LIST OF TABLES


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1-1 Ecological characteristics of eight tropical tree species used in my study,
 listed by increasing shade tolerance. .............................................. ............... 26

1-2 Percent seedling survival for the eight study species over specified periods from
 four independent studies in BCNM ....................................................................... 27

1-3 Effect of species and harvest time on material and structural properties of
 seedling stem s. ..................................................... ................. 2 8

1-4 Relationships among stem biomechanical traits for seedlings of eight tree
 sp e cie s. ........................................................... ................ 2 9

1-5 Effect of species and harvest time on material and structural traits of leaves.. .......31

1-6 Relationships among leaf biomechanical traits for seedlings of eight tree species..32

1-7 Relationships among biomechanical traits of stems and leaves for seedlings
 of eight tree species. .......................... ...................... ... .. ...... .... ........... 33

1-8 Relationships among % survival in shade and various seedling biomechanical
 traits of stems and leaves for seedlings of eight tree species. ................................34

2-1 Relationships among species rankings of survival probability during the
 specified interval for seedlings of eight tree species............................................. 59

2-2 Percent damage fatality of four types of mechanical damage on eight tree
 species during 1 yr in the forest understory. ................................. .................59

2-3 Relationships among stem biomechanical traits and % damage fatality for
 seedlings of eight tree species. ............................................................................ 60

2-4 Percentage of artificial seedlings affected by specified damage agents
 in this and other published studies in different forest communities.......................61

A-i Biomechanical measurements of seedling stems from eight tree species ..............68

A-2 Biomechanical measurements of seedling leaves from eight tree species ..............70

A-3 Fiber fractions of seedling stems from eight tree species. .....................................72