Ecological Archives E093-199-A3
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 C (Table C1). Means and standard deviations of community properties by functional group.
Non-serpentine | Serpentine | |||||||
Annual forb |
Annual grass |
Perennial forb |
Perennial grass |
Annual forb |
Annual grass |
Perennial forb |
Perennial grass |
|
Cover |
29.57 ± 14.98 |
64.78 ± 21.14 |
1.72 ± 2.46 |
4.80 ± 6.45 |
35.60 ± 16.23 |
32.88 ± 17.13 |
3.37 ± 3.12 |
8.83 ± 8.94 |
CV |
0.42 ± 0.15 |
0.22 ± 0.15 |
1.27 ± 0.60 |
1.39 ± 0.74 |
0.32 ± 0.22 |
0.43 ± 0.30 |
0.66 ± 0.39 |
0.65 ± 0.50 |
Height (cm) |
23.74 ± 23.82 |
38.99 ± 21.86 |
47.23 ± 34.89 |
67.43 ± 25.65 |
17.30 ± 15.44 |
35.90 ± 16.29 |
42.72 ± 63.15 |
59.17 ± 28.95 |
SLA (mm2/g) |
266.86 ± 114.93 |
401.66 ± 585.14 |
192.30 ± 0.62 |
203.83 ± 117.87 |
221.98 ± 85.62 |
226.71 ± 66.68 |
155.61 ± 63.61 |
151.53 ± 92.03 |
Leaf area (mm) |
67.54 ± 228.35 |
26.81 ± 47.88 |
167.70 ± 203.14 |
41.39 ± 39.25 |
29.85 ± 45.29 |
21.74 ± 16.60 |
149.79 ± 191.94 |
40.70 ± 33.23 |
LWC (%) |
0.80 ± 0.07 |
0.71 ± 0.10 |
0.80 ± 0.07 |
0.62 ± 0.10 |
0.78 ± 0.17 |
0.69 ± 0.05 |
0.80 ± 0.07 |
0.59 ± 0.14 |
Foliar N (%) |
2.36 ± 1.04 |
1.18 ± 0.75 |
2.13 ± 1.03 |
1.56 ± 0.85 |
2.32 ± 1.00 |
1.08 ± 0.58 |
2.17 ± 0.66 |
1.68 ± 0.44 |