Table 1.
Species effect on the different traits
| Species | SLA (mm2 mg–1) | LDMC (mg g–1) | Nshoot (%) | SRL (m g–1) | RDMC (mg g–1) | Nroot (%) | SRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthoxanthum odoratum (10) | 21·93ab (1·91) | 297·49bc (23·11) | 4·19a (0·17) | 79·48ab (9·71) | 77·93d (2·99) | 4·40ab (0·16) | 10·44ab (0·96) |
| Briza media (6) | 11·05c (1·09) | 326·80ab (22·18) | 3·37bc (0·16) | 116·54ab (12·31) | 118·47abc (2·65) | 3·55bc (0·15) | 2·88c (0·32) |
| Bromus erectus (6) | 14·37c (1·36) | 262·10 b (15·45) | 4·27 a (0·30) | 104·42ab (13·91) | 133·74ab (7·23) | 4·74a (0·49) | 2·62c (0·21) |
| Dactylis glomerata (A) (10) | 20·60b (1·65) | 227·17c (7·52) | 4·09a (0·13) | 47·98b (7·44) | 131·47ab (12·31) | 2·86c (0·17) | 3·38c (0·27) |
| Dactylis glomerata (F) (6) | 26·88a (1·69) | 204c (12·62) | 3·80ab (0·2) | 105·46ab (18·26) | 119·19ab (9·50) | 2·93c (0·17) | 4·00bc (0·35) |
| Dactylis glomerata (UK) (10) | 24·74ab (1·09) | 215·89c (8·36) | 4·14a (0·08) | 56·49b (4·81) | 71·56d (3·49) | 2·98c (0·15) | 3·63bc (0·27) |
| Festuca paniculata (6) | 8·81cd (1·35) | 321·25b (32·65) | 2·82cd (0·15) | 150·26a (54·55) | 159·63a (21·42) | 3·23c (0·22) | 12·14a (2·36) |
| Lolium perenne (10) | 15·41c (0·64) | 275·10bc (10·68) | 4·20a (0·05) | 98·23a (14·32) | 90·50cd (2·38) | 4·23ab (0·08) | 4·26bc (0·16) |
| Nardus stricta (10) | 4·18d (0·17) | 435·97a (35·54) | 2·53d (0·14) | 41·88b (5·57) | 151·82ab (20·50) | 1·89d (0·21) | 1·64c (0·16) |
| Sesleria caerulea (6) | 9·55cd (1·22) | 358·40ab (18·65) | 3·23bc (0·11) | 62·29b (21·21) | 115·04bc (12·67) | 2·74cd (0·23) | 7·06b (1·49) |
| F-ratio | 36·88 | 14·01 | 22·25 | 4·48 | 15·95 | 21·99 | 22·87 |
Mean and standard error in parentheses are given for functional traits for each species.
The number of replicates is indicated for each species in parentheses.
The F-ratio (P-value <0·001 for all traits) after an ANOVA testing the differences between species for each trait ia indicated (n = 80).
See Fig. 2 and the text for a full description of the trait acronyms.