Ecu, Ecuador; Per, Perú..
a mean of three plots
b mean of two plots
c mean of plot II, II and IV of the study
d mean of iguapó and várzea flooded forests
a Pterocarpus officinalis monodominant forests
b Prioria copaifera monodominant forests
g Peltogyne gracilipes monodominant forest (not a swamp, occasionally waterlogged)
d Mora excelsa, monodominant forests
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