concentrations of Ca in the bark that even surpass the concentrations of Ca in the foliage. The comparison of broadleaved species to the conifer reveals marked differences between the two. In general terms Pinus caribaea presents the lowest concentrationsofnutrientsinthebiomassamongallthespecies while Hieronyma alchorneoides and Gmelina arborea present the highestconcentrationsofN,P,KandMginthefoliage.Terminalia amazonia and Vochysia ferruginea are characterized by maintaining higher concentrations of Ca in the bark. As observed in thetablethetwoVochysiatreesconcentratethehighestamounts
ofAlontheirfoliage,aresultpreviouslyobservedinotherstudies [19]. On the average V. guatemalensis and V. ferrugenia concentrates49and65timesmoreAlthantheaverageoftheremaining species.