Response variables PPrimary forest productivity measured in periodic annual increment in stem volume (PAI)m3·ha-1·yr-17.5714.52Author generated from volume data Plot Attributes STree species richness, the number of live tree species observed on the plotunitless5.798.64ground-measured APlot size, area of the sample plotha0.040.12ground-measured YElapsed time between two consecutive inventoriesyear8.6311.62ground-measured GBasal area, total cross-sectional area of live trees measured at 1.3-1.4 m above groundm2·ha-11918.94Author generated from ground-measured data EPlot elevationm469.3565.92G/SRTM(52) I1Indicator of plot tierunitless0.230.42Author generated from ground-measured data I1=1 if a plot was Tier-2, I1=0 if otherwise I2Indicator of plot sizeunitless1.430.8Author generated from ground-measured data I2=1 when 0.01≤ps<0.05, I2=2 when 0.05≤ps<0.15, I2=3 when 0.15≤ps<0.50, I2=4 when 0.50≤ps<1.00, where ps was plot size (ha.) Climatic Covariates T1Annual mean temperature0.1°C108.455.92WorldClim v.1(53)1 km2 T2IsothermalityUnitless35.437.05WorldClim v.11 km2 index*100 T3Temperature seasonalityStd.(0.001°C)77862092.39WorldClim v.11 km2 C1Annual precipitationmm1020388.35WorldClim v.11 km2 C2Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)Unitless%27.5416.38WorldClim v.11 km2 C3Precipitation of warmestmm282120.88WorldClim v.11 km2 quarter PETGlobal Potential Evapotranspirationmm·yr-11063.43271.8CGIAR-CSI(54)1 km2 IAAIndexed Annual AridityUnitless index*10-49915.094512.99CGIAR-CSI1 km2 Soil Covariates O1Bulk densityg·cm-30.70.57WISE30sec v.1(55)1 km2 O2pH measured in waterUnitless3.722.8WISE30sec v.11 km2 O3Electrical conductivitydS·m-10.440.76WISE30sec v.11 km2 O4C/N ratioUnitless9.647.78WISE30sec v.11 km2 O5Total nitrogeng·kg-12.714.62WISE30sec v.11 km2 Geographic Coordinates and Classification LONLongitude in WGS84 datumdegree LATLatitude in WGS84 datumdegree EcoregionEcoregion defined by World Wildlife Fund(56)