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

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