A Comparison of the Structure and Composition of Montane and Lowland Tropical Forest in the Serranía Pilón Lajas, Beni, Bolivia Back to Main Page Table 7. Tree diversity values for 24 one hectare plots established in Bolivia since 1980; only data for trees greater than 10 cm dbh is presented; precipitation data are approximate values in mm. Locality Coordinates Elevation in m Precipitacion in mm Number of species/ha LOWLAND FORESTS Humid Forests Alto Ivon 1 11° 45' S 66° 02' W 200 1550 94 Ríos Blanco y Negro 2 14° 33' S 62° 45' W 300 1400 90 Noel Kempff , Los Fierros-13 14° 35' S 66° 50' W 300 1500 94 Noel Kempff , Los Fierros-23 14° 35' S 66° 50' W 300 1500 75 Noel Kempff, Las Gamas 4 14° 48' S 60° 23' W 700 1500 75 Pilón Lajas, Río Colorado5 14° 55' S 67° 05' W 270 2500 79 Bosque Chimanes6 15° 00' S 66° 30' W 200 1700 78 Amboro, Río Saguayo7 17° 45' S 63° 44' W 360 1700 67 Riverine or Flooded Forests Noel Kempff, Las Torres 34 13° 39' S 60° 49' W 250 1500 76 Estación Biológica del Beni , Maniqui8 14° 30' S 66° 50' W 200 1800 49 Estación Biológica del Beni -019 14° 46' S 66° 40' W 200 1800 51 Estación Biológica del Beni -029 14° 44' S 66° 40' W 200 1800 52 Deciduous Forests Noel Kempff, Las Torres 111 13° 39' S 60° 49' W 350 1500 40 Noel Kempff, Las Torres 211 13° 39' S 60° 49' W 350 1500 34 Bajo Paraguá, Cerro Pelao 111 14° 32' S 61° 30' W 400 1500 46 Bajo Paraguá, Cerro Pelao 211 14° 32' S 61° 30' W 400 1500 62 Jardin Botánico de Santa Cruz10 17° 47' S 63° 04' W 375 1150 34 MONTANE FORESTS Humid Forests Pilón Lajas, Cumbre Pilón 5 15° 15' S 67° 00' W 900 3000 146 Alto Beni, Sapecho 112 15° 30' S 67° 25' W 700 1600 118 Alto Beni, Sapecho 212 15° 30' S 67° 25' W 600 1600 116 Alto Beni, Sapecho 312 15° 30' S 67° 25' W 700 1600 115 Cloud Forests Amboró, Cerro Bravo7 17° 49' S 64° 32' W 2500 1000 43 Amboró, Río Amparo7 17° 50' S 63° 20' W 1000 1000 35 Amboró, San Rafael7 18° 23' S 63° 52' W 1500 1500 50 1. Boom, 1986. 2. Vargas et al., 1994 3. Saldias et al., 1994 4. Arroyo et al., 1994 5. this study 6. de Aguila, 1995 7. Vargas, 1995 8. W. Palacios et al. (unpublished data) 8. Dallmeier et al., 1991 9. Saldias, 1991 10. Jardim et al. 1994 11. R. Seidel (unpublished data)