Diversity-Productivity Relationship in the Northeastern Tamaulipan Thornscrub Forest of Mexico

Table 2

The mean spatio-temporal variations of diversity and abundance of species along a productivity gradient in the Tamaulipan thornscrub of northeastern Mexico.

Landform	TAB (Mg ha^−1)		𝑁 (No ha^−1)		𝐻 (m)		𝐷 (cm)		𝑆 (No)
	L	E	L	E	L	E	L	E	L	E
Floodplain	80	2.1	3700	22000	5.1	0.66	5.3	0.92	3	18
EFP	76	2.6	4100	62000	4.4	0.61	3.6	0.92	3	15
Valley	47	2.7	4900	48000	4.0	0.50	4.2	0.71	3	17
Slope	11	1.4	5000	75000	2.0	0.41	2.8	0.42	5	12
Plateau	9	0.8	6700	52000	1.4	0.68	2.4	0.89	6	7

Floodplain: intermittent floodplain; EFP: ephemeral floodplain; TAB: total aboveground biomass; 𝑁: number of individuals or stand density; 𝐻: total height; 𝐷: basal diameter; 𝑆: species richness; L: late; E: early successional stages.