Table 1 Vegetation and soil characteristics in the two plots in French Guiana representing Terra Firme forest (TFF) or seasonally flooded forest (SFF)
From: Seasonal variations in stem CO2 efflux in the Neotropical rainforest of French Guiana
| TFF | SFF |
|---|---|---|
Vegetation | ||
Basal area (m2 ha−1) | 34.83 | 31.81 |
Stand density (tree ha−1) | 700 | 596 |
Number of species | 114 | 73 |
Leaf area index (m2 m−2) | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 6.4 ± 0.3 |
Litterfall (tC ha−1 year−1) | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 7.8 ± 1.7 |
Soil | ||
Clay content (%) | 24.4 ± 3.1 | 12.8 ± 2.1 |
P content (mg kg−1) | 4.4 ± 0.4 | 8.0 ± 0.7 |
C/N | 16.2 ± 0.4 | 15.8 ± 0.5 |
pH | 4.6 ± 0.0 | 4.7 ± 0.1 |