The focal species, their abundances, and key statistics on their size distributions in 2005 (05) and 2010 (10).

Degree of shade tolerance (DST) is classed as light-demanding (LD), intermediate (I), or shade-tolerant (ST). Abundances (A05 and A10) are given in total number of individuals ≥1 cm DBH on the entire 20-ha plot. Per capita population growth rate (), recruitment rate(r) and mortality rate (m) are given in % per year. The shapes of the size distributions (S05 and S10) are classified as modal (M) or reversed J (rJ). The observed size distribution parameters (peak location for modal species, or rate of decline for reversed J species) as well as those predicted from size-dependent growth and mortality functions are given with 95% CIs from bootstrapping over 20×20 m subplots. Quantitative comparisons of observed size distributions with predicted equilibrium size distributions are pearson correlation coefficient between the predicted and observed log-transformed proportions of individuals in different size classes (Pearson’r) and proportion of size classes of which the predicted tree densities were not significantly different from the observed tree densities (Proportion nonsignificantly different). Significance codes were:
*0.01≤p<0.05;
**0.001≤p<0.01;
***p<0.001.
ACMEAC: Acmena acuminatissima; AID2CA: Aidia canthioides; APORYU: Aporosa yunnanensis; ARD2QU: Ardisia quinquegona; BLASCO: Blastus cochinchinensis; CAN4DI: Canthium dicoccum; CARABR: Carallia brachiata; CASTCH: Castanopsis chinensis; CRAIKW: Craibiodendron kwangtungense; CRY1CH: Cryptocarya chinensis; CRY2CO: Cryptocarya concinna; ENG2RO: Engelhardtia roxburghiana; EUR2MA: Eurya macartneyi; GAR1OB: Garcinia oblongifolia; ILE5FI: Ilex ficoidea; LIN1CH: Lindera chunii; LIN5ME: Lindera metcalfiana; MAC2SA: Macaranga sampsoni; MAC3BR: Machilus breviflora; MAC4CH: Machilus chinensis; MEM1LI: Memecylon ligustrifolium; MIC3PE: Mischocarpus pentapetalus; NEO4UM: Neolitsea umbrosa; ORM2GL: Ormosia glaberrima; PSYCAS: Psychotria asistica; RAPANE: Rapanea neriifolia; RHO3HE: Rhododendron henryi; SARCLA: Sarcosperma laurinum; SCHISU: Schima superba; SYZ2RE: Syzygium rehderianum; XANTHA: Xanthophyllum hainanense.