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Table I

Height and diameter annual growths (mean ± confidence limit 95%). The first column contains the sub sample names: Dg for Dicorynia guianensis and Tm for Tachigali melinonii; C for control, St for staked and All for control and staked saplings all together. The second column gives the samples sizes (N).

N ΔH (cm.year−1) ± CL ΔD (cm.year−1) ± CL
Tm C 16 12.40 ± 9.20 0.11 ± 0.05
Tm St 18 8.88 ± 6.99 0.07 ± 0.03
Tm All 34 10.54 ± 5.41 0.09 ± 0.03
Dg C 30 12.11 ± 5.14 0.04 ± 0.06
Dg St 32 14.93 ± 5.60 0.06 ± 0.03
Dg All 62 13.56 ± 3.72 0.05 ± 0.03