Functional Traits Help Predict Post-Disturbance Demography of Tropical Trees
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a) Hierarchical theoretical relationships between Performance currency [3] measured at population level and indicative of species performance, Demographic parameters measured at population level and indicative of population dynamics, and Species functional traits measured at individual level and indicative of species strategies [4]. b) Data model: variables used to quantify the components of the ecological model. Performance is evaluated by the population change rate, ; population dynamics is evaluated by recruitment and mortality rates; seven functional traits are considered in relation with the LHS scheme [9]. Gray and white boxes indicate variables measured in disturbed and control conditions, respectively.