Research Article

Forest Structure, Nutrients, and Pentaclethra macroloba Growth after Deforestation of Costa Rican Lowland Forests

Table 3

Leguminous species present in secondary and primary forest stands in the 5 m2 nested quadrat sampling area. Density and proportion of the species ( ) to total legume density are shown.

Species Secondary forestPrimary forest
Density per 5 m2 Density per 5 m2

Dialium  guianense  (Aubl.) Sandwith120.5510.05
Dipteryx  panamensis  (Pittier) Record and Mell00.0010.05
Dussia  sp.00.0010.05
Inga  sp.10.0530.15
Inga  cocleensis  Pittier00.0010.05
Inga  thibaudiana  DC.00.0010.05
P.  macroloba  (Willd.) Kuntze90.41100.50
Swartzia  costaricensis  (Britton) N. Zamora00.0010.05
Zygia  sp.00.0010.05