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    • Forest Ecology
    • Tropical Ecology

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    • Canopy trees produce more seeds than understory treelets, yet lifetime fitness is similar.
    • Understanding reproductive efficiency differences is key to forest dynamics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the reproductive efficiency of canopy trees versus understory treelets.
    • To determine factors influencing seed mass per sapling recruit.

    Main Methods:

    • Concurrent seedfall and sapling recruitment data collection over 8 and 12 years, respectively.
    • Analysis of seed mass, tree height, dispersal mode, and sapling mortality.
    • Testing for density dependence in reproductive efficiency.

    Main Results:

    • A 40-m canopy tree needs ~13 times seed mass to produce one sapling compared to a 5-m understory treelet.
    • Mature tree height explained 41% of variance in seed mass per recruit.
    • Multivariate models explained less variance, indicating complex interactions.

    Conclusions:

    • Understory treelets possess a per-seed advantage in reproductive efficiency.
    • This advantage may stem from reduced enemy interactions (Janzen-Connell effect).
    • Forest structure significantly impacts seed production and recruitment dynamics.