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Table 2 Summary of significant trait responses to treatment, elevation or treatment by elevation interaction for the three species Aciphylla glacialis (Ag), Oreomyrrhis eriopoda (Oe) and Wahlenbergia ceracea (Wc)

From: Phenotypic plasticity and water availability: responses of alpine herb species along an elevation gradient

 

Treatment

Elevation

Treatment x Elevation

Plant Functional Traits

Ag

Oe

Wc

Ag

Oe

Wc

Ag

Oe

Wc

Morphological

 Total Biomass

 

   

  

 Root Mass Ratio

 

  

   

 Total Leaf Count

  

   

 Leaf Area

       

 Specific Leaf Area

      

  

Physiological

 Photosynthesis

         

 Conductance

  

   

 Water Use Efficiency

         

Tissue Chemistry

 % Nitrogen

       

 δ13

  

 

 
  1. Significant responses are shown by black dots (p < 0.05)