Appendix A. A list of the 53 tree species included in the study with their juvenile light requirements and leaf traits.

A list of the 53 tree species included in the study with their juvenile light requirements and leaf traits

Appendix B. Correlations between maximal height (Hmax), juvenile light demand (CEjuv), and 22 architectural traits of 54 moist-forest species.

Correlations between maximal height (Hmax), juvenile light demand (CEjuv), and 22 architectural traits of 54 moist-forest species

Appendix C. Canonical discriminant analysis of architectural traits of 54 moist-forest tree species.

Canonical discriminant analysis of architectural traits of 54 moist-forest tree species

Results of repeated measure analysis of variance to assess the effects of year, season, successional category (SC) and interactions (×) among these factors on recruitment, mortality and growth rates of regenerative communities of tropical dry forest in Chamela, Mexico.

<p>≤0.05); no significant effects are indicated by NS. Only factors that had significant effects on at least one rate are shown. Figures correspond to sample size (N), F and significant P values (</p

Results of repeated measure analysis of variance to assess the effects of year, season, and interactions (×) among these factors on gain and loss species rates of regenerative communities of tropical dry forest in Chamela, Mexico.

<p>≤0.05); non-significant effects are indicated by NS. Only factors that had significant effects on at least one rate are shown. Figures correspond to sample size (N), F and significant P values (</p

Seasonal variation of vital rates of regenerating communities over three studied years in successional TDF at Chamela, Mexico.

<p>Recruitment rate for A) whole community, B) trees, C) shrubs, D) seedlings, and E) sprouts communities; following the same order, mortality rates (F–J), and growth rates (K–O) are shown. Each graph shows mean monthly (±1 S.E, n = 12) community rates in the dry (open bars) and rainy season (black bars). Note the different scale of the y-axis in the different graphs.</p

Yearly and seasonal changes in plant and species density of regenerative communities.

<p>Plant density for A) whole community, B) trees, C) shrubs, D) seedlings, and E) sprouts community. Species density for F) whole community, G) trees, and H) shrubs community. Each dot represents mean values (±1 S.E, n = 3). The dotted line indicates the monthly mean rainfall recorded at each season, scaled in agreement to each graph.</p

Long-term yearly and seasonal rainfall variation at Chamela, Western Mexico.

<p>Inset is shown annual rainfall records from1978 to 2007; grey bars correspond to the amount of rainfall recorded during the four years of the present study. Arrows point out El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years: 1982 (585.2 mm), 1986 (545.6 mm), 1991 (611 mm), 1997 (679 mm), 2001 (392 mm), and 2005 (384 mm). In the larger graph is shown monthly rainfall variation from 2003 to 2007. Note the strong drought episode caused by the ENSO event occurred in 2005, which produced the drier year in the last three decades before 2007.</p

Appendix A. Adult stature, light-demand, and architecture of 53 rain forest tree species.

Adult stature, light-demand, and architecture of 53 rain forest tree species

Appendix A. A map of the study region, schematic overview of the variables used in the alternative models, and additional statistical details on the structural equation models.

A map of the study region, schematic overview of the variables used in the alternative models, and additional statistical details on the structural equation models