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Forest Ecosystems
Fig. 2 | Forest Ecosystems

Fig. 2

From: Tropical forest canopies and their relationships with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements

Fig. 2

Variation of plot environmental attributes within and between continents. Environmental attributes were extracted for each plot from global datasets. Annual Moisture Index increased significantly from Africa and Australasian plots, to the Americas and then Asia. Mean Annual Rainfall seasonality expressed as Coefficient of Variation in Precipitation decreased significantly from African and Australasian plots to Americas and then Asia. Precipitation increased significantly from Africa to Americas and Australasia and then to Asia. Maximum Water deficit decreased from Africa and Australasia to the Americas and then to Asia. Minimum Temperature was significantly higher in Asian plots compared to all other continents. Population density increased significantly from Americas to Asia to Australasia to Africa. Population pressure increased significantly from Americas to Asia and then to Africa and Australasia. The slope at which plots were located increased from Australasia to Asia and Africa and then to Americas. Finally, the minimum elevation at which plots were located increased from Australasian and Asian plots to Africa and then to Americas

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