Wright, I.J. & Westoby, M. (1999) Differences in seedling growth behaviour among species: trait correlations and shifts along nutrient compared to rainfall gradients. Appendix 2.

Wright, I.J. & Westoby, M. (1999) Differences in seedling growth behaviour among species: trait correlations and shifts along nutrient compared to rainfall gradients. Appendix 2.

Mean values, sample size and error estimates for selected attributes, by species (interval 2). Units: RGR: mg.mg-1.day-1; SLA: mm2.mg-1; NAR: mg.mg-1.mm-2; SRL: mm.mg-1; seed (reserve) mass: mg. Sample sizes in parentheses for estimation of RGR, followed by those for other parameters. Exceptions follow error estimate of particular attribute - species combinations (note: cotyledons present for Acacia elata and A. jonesii only at harvest 1, for which n = 7). Standard error from linear regression given for RGR; pooled standard error given for other attributes except NAR (error estimate not given) and seed mass (mean value from minimum 20 seeds). a: Growth curve of ln dry mass against time deemed non-linear (alpha = 0.05) in ANOVA deviation from linearity test.

Species

RGR

NAR

SLA

LMR

RMR

SMR

SRL

cotyledon dm/sm

seed mass

Acacia binervata

0.0395

0.0036

25

0.49

0.3

0.21

153

0.16

14.2

S.E. (n = 28, 10)

0.0006

 

1.3

0.01

0.01

0.01

13

0.01

 

A. burkittii

0.0662

0.0089

19

0.4

0.31

0.29

85

0.19

17.6

S.E. (n = 25 , 13)

0.0045

 

0.6

0.01

0.01

0.01

6 (11)

0.01

 

A. cognata

0.0747

0.0069

23.6

0.4

0.34

0.26

141

0.23

4.6

S.E. (n = 23, 11)

0.0008

 

0.7

0.01

0.02

0.01

13

0.01

 

A. elata

0.0606a

0.007

22.5

0.52

0.23

0.25

131

0.21

23

S.E. (n = 22, 10)

0.0053

 

0.4

0.02

0.01

0.01

3

0.01

 

A. jonesii

0.0646

0.0093

24.3

0.35

0.25

0.39

174

0.21

15.9

S.E. (n = 23, 10)

0.0037

 

0.4

0.01

0.01

0.02

11

0.01

 

A. suaveolens

0.0522

0.0079

21.6

0.4

0.35

0.24

144

0.19

17

S.E. (n = 23, 9)

0.004

 

1.6

0.02

0.02

0.02

8

0.03

 

Angophora floribunda

0.0908

0.0077

21.6

0.53

0.4

0.07

80

0.29

5.3

S.E. (n = 24, 11)

0.0058

 

1.3

0.01

0.01

0.003

4

0.003

 

Banksia ericifolia

0.0514

0.0051

13.8

0.56

0.25

0.19

109

0.17

13.4

S.E. (n = 33, 20)

0.0037

 

0.4

0.01

0.01

0.01

5

0.003

 

B. oblongifolia

0.0305

0.0074

10.9

0.65

0.18

0.17

41

0.2

13.9

S.E. (n = 29, 11)

0.0078

 

0.4

0.01

0.01

0.01

2

0.004

 

Bossiaea walkeri

0.0631

0.0074

19.2

0.49

0.29

0.22

117

0.19

7

S.E. (n = 20, 11)

0.0119

 

1.5

0.01

0.02

0.01

10

0.01

 

Callistemon brachyandrus

0.1211

0.0034

43.1

0.43

0.48

0.09

266

0.17

0.015

S.E. (n = 27, 11)

0.0061

 

3.1

0.01

0.01

0.01

15

0.01

 

Dodonaea peduncularis

0.0888

0.0082

23

0.45

0.38

0.17

182

0.21

1.3

S.E. (n = 29, 11)

0.0048

 

1.1

0.01

0.01

0.01

11

0.01

 

Eucalyptus amplifolia

0.125

0.007

35.3

0.5

0.37

0.14

329

0.28

0.06

S.E. (n = 24, 11)

0.0088

 

1.9

0.02

0.03

0.01

21

0.02

 

E. apiculata

0.0957

0.0064

21.6

0.64

0.28

0.08

298

0.29

0.6

S.E. (n = 27, 13)

0.0038

 

0.7

0.02

0.02

0.004

15 (11)

0.01

 

