highly significantp < 0.001
Analysis of variance revealed that latitudinal gradient had a highly significant effect on mean densities of adult (F = 18.78, p < 0.001) and juvenile (F = 7.20, p < 0.001) individuals, mean diameter (F = 81.16, p < 0.001) and Lorey's mean height (F = 28.13, p < 0.001) of L. macrocarpa ( Table 4 ).