Appendix S1: Mean trait values for 45 woody shrub / tree species from Queensland’s Wet Tropics. Data given include: ecological set (succ = successional gradient; light = light gradient), parameters for height-diameter relationship and species traits. Asymptotic height-diameter relationships of the form H (m) = Hpot(1-exp(-aDb) were fitted to each species, where D is stem diameter in cm. The r2 of the relationship is indicated. * indicates species where a meaningful estimate of Hpot could not be obtained using the above equation. For these species Hpot was estimated as the 95th percentile observed height. Traits: leaf mass per area (mg mm-2): LMA; Leaf nitrogen (mg mg-1): Nmass; leaf size (mm2): LS; leaflet size (mm2): LFLT; terminal twig cross sectional area (mm2): TwXSA; wood density (mg mm-3): WD; branch mass fraction (0.0-1.0): BMF; distance to last leaf on main stem (mm): LL; seed size (mg): SS; stem mass per length (mg mm-1): SMPL; leaf mass per length (mg mm-1): LMPL.
Species
|
Family
|
Grp
|
Height – diameter relationship
|
Species traits
|
Branch tip
|
Terminal metre
|
n
|
r2
|
Hpot
|
a
|
b
|
LMA
|
Nmass
|
LS
|
LFLT
|
TwXSA
|
WD
|
BMF
|
LL
|
SS
|
SMPL
|
LMPL
|
SMPL
|
LMPL
|
Acacia celsa
|
Mimosaceae
|
succ
|
86
|
0.73
|
25.71
|
0.034
|
1.15
|
0.145
|
0.0214
|
2786
|
2786
|
3.26
|
0.498
|
0.67
|
673
|
10.3
|
2.33
|
9.08
|
70
|
97
|
Acmena graveolens
|
Myrtaceae
|
light
|
13
|
0.50
|
32.73
|
0.112
|
0.742
|
0.151
|
0.0155
|
5246
|
5246
|
7.12
|
0.599
|
0.67
|
423
|
|
11.45
|
26.70
|
259
|
262
|
Acronychia acidula*
|
Rutaceae
|
succ
|
46
|
|
23.70
|
|
|
0.085
|
0.0243
|
14302
|
14302
|
19.87
|
0.525
|
0.48
|
428
|
|
9.64
|
70.45
|
94
|
119
|
Aleurites rockinghamensis
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
succ
|
17
|
0.87
|
30.82
|
0.046
|
1.065
|
0.113
|
0.0184
|
73984
|
73984
|
48.19
|
0.280
|
0.02
|
1400
|
7077
|
35.89
|
209.98
|
68
|
204
|
Alphitonia petriei
|
Rhamnaceae
|
succ
|
36
|
0.65
|
22.65
|
0.003
|
2.191
|
0.149
|
0.0163
|
6820
|
6820
|
7.33
|
0.413
|
0.42
|
373
|
27.2
|
4.83
|
45.80
|
48
|
77
|
Alstonia scholaris
|
Apocynaceae
|
succ
|
53
|
0.90
|
42.65
|
0.012
|
1.195
|
0.107
|
0.0223
|
6182
|
6182
|
34.45
|
0.361
|
0.46
|
337
|
1.53
|
6.48
|
32.97
|
92
|
97
|
Argyrodendron peralatum
|
Sterculiaceae
|
light
|
22
|
0.64
|
45.17
|
0.057
|
0.806
|
0.244
|
0.0119
|
8887
|
3201
|
10.71
|
0.726
|
0.71
|
327
|
433
|
14.14
|
.
|
280
|
314
|
Atractocarpus hirtus
|
Rubiaceae
|
light
|
23
|
0.67
|
1.80
|
0.759
|
2.351
|
0.072
|
0.0157
|
11374
|
11374
|
13.64
|
0.804
|
0.28
|
240
|
|
10.63
|
44.44
|
53
|
35
|
Brombya platynema*
|
Rutaceae
|
light
|
144
|
|
23.70
|
|
|
0.106
|
0.0188
|
8218
|
8218
|
11.66
|
0.603
|
0.33
|
807
|
|
4.21
|
25.51
|
33
|
39
|
Cardwellia sublimis*
|
Proteaceae
|
succ
|
66
|
|
35.00
|
|
|
0.127
|
0.0128
|
53958
|
4352
|
12.25
|
0.603
|
0.56
|
615
|
582.3
|
10.87
|
.
|
213
|
272
|
Castanospermum australe
|
Fabaceae
|
light
|
27
|
0.73
|
34.83
|
0.023
|
1.108
|
0.117
|
0.0237
|
48386
|
2765
|
18.94
|
0.587
|
0.37
|
547
|
14851
|
26.04
|
.
