Table 2.
Spearman rank correlation coefficients for seedling traits
| Trait | RGR | Height | Seed | Survival | LDMC | SA | Md | LMA | RMF | LMF | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 0.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seed | −0.72*** | 0.46* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Survival | −0.20 | 0.41 | 0.54* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LDMC | −0.30 | 0.21 | 0.67** | 0.39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SA | 0.44 | 0.60** | 0.10 | 0.48* | 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Md | −0.11 | 0.55* | 0.50* | 0.51* | 0.32 | 0.55* | – | – | – | – | – |
| LMA | −0.70*** | 0.08 | 0.69** | 0.40 | 0.56* | −0.24 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – |
| RMF | −0.65** | −0.24 | 0.45* | 0.19 | 0.25 | −0.30 | 0.03 | 0.47* | – | – | – |
| LMF | 0.79*** | −0.02 | −0.72*** | −0.27 | −0.51* | 0.29 | 0.08 | −0.90*** | −0.67** | – | – |
| Mass | 0.06 | 0.86*** | 0.57* | 0.61** | 0.44 | 0.73*** | 0.71*** | 0.16 | −0.03 | −0.10 | – |
| SRL | 0.50* | −0.54* | −0.86*** | −0.49* | −0.66** | −0.27 | −0.57** | −0.62** | −0.40 | 0.58** | −0.70*** |
For explanation of abbreviations, see Table 1
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001