Thus, adult size is an important ecological and silivicultural
characteristic, both in its own right and as a correlate of other
traits that also influence growth and mortality. The trees of
Pasoh show substantial differentiation in stature, though more
species lie near the middle of the stature distribution than at the
extremes (Fig. 2; Thomas, 2003). There is some evidence that
shade tolerance declines, on average, with increasing adult
stature (Thomas and Bazzaz, 1999; Davies et al., 1998; Poorter
et al., 2003). However, the stature gradient seems mostly