Table of Data on Tropical Rainforests (modified from J. Terborgh, 1992, Scientific American Library)
|
Parameter |
Amazon caatinga, Venezuela |
Oxisol forest, Venezuela |
Lower Montane rainforest, Puerto Rico
|
Evergreen forest, Ivory Coast |
Dipterocarp forest, Malaysia |
Lowland rainforest, Costa Rica |
Moist forest, Panama |
|
Aboveground biomass (tons/ha)
|
268 |
264 |
228 |
513 |
475 |
382 |
326 |
|
Root Biomass (tons/ha)
|
132 |
56 |
72.3 |
49 |
20.5 |
14.4 |
11.2 |
|
Total Soil Nitrogen (kg/ha)
|
785 |
1697 |
- |
6500 |
6752 |
20,000 |
- |
|
Total Soil Phosphorus (kg/ha)
|
36 |
243 |
- |
600 |
44 |
7000 |
23 |
|
Turnover time of leaves (years) |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
- |
1.3 |
- |
0.9 |