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; F4,1 = 33.15; P<129. Gas-exchange traits – Full model R2 = 0.997; F4,1 = 387.59; P<0.038.