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

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

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

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

DataHernandezBarrios

Data from all censuses on experimental leaf harvesting of Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

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

Data base Dynamics seedling/sapling community

This database contains data from survival and recruitment of seedling/sapling community, collected from 2008 to 2013 in southern Mexico

Eigenvector scores of functional traits on the two main principal components for dry forest and for wet forest.

<p>Values in parentheses indicate variance accounted for by each axis.</p><p>^§Variable was ln-transformed.</p><p>Eigenvector scores of functional traits on the two main principal components for dry forest and for wet forest.</p

Spearman coefficients of the pairwise relations between variables and the principal components (Fig 1).

<p>Relations between the binary variables (LC, De and Di) are Phi coefficients.</p><p>^§Variable was ln-transformed. Lower-left half of the matrix corresponds to dry forest species (n = 51), Upper-right half corresponds to wet forest species (n = 81).</p><p>* P < 0.05,</p><p>** P < 0.01,</p><p>*** P < 0.001.</p><p>Spearman coefficients of the pairwise relations between variables and the principal components (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0123741#pone.0123741.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1</a>).</p