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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)
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Climate Change Responses

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