E. burgessiana

0.0865a

0.0095

20.2

0.59

0.34

0.07

196

0.26

1.7

S.E. (n = 24, 15)

0.0066

 

0.7 (15)

0.02

0.01

0.01

13 (14)

0.01

 

E. grandis

0.0997a

0.0054

27.1

0.51

0.37

0.11

351

0.38

0.08

S.E. (n = 25, 14)

0.0057

 

1.7

0.01

0.01

0.01

18

0.02

 

E. largiflorens

0.1125

0.0085

29.1

0.46

0.48

0.07

202

0.31

0.22

S.E. (n = 29, 13)

0.0043

 

1

0.01

0.02

0.005

15 (11)

0.02

 

E. saligna

0.1286

0.0091

28.2

0.55

0.36

0.09

358

0.35

0.33

S.E. (n = 21, 18)

0.0084

 

0.7

0.01

0.01

0.005

18

0.02

 

E. sieberi

0.093

0.0062

24.9

0.53

0.36

0.1

177

0.22

1

S.E. (n = 32, 13)

0.0064

 

0.7

0.01

0.01

0.0003

10

0.01

 

Gompholobium latifolium

0.066

0.0071

22.6

0.47

0.22

0.31

195

0.14

6

S.E. (n = 28, 11)

0.005

 

0.6

0.01

0.01

0.01

14

0.003

 

Grevillea striata

0.0736

0.0068

15.9

0.58

0.27

0.15

60

0.21

18

S.E. (n = 31, 11)

0.0046

 

0.3

0.01

0.01

0.01

4

0.01

 

Hakea dactyloides

0.0681

0.0095

18

0.6

0.24

0.18

116

0.17

13.9

S.E. (n = 23, 11)

0.006

 

0.4

0.01 (10)

0.01 (10)

0.01 (10)

8

0.003

 

H. gibbosa

0.0613a

0.0102

9.7

0.57

0.09

0.34

115

0.19

23.6

S.E. (n = 39, 17)

0.0047

 

0.3

0.01

0.01

0.01

4

0.01

 

Hovea acutifolia

0.0624

0.0062

16

0.58

0.2

0.23

75

0.19

16.2

S.E. (n = 28, 9)

0.0045

 

0.6

0.01

0.01

0.01

6

0.01

 

Leptospermum laevigatum

0.0692a

0.003

25.3

0.43

0.4

0.18

240

0.24

0.23

S.E. (n = 27, 14)

0.0061

 

1.1

0.01

0.01

0.01

19

0.02

 

Lophostemon confertus

0.1044

0.007

25.3

0.63

0.29

0.09

357

0.33

0.17

S.E. (n = 27, 18)

0.0053

 

0.8

0.01

0.01

0.01

16

0.02

 

Melaleuca linariifolia

0.1125

0.0049

40.1

0.48

0.43

0.09

331

0.29

0.017

S.E. (n = 29, 11)

0.0055

 

2.3

0.03

0.03

0.01

30

0.02

 

Pittosporum undulatum

0.0756a

0.005

19.7

0.5

0.33

0.18

73

0.4

4.4

S.E. (n = 27, 13)

0.0059

 

0.4

0.01

0.01

0.01

4

0.01

 

Pultenaea daphnoides

0.0906

0.0125

22.9

0.41

0.41

0.17

128

0.16

1.6

S.E. (n = 28, 14)

0.0099

 

0.5

0.01

0.01

0.01

5

0.01

 

Senna aciphylla

0.057

0.0084

13.7

0.54

0.34

0.12

56

0.26

10.2

S.E. (n = 23, 10)

0.0037

 

0.5

0.01

0.01

0.01

3

0.01

 

S. artemisioides ssp. sturtii

0.0493

0.0071

20.1

0.51

0.36

0.13

43

0.14

5.1

S.E. (n = 21, 10)

0.0069

 

0.6

0.02

0.02

0.01

4

0.004

 

S. barclayana

0.1045a

0.0128

25.1

0.45

0.43

0.12

107

0.17

11.6

S.E. (n = 29, 11)

0.013

 

1.5

0.02

0.02

0.005

5

0.01

 

Stenocarpus sinuatus

0.0402

0.0052

11.3

0.72

0.13

0.15

18

0.2

40.1

S.E. (n = 25, 7)

0.0059

 

0.3

0.02

0.01

0.01

3

0.004

 


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