Fig. 2

Observed mortality rates in 7 census intervals for the entire 50-ha plot (solid black line through black points) and for the ten most abundant species (red lines through red points). a Trees ≥10 cm dbh, including 211 species. The species with conspicuously higher mortality is Poulsenia armata. b Saplings 1–10 cm, including 259 species. The species with conspicuously higher mortality is Psychotria horizontalis. The small gray points are means for every species, including the rarest. Lines connecting mortality for the less common species are omitted because many fluctuate erratically