|
190
|
273
|
Cleistanthus myrianthus
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
light
|
87
|
0.37
|
19.57
|
0.029
|
1.327
|
0.078
|
0.0228
|
4828
|
4828
|
2.30
|
0.588
|
0.56
|
657
|
|
2.41
|
9.77
|
46
|
57
|
Cryptocarya laevigata
|
Lauraceae
|
light
|
21
|
0.91
|
4.82
|
0.17
|
2.060
|
0.087
|
0.0156
|
2682
|
2682
|
3.24
|
0.640
|
0.65
|
605
|
1281
|
2.53
|
3.71
|
56
|
65
|
Cryptocarya mackinnoniana*
|
Lauraceae
|
light
|
70
|
|
28.90
|
|
|
0.204
|
0.0152
|
10458
|
10458
|
11.42
|
0.655
|
0.61
|
407
|
204
|
11.79
|
34.79
|
184
|
354
|
Cryptocarya murrayi
|
Lauraceae
|
light
|
31
|
0.55
|
19.15
|
0.006
|
1.198
|
0.155
|
0.0167
|
9960
|
9960
|
16.94
|
0.674
|
0.39
|
517
|
|
10.20
|
44.34
|
101
|
158
|
Dendrocnide moroides
|
Urticaceae
|
succ
|
31
|
0.88
|
5.67
|
0.150
|
1.470
|
0.052
|
0.0312
|
26454
|
26454
|
39.42
|
0.230
|
0.46
|
107
|
0.71
|
7.71
|
52.57
|
57
|
20
|
Elaeocarpus grandis
|
Elaeocarpaceae
|
succ
|
21
|
0.88
|
34.69
|
0.037
|
1.035
|
0.122
|
0.0187
|
2762
|
2762
|
9.34
|
0.499
|
0.47
|
308
|
3699
|
8.47
|
15.59
|
100
|
93
|
Endiandra leptodendron*
|
Lauraceae
|
light
|
23
|
|
24.20
|
|
|
0.106
|
0.0180
|
3987
|
3987
|
3.28
|
0.611
|
0.68
|
613
|
|
4.50
|
5.74
|
111
|
111
|
Endiandra microneura
|
Lauraceae
|
light
|
17
|
0.68
|
28.63
|
0.087
|
0.812
|
0.151
|
0.0177
|
3377
|
3377
|
4.63
|
0.623
|
0.61
|
538
|
|
7.36
|
20.85
|
158
|
186
|
Gillbeea adenopetala
|
Cunoniaceae
|
succ
|
17
|
0.79
|
24.80
|
0.047
|
1.03
|
0.126
|
0.0096
|
17979
|
3678
|
3.84
|
0.430
|
0.46
|
727
|
15
|
8.01
|
.
|
61
|
75
|
Glochidion hylandii
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
succ
|
6
|
0.93
|
17.9
|
0.00037
|
3.094
|
0.106
|
0.0137
|
3209
|
3209
|
4.50
|
0.566
|
0.41
|
402
|
10.41
|
3.25
|
.
|
57
|
77
|
Haplostichanthus sp Coop. Ck
|
Annonaceae
|
light
|
19
|
0.82
|
3.91
|
0.197
|
1.286
|
0.072
|
0.0220
|
4685
|
4685
|
3.04
|
0.668
|
0.36
|
100
|
|
4.15
|
10.76
|
76
|
32
|
Harpullia rhyticarpa
|
Sapindaceae
|
light
|
14
|
0.72
|
4.76
|
0.322
|
1.511
|
0.076
|
0.0174
|
40876
|
40876
|
13.03
|
0.621
|
0.01
|
160
|
|
13.57
|
148.94
|
34
|
23
|
Hernandia albiflora
|
Hernandiaceae
|
light
|
12
|
0.94
|
7.80
|
0.098
|
1.747
|
0.069
|
0.0195
|
3806
|
3806
|
2.97
|
0.447
|
0.33
|
1050
|
|
1.51
|
7.60
|
16
|
20
|
Homalanthus novoguineensis
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
succ
|
17
|
0.81
|
14.64
|
0.067
|
1.197
|
0.082
|
0.0220
|
10682
|
10682
|
11.13
|
0.319
|
0.47
|
308
|
7
|
3.30
|
26.54
|
40
|
33
|
Ixora biflora
|
Rubiaceae
|
light
|
26
|
0.47
|
4.40
|
0.369
|
0.752
|
0.081
|
0.0100
|
2760
|
2760
|
2.33
|
0.843
|
0.55
|
567
|
41.5
|
2.09
|
5.66
|
36
|
26
|
Lasianthus strigosus
|
Rubiaceae
|
light
|
8
|
0.81
|
1.04
|
7.611
|
7.702
|
0.055
|
0.0158
|
3313
|
3313
|
5.80
|
0.684
|
0.15
|
163
|
7
|
9.05
|
7.04
|
22
|
7
|
Litsea leefeana
|
Lauraceae
|
succ
|
59
|
0.65
|
38.05
|
0.087
|
0.704
|
0.130
|
0.0144
|
3917
|
3917
|
6.26
|
0.549
|
0.68
|
185
|
263.4
|
6.13
|
16.25
|
166
|
225
|
Macaranga tanarius
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
succ
|
17
|
0.85
|
12.72
|
0.072
|
1.198
|
0.104
|
0.0205
|
46676
|
46676
|
50.55
|
0.344
|
0.00
|
580
|
|
30.29
|
141.07
|
68
|
101
|
Mallotus mollissimus
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
succ
|
16
|
0.93
|
16.24
|
0.103
|
1.158
|
0.063
|
0.0352
|
16716
|
16716
|
11.15
|
0.373
|
0.32
|
850
|
31.25
|
3.46
|
18.29
|
25
|
50
|
Medicosma sessiliflora
|
Rutaceae
|
light
|
19
|
0.67
|
8.34
|
0.062
|
1.666
|
0.106
|
0.0153
|
8164
|
8164
|
15.08
|
0.690
|
0.65
|
880
|
|
6.60
|
36.90
|
163
|
112
|
Melastoma cyanoides
|
Melastomaceae
|
succ
|
18
|
0.73
|
4.64
|
0.271
|
1.371
|
0.046
|
0.0208
|
4009
|
4009
|
3.75
|
0.381
|
0.60
|
215
|
0.07
|
2.37
|
4.13
|
33
|
17
|
Melicope elleryana
|
Rutaceae
|
succ
|
52
|
0.46
|
24.75
|
0.082
|
0.897
|
0.075
|
0.0268
|
21133
|
6955
|
16.63
|
0.346
|
0.58
|
562
|
1.61
|
8.70
|
.
