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.