Table 2. Relationship between climbing plant dominance and ecophysiological traits in a temperate rainforest.

Morphological traits	Beta±SE	P-value
Leaf size –for	0.024±0.137	0.891
Leaf size –cha	0.512±0.443	0.454
Specific leaf area –for	−0.595±0.538	0.468
Specific leaf area –cha	0.204±0.445	0.726
Gas-exchange traits
Photosynthetic rate –for	−0.201±0.096	0.283
Photosynthetic rate –cha	0.845±0.038	0.029
Dark respiration rate –for	0.369±0.091	0.154
Dark respiration rate –cha	−0.899±0.038	0.027

Standardized regression coefficients (betas) of multiple regression analyses of climbing plant dominance across the light gradient against ecophysiological traits (–for: mean value of the trait in the closed-canopy mature forest; –cha: percentage of change in the trait between the mature forest and treefall canopy gaps). Morphological traits – Full model R² = 0.963; F_4,1 = 33.15; P<129. Gas-exchange traits – Full model R² = 0.997; F_4,1 = 387.59; P<0.038.