|
109
|
92
|
Myristica insipida*
|
Myristicaceae
|
light
|
126
|
|
30.05
|
|
|
0.106
|
0.0185
|
8379
|
8379
|
7.33
|
0.433
|
0.51
|
547
|
1612
|
4.49
|
32.72
|
56
|
103
|
Neolitsea dealbata
|
Lauraceae
|
succ
|
32
|
0.8
|
24.63
|
0.089
|
0.899
|
0.093
|
0.0164
|
5228
|
5228
|
6.70
|
0.352
|
0.58
|
1217
|
176.1
|
3.03
|
14.80
|
45
|
55
|
Pittosporum rubiginosum
|
Pittosporaceae
|
light
|
18
|
0.80
|
2.55
|
0.891
|
1.601
|
0.065
|
0.0143
|
9931
|
9931
|
7.29
|
0.728
|
0.28
|
560
|
27.94
|
6.44
|
29.71
|
18
|
18
|
Polyscias australiana
|
Araliaceae
|
succ
|
86
|
0.37
|
11.78
|
0.114
|
1.132
|
0.079
|
0.0154
|
82412
|
6806
|
158.69
|
0.397
|
0.42
|
430
|
8.35
|
45.16
|
.
|
210
|
184
|
Psychotria dallachiana
|
Rubiaceae
|
light
|
4
|
0.92
|
2.83
|
0.259
|
3.179
|
0.079
|
0.0177
|
2495
|
2495
|
1.76
|
0.612
|
0.33
|
653
|
|
1.80
|
10.45
|
21
|
20
|
Psychotria sp Utchee Creek
|
Rubiaceae
|
light
|
19
|
0.83
|
2.95
|
0.316
|
2.509
|
0.108
|
0.0179
|
11157
|
11157
|
20.38
|
0.582
|
0.00
|
237
|
23.09
|
8.58
|
71.46
|
24
|
14
|
Quassia baileyana
|
Simaroubaceae
|
light
|
23
|
0.87
|
14.33
|
0.028
|
1.614
|
0.086
|
0.0230
|
9624
|
9624
|
23.76
|
0.501
|
0.42
|
50
|
|
11.35
|
64.97
|
54
|
56
|
Rhodomyrtus trineura*
|
Myrtaceae
|
light
|
10
|
|
13.10
|
|
|
0.129
|
0.0111
|
3401
|
3401
|
2.31
|
0.763
|
0.34
|
690
|
|
2.48
|
11.87
|
24
|
35
|
Rockinghamia angustifolia
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
light
|
97
|
0.23
|
16.09
|
0.039
|
1.332
|
0.108
|
0.0158
|
10636
|
10636
|
19.07
|
0.455
|
0.39
|
923
|
19.38
|
6.09
|
53.33
|
44
|
65
|
Syzygium gustavioides
|
Myrtaceae
|
light
|
10
|
0.57
|
27.98
|
0.007
|
1.481
|
0.167
|
0.0129
|
3590
|
3590
|
4.69
|
0.521
|
0.59
|
680
|
48000
|
5.00
|
23.81
|
95
|
165
|
Syzygium sayeri*
|
Myrtaceae
|
light
|
6
|
|
36.00
|
|
|
0.131
|
0.0137
|
2645
|
2645
|
1.86
|
0.485
|
0.65
|
437
|
841
|
4.15
|
7.85
|
101
|
148
|
Trema aspera
|
Ulmaceae
|
succ
|
13
|
0.81
|
17.43
|
0.187
|
0.677
|
0.053
|
0.0299
|
2071
|
2071
|
2.54
|
0.357
|
0.53
|
415
|
5.12
|
1.28
|
1.95
|
27
|
29
| |