Appendix B. Description of the original data used in phylogenetically corrected comparative analyses to quantify the trait correlates of beetle population response to tropical forest degradation.

Description of the original data used in phylogenetically corrected comparative analyses to quantify the trait correlates of beetle population response to tropical forest degradation

Appendix A. Results of previous investigations of dung beetle species' trait correlates of response to the fragmentation or modification of moist tropical forests, using non-phylogenetically corrected analyses.

Results of previous investigations of dung beetle species' trait correlates of response to the fragmentation or modification of moist tropical forests, using non-phylogenetically corrected analyses

Appendix C. Table of trait values for 265 species of Scarabaeine dung beetles incorporated into phylogenetically corrected comparative analyses to understand the trait correlates of population response to tropical forest degradation.

Table of trait values for 265 species of Scarabaeine dung beetles incorporated into phylogenetically corrected comparative analyses to understand the trait correlates of population response to tropical forest degradation

Supplement 1. All data used in analyses of relationships among functional traits and demographic rates for trees and saplings from Barro Colorado Island, Panama.

<h2>File List</h2><blockquote> <p><a href="Supplement_20100505.txt">Supplement_20100505.txt</a></p> </blockquote><h2>Description</h2><blockquote> <p>The Supplement_20100505.txt file is a tab-delimited ASCII file. The file contains nomenclature, wood specific gravity, seed mass, maximum height and leaf mass per area for each species. The file also contains average, 90th percentile and 95th percentile diameter growth rates and sample sizes for saplings and large trees of each species. The file also contains overall mortality rates and mortality rates of the slowest growing 50% and 25% of individuals in the previous census interval and sample sizes for saplings and large trees of each species.</p> <p>Missing values for functional traits and values that would be based on inadequate sample sizes for demographic variables are represented as "-99".</p> <p>Column definitions follow:</p> <p>1 = GENUS$- genus (truncated at 12 letters)</p> <p>2 = SPECIES$ - species (truncated at 12 letters)</p> <p>3 = FAMILY$ - family (truncated at 12 letters)</p> <p>4 = WSG – Mean wood specific gravity (g cm-3)</p> <p>5 = SEEDMASS – Mean seed dry mass (g)</p> <p>6 = HEIGHT – Mean height of six largest individuals (m)</p> <p>7 = LMA – Mean leaf mass per area determined from leaf discs for the six smallest individuals of each species (g m-2)</p> <p>8 = RGR95SAP – 95th percentile relative growth rate for saplings (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>9 = RGR90SAP – 90th percentile relative growth rate for saplings (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>10 = RGRAVGSAP – Mean relative growth rate for saplings (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>11 = N_RGRSAP – sample size to determine relative growth rates for saplings</p> <p>12 = MRT25SAP – Mortality rate for the 25% of saplings with the slowest growth rates in the previous census (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>13 = MRT50SAP – Mortality rate for the 50% of saplings with the slowest growth rates in the previous census (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>14 = MRTALLSAP – Mortality rate for all saplings (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>15 = N_MRTSAP – sample size to determine mortality rates for saplings</p> <p>16 = RGR95TRE – 95th percentile relative growth rate for large trees (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>17 = RGR90TRE – 90th percentile relative growth rate for large trees (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>18 = RGRAVGTRE – Mean relative growth rate for large trees (cm cm-1 yr-1)</p> <p>19 = N_RGRTRE – sample size to determine relative growth rates for large trees</p> <p>20 = MRT25TRE – Mortality rate for the 25% of large trees with the slowest growth rates in the previous census (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>21 = MRT50TRE – Mortality rate for the 50% of large trees with the slowest growth rates in the previous census (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>22 = MRTALLTRE – Mortality rate for all large trees (% 5 yr-1)</p> <p>23 = N_MRTTRE – sample size to determine mortality rates for large trees</p> <p>Check sum values are:</p> <p>For the first row, there are 9 missing values and Checksum = 4459.035</p> <p>For the final row, there are zero missing values and Checksum = 1501.341</p> <p>For the fourth column, there are 5 missing values and Checksum = 74.980</p> <p>For the seventh column, there is one missing value and Checksum = 7425.420</p> </blockquote