Environmental drivers of extinction and recruitment
The recruitment and mortality of species are conditioned by different environmental factors in the different forest types (Table 1). Mean annual precipitation (MAP) was a common driver of mortality in all forest types, with a negative effect on deciduous and evergreen forests. Mean annual temperature (MAT) positively affected species recruitment in deciduous forests and negatively affected species mortality in semideciduous forests. Time (year) was only a significant factor for tree mortality in deciduous forests. Soil characteristics influenced tree mortality and recruitment in all forest types. Recruitment was positively influenced by aluminium in deciduous forests and positively influenced by magnesium in evergreen forests. In semideciduous forests, potassium positively influenced mortality.