Unimodal Tree Size Distributions Possibly Result from Relatively Strong Conservatism in Intermediate Size Classes
Figure 4
Five year absolute diameter growth (a), five year mortality rate (b), and observed 2005 vs. predicted equilibrium proportions of individuals in each size class (c,d) for Rapanea neriifolia.
The prediction was derived from growth and mortality functions under the assumption that the population is at demographic equilibrium. Confidence intervals were obtained from bootstrapping over 20×20 m subplots (d).