LIST OF FIGURES


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1-1 Means (+ 1 SD) material biomechanical traits of stems for seedlings of eight
 tre e sp e c ie s ...............................................................................................................3 5

1-2 Mean (+ 1 SD) % fiber content (% NDF) for seedlings of eight tree species..........36

1-3 Log-log relationships between some material properties of stems for seedlings
 of eight tree species .................. .................................. .. ...... .. ........ .... 37

1-4 Means (+ 1 SD) structural biomechanical traits of stems for seedlings of
 eight tree species. ................................................... ................. 38

1-5 Means (+ 1 SD) biomechanical traits of leaves for seedlings of eight tree species. 39

1-6 Log-log relationships between some biomechanical properties measured at
 6 mos after first leaf expansion (T2), and % mean survival in shade for
 seedlings of eight tree species ............................................................................ 40

2-1 Kaplan-Meier survivorship curves for seedlings of eight tree species
 transplanted to the forest understory. ............................................ ............... 63

2-2 Kaplan-Meier survivorship curves (proportion of seedlings yet to be hit by
 specified damage agents plotted against time) for seedlings of eight tree species
 transplanted to the forest understory ............................................. ............... 64

2-3 Percent of real and artificial seedlings (AS) damaged during 1 yr in the forest
 understory by specific dam age agent ............................................ ............... 65

2-4 Kaplan-Meier survivorship curves for mechanical damage experienced by
 artificial (AS) and real seedlings during 1 yr in the forest understory ...................66