Figure 4.6 Annualised rates of stand- level basal-area(BA) growth, basal- area mortality, stem recruitment and stem mortality over consecutive census intervals for plots grouped into"slower growing less dynamic' (top) and faster growing more-dynamic(bottom) forests. Of the slower- dynamics group, 20 of 24 plots are from eastern and central Amazonia, whereas just two are from western azonia. Of the faster dynamics group, 24 of 26 plots are from western Amazonia, with just one from central Amazonia. The remaining three plots are from Venezuela and outside the Amazon drainage basin. Changes have occurred across the South American continent, and in both slower- and faster dynamic forests(from Lewis et al. 2004b).