Below-ground net primary 1.7 ± 0.2 2.2 ± 0.4 1.6 ± 0.2 2.5 ± 0.3 2.6 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.7 production (Mg C ha-1 yr-1) Foliar production 2.2 ± 0.3 2.8 ± 0.3 3.1 ± 0.3 4.7 ± 0.4 4.3 ± 0.4 4.8 ± 0.4 (Mg C ha-1 yr-1) Foliar biomass 5.9 ± 0.4 5.7 ± 0.4 6.1 ± 0.4 7.1 ± 0.4 6.3 ± 0.2 6.3 ± 0.2 (Mg C ha-1) Canopy turnover (yr) 1.5 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 Lauraceae, Cunoniaceae, Myristicaceae, Dominant plant families Rubiaceae, Clusiaceae Fabaceae Melastomataceae Table 2 Insect herbivore partitioning of ingested carbon, derived from studies summarized in Wiegert & Petersen (1983). Allocation of ingested carbon (% of total) Order Family Species Respiration Excretion Growth Source Weidemann Bootetfix Orthoptera Acrididae 13 79 8 1971 punctatus
Below-ground net primary production (Mg C ha-1 yr-1) 1.7 ± 0.2 2.2 ± 0.4 1.6 ± 0.2 2.5 ± 0.3 2.6 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.7 Foliar production (Mg C ha-1 yr-1) 2.2 ± 0.3 2.8 ± 0.3 3.1 ± 0.3 4.7 ± 0.4 4.3 ± 0.4 4.8 ± 0.4 Foliar biomass (Mg C ha-1) 5.9 ± 0.4 5.7 ± 0.4 6.1 ± 0.4 7.1 ± 0.4 6.3 ± 0.2 6.3 ± 0.2 Canopy turnover (yr) 1.5 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 Dominant plant families Cunoniaceae, Clusiaceae Lauraceae, Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae Myristicaceae, Fabaceae Table 2 Insect herbivore partitioning of ingested carbon, derived from studies summarized in Wiegert & Petersen (1983). Allocation of ingested carbon (% of total) Order Family Species Respiration Excretion Growth Source Orthoptera Acrididae Bootetfix punctatus 13 79 8 Weidemann 1971
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