Data collection
Between 2016 and 2017, we marked with individually numbered tags all
free stems with diameter at soil height (DSH) ≥ 1.5 mm (minimum size at
which taxonomic identification was possible) of the three species
studied. We also measured the DSH and mapped (x, y) all individuals in
the study plot. We sampled soil moisture, canopy opening at two
different moments (2008 and 2017), elevation, terrain slope, flooding
height, and litterfall height, which are variables that are likely
related to different species requirements in a restinga forest.
Details can be found in Appendix S1.