Table 5.

Statistical results (Wilks’ Lambda and P-value) of the discriminant function of C, N, P, K, S, Ca and Mg concentrations and N:P, N:K and P:K concentration ratios of leaves, branches and stems, and the foliar:wood content ratio of the seven elements studied in the separation between angiosperms and gymnosperms, among forest groups and among studied species.

Independent variables	Dependent variables of FDA analysis
	Separation between angiosperms and gymnosperms		Separation among different forest types		Separation among different species
	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level	Wilks’ Lambda	P-level
C concentration stems	0.282	<0.000001	0.0857	<0.000001	0.00378	<0.000001
N concentration stems	0.282	<0.000001	0.0799	<0.000001	0.00359	<0.000001
P concentration stems	0.275	0.059	0.0778	0.048	0.00337	0.000078
S concentration stems	0.275	0.26	0.0776	0.16	0.00329	0.079
Ca concentration stems	0.275	0.10	0.0801	<0.000001	0.00339	0.000007
Mg concentration stems	0.275	0.12	0.0780	0.020	0.00334	0.00097
K concentration stems	0.280	0.000005	0.0798	0.000001	0.00348	<0.000001
C concentration branches	0.288	<0.000001	0.0888	<0.000001	0.00457	<0.000001
N concentration branches	0.275	0.12	0.0774	0.30	0.00330	0.054
P concentration branches	0.279	0.000030	0.0789	0.00013	0.00343	<0.000001
S concentration branches	0.274	0.73	0.0772	0.73	0.00327	0.39
Ca concentration branches	0.274	0.43	0.0781	0.011	0.00335	0.00034
Mg concentration branches	0.274	0.61	0.0808	<0.000001	0.00354	<0.000001
K concentration branches	0.280	0.000004	0.0812	<0.000001	0.00351	<0.000001
C concentration leaves	0.293	<0.000001	0.0922	<0.000001	0.00529	<0.000001
N concentration leaves	0.280	0.000014	0.0805	<0.000001	0.00361	<0.000001
P concentration leaves	0.281	0.000001	0.0802	<0.000001	0.00342	<0.000001
S concentration leaves	0.275	0.051	0.0785	0.0013	0.00345	<0.000001
Ca concentration leaves	0.281	0.000002	0.0797	0.000001	0.00364	<0.000001
Mg concentration leaves	0.274	0.51	0.0789	0.00014	0.00365	<0.000001
N:P leaf concentration	0.282	<0.000001	0.0817	<0.000001	0.00344	<0.000001
N:K leaf concentration	0.279	0.000024	0.0786	0.00069	0.00407	<0.000001
P:K leaf concentration	0.274	0.47	0.0776	0.14	0.00345	<0.000001
N:P stems	0.274	0.37	0.0777	0.068	0.00335	0.00032
N:K stems	0.280	0.000015	0.0790	0.000091	0.00338	0.000023
P:K stems	0.276	0.013	0.0781	0.0095	0.00347	<0.000001
N:P branches	0.274	0.36	0.0782	0.0045	0.00340	0.000002
N:K branches	0.275	0.093	0.0777	0.072	0.00332	0.011
P:K branches	0.282	<0.000001	0.0800	<0.000001	0.00332	0.013
C (L/W) content ratio	0.275	0.039	0.0861	<0.000001	0.00347	<0.000001
N(L/W) content ratio	0.275	0.071	0.0775	0.26	0.00374	<0.000001
P(L/W) content ratio	0.277	0.0017	0.0778	0.039	0.00335	0.00063
S(L/W) content ratio	0.275	0.24	0.0776	0.15	0.00341	0.000001
Ca(L/W) content ratio	0.277	0.00079	0.0851	<0.000001	0.00349	<0.000001
Mg(L/W) content ratio	0.274	0.41	0.0802	<0.000001	0.00378	<0.000001
K(L/W) content ratio	0.275	0.039	0.0783	0.0029	0.00395	<0.000001