Ecological Archives E093-199-A4

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 D (Table D1). Means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients of community weighted mean (CWM) trait values in relation to Bray-Curtis dissimilarity.

CWM Trait Non-serpentine Serpentine
Mean ± SD R Mean ± SD R
Height (cm) 42.46 ± 8.83 0.01 38.55 ± 13.80 0.26
SLA (mm2/g) 238.53 ± 20.94 0.35 184.54 ± 17.43 0.14
Leaf area (mm) 57.94 ± 42.64 0.36 39.88 ± 22.47 0.10
LWC (%) 0.72 ± 0.04 0.59 0.72 ± 0.03 0.06
Foliar N (%) 1.58 ± 0.40 0.42 1.75 ± 0.24 0.14

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