Successional dynamics of woody seedling communities in wet tropical secondary forests.
At 4-wk intervals, material from the same collector was mixed and then separated into woody and non-woody fractions.
All woody plants with a diameter at 0.30 m above the ground level 5 cm were identified.
Establishment of these woody plants attract further mammal and bird species, a positive feedback that results in a local succession of plant and animal species.
Climatic constraints drive the evolution of low temperature resistance in woody plants.
The presence of all woody species and basal diameter at 10 cm height of all stems >3 cm were recorded.
As we had access to the original data from 1971, we were able to analyse changes in the woody component during a 25-y period.
Most woody savanna species, including probably most (all?) acacias, are able to resist fire and to resprout to a certain degree.
