Wright, I.J. & Westoby, M. (1999) Differences in seedling growth behaviour among species: trait correlations and shifts along nutrient compared to rainfall gradients. Appendix 1.

Wright, I.J. & Westoby, M. (1999) Differences in seedling growth behaviour among species: trait correlations and shifts along nutrient compared to rainfall gradients. Appendix 1.

Details for adult plants of species used in study. Family C: Caesalpinaceae; F: Fabaceae; M: Mimosaceae; My: Myrtaceae; P: Proteaceae; Pi: Pittosporaceae; S: Sapindaceae. Disp: dispersal agent.

species

Family

Disp

height (m)

growth form

Acacia binervata

M

ant

5-13

tree

A. burkittii

M

ant

1-4

shrub

A. cognata

M

ant

3-8

tree

A. elata

M

ant

8-18

tree

A. jonesii

M

ant

1-2.5

shrub

A. suaveolens

M

ant

0.3-2.5

shrub

Angophora floribunda

My

-

30

tree

Banksia ericifolia

P

wind

6

shrub/small tree

B. oblongifolia

P

wind

3

shrub

Bossiaea walkeri

F

ant

2

shrub

Callistemon brachyandrus

My

-

2-3

shrub/small tree

Dodonaea peduncularis

S

ant

?2

shrub

Eucalyptus amplifolia

My

-

30

tree

E. apiculata

My

-

4

tree (mallee)

E. burgessiana

My

-

6

tree (mallee)

E. grandis

My

-

50

tree

E. largiflorens

My

-

20

tree

E. saligna

My

-

50

tree

E. sieberi

My

-

30-45

tree

Gompholobium latifolium

F

ant

3

shrub

Grevillea striata

P

wind

3-15

tree/shrub

Hakea dactyloides

P

wind

1-3

shrub

H. gibbosa

P

wind

1-3

shrub

Hovea acutifolia

F

ant

4

shrub

Leptospermum laevigatum

My

-

4

shrub/small tree

Lophostemon confertus

My

-

45

tree

Melaleuca linariifolia

My

-

10

shrub/small tree

Pittosporum undulatum

Pi

bird

15

tall shrub/tree

Pultenaea daphnoides

F

ant

3

shrub

Senna aciphylla

C

-

2

shrub

S. artemisioides ssp. sturtii

C

-

1-3

shrub

S. barclayana

C

-

1.5

subshrub

Stenocarpus sinuatus

P

wind

35

tree

 

 


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