Table 1-2. Percent seedling survival for the eight study species over specified periods from four independent studies in BCNM.
Sp. code Mean % Alvarez-Clare a Kitajima b Myers b Wright
 survival 0-2 mo 2-6 mo 6-12 mo 0-4 mo 4-12 mo 0-6 mo 6-12 mo 0-12 mo
TABR 45.5 33 (55) 44 (18) 29 (7) 47 (48) 30 (23) 33 (71) 46(14) 31(58)
ANAE 53.0 20(100) 40(20) 11(9) 66(51) 26(34) -
CASE 65.0 40(100) 73(40) 72(25) 57 (28) 67 (18) 65(101) 86(44) -
BEIP 82.5 8(100) 88(8) 60(5) 77(61) 19(47) -- 52(826)
GUSS 76.0 54 (99) 83 (54) 79 (43) 69 (42) 86 (32) 57 (213)
TETP 82.0 62(100) 79(62) 82(71) 85(20) 90(10) 64(361)
EUGN 87.5 43 (100) 100 (42) 75 (32) 75 (63) 96 (47) -- 81(22)
ASPC 87.0 78(100) 93(78) 82(71) 81(27) 99(21) 98(111) 97(104) -
Numbers in parentheses indicate sample size, (i.e., the total number of individuals at the beginning of the measurement period).
Values shown in bold were averaged for each species and used to calculate mean % survival. Refer to Table 1-1 for species codes.
aThis study. Seedlings transplanted to the forest and monitored for 1 yr (Chapter 2). Time is divided into different stages because
initial mortality during 0-2 mo was due mainly to vertebrate activity, and thus is not a good indicator of shade tolerance. bSeedlings
transplanted at the time of germination (K. Kitajima, unpublished data) or at time of first leaf full expansion (Myers 2005) to
exclosures in the forest understory and monitored weekly for 1 yr. These seedlings were protected from vertebrate herbivores.
"Percent of seedlings that survived at least 1 yr after germinating naturally in the forest understory(Wright et al. 2003).