Ecological Archives E093-199-A5

B. M. Fernandez-Going, B. L. Anacker, and S. P. Harrison. 2012. Temporal variability in California grasslands: soil type and species functional traits mediate response to precipitation. Ecology 93:2104–2114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-2003.1

Appendix E (Table E1). Principal-component eigenvectors for community traits with and without annual grasses.

Trait PC 1 PC 2
Including annual grasses
Height 0.33 0.63
SLA 0.19 0.29
Leaf area 0.54 0.36
LWC 0.53 -0.46
%N 0.53 -0.42
Excluding annual grasses
Height 0.08 0.74
SLA 0.53 -0.30
Leaf area 0.28 0.59
LWC 0.57 -0.10
% N 0.56 -0.01
 

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