Stand dynamics of the drought-affected floodplain forests of Araguaia River, Brazilian Amazon

Forest Ecosystems

Table 2 Abundant species' mortality and recruitment

Species	Stem density (ha^–1)		Mortality rate (%∙yr^–1)		Recruitment rate (%∙yr^–1)		Mean diameter growth (mm∙yr^–1)
Species	NAF	AF	NAF	AF	NAF	AF	NAF	AF
Albizia hasslerii	40	20	2.09	0.81	2.64	0.81	1.54	1.48
Alibertia edulis	4	258	0	1.21	0	0.77	1.70	1.35
Brosimum rubescens	101	39	1.52	0.83	1.52	0.42	1.50	1.35
Combretum leprosum	37	35	2.59	9.31	2.59	7.09	1.33	1.54
Cordia sellowiana	46	0	1.75		1.75		1.23
Inga marginata	63	208	2.26	1.10	3.12	0.95	2.02	1.30
Mouriri guianensis	78	147	1.52	2.28	1.66	1.62	1.52	1.46
Piranhea trifoliata	13	87	1.89	0.37	0	0	1.57	1.52
Protium heptaphyllum	309	94	2.12	3.48	1.87	3.97	1.24	1.93
Protium paniculatum	91	6	1.81	21.40	1.69	22.88	1.49	1.67
Saccellium brasiliense	5	101	0	1.64	0	1.48	1.69	1.24
Xylopia frutescens	51	34	2.11	4.47	3.38	8.31	2.44	1.97

Stem density (for the year 2001), annual mortality and recruitment rates, and annual diameter growth for the 12 most abundant tree species in the NAF and AF study plots during the study period (2001–2006)