Replication Data for: Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ across forest strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

This dataset summarizes forest light strata (canopy, subcanopy or understory), tree height (m), absolute tree height growth rate (m/year), and biomass partitioning to height growth (%) of trees in 14 tropical secondary wet forest stands differing their time since land abandonment in Mexico to assess how he height growth of individual tree differs among forest light strata and successional guilds during succession. Forest light strata were estimated for every tree individual based on their tree height and vertical light profile for each forest stand and census year. Absolute tree height growth rate was calculated as the difference in tree height between two consecutive censuses. Biomass partitioning to height growth was calculated as the percentage of total aboveground biomass growth partitioned to height growth of trees.