| CP | CR | RF | |
| 1Vegetation type | Small patches of trees and shrubs (±3 m high) that are surrounded by areas of bare soil (white sand) | Uniform vegetation, with no open areas, on the white sand with trees and shrubs ± 12 m high | Rain Forest with high DAP and high trees ± 25 m high |
| 2Irradiance at the soil surface | Total-open vegetation | High irradiance | Low irradiance |
| 3Air temperature (annual mean) | 22˚C - 38˚C | 20˚C - 29˚C | 23˚C - 27˚C |
| 3Air humidity (annual mean) | 81% - 90% | 91% - 93% | 91% - 97% |
| 4Soil particle size composition at 10 - 20 cm depth | 98% sand, 1.2% clay | 96% sand, 3.6% clay | 80% sand, 11.6% clay |
| 4Total nitrogen (mg∙g−1)10 - 20 cm depth | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.6 |
| 4Carbon/Nitrongen | 13 | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
