Table 2. Species-level statistical summaries (average, s.d., sample size) of specific leaf area (SLA; cm2 HSA g−1 C), leaf carbon (%), leaf nitrogen (%), and leaf lifespan (years) for tree and shrub species sampled in Oregon and Northern California.
Div. | Genus | Species |
SLA |
Leaf C |
Leaf N |
Leaf lifespan |
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Avg. | s.d. | N | Avg. | s.d. | N | Avg. | s.d. | N | Avg. | s.d. | N | |||
Divisions (Div.) include angiosperms and gymnosperms. | ||||||||||||||
angio. | Acer | circinatum | 689 | 263 | 4 | 49.58 | 1.77 | 4 | 2.23 | 0.94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
angio. | Acer | macrophyllum | 406 | 121 | 4 | 47.45 | 2.30 | 4 | 2.81 | 0.78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
angio. | Alnus | rubra | 326 | 136 | 9 | 51.03 | 1.07 | 9 | 2.56 | 0.22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
angio. | Arbutus | menziesii | 168 | 35 | 16 | 47.57 | 2.10 | 16 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
angio. | Ceanothus | velutinus | 121 | NA | 1 | 51.20 | NA | 1 | 2.47 | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 |
angio. | Cercocarpus | unknown | 86 | NA | 1 | 46.56 | NA | 1 | 2.18 | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 |
angio. | Chrysolepis | chrysophylla | 137 | 28 | 4 | 49.77 | 0.34 | 4 | 1.30 | 0.23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
angio. | Cornus | unknown | 928 | 107 | 2 | 39.98 | 0.13 | 2 | 1.77 | 0.06 | 2 | NA | NA | 2 |
angio. | Corylus | cornuta | 1,146 | NA | 1 | 48.50 | NA | 1 | 2.91 | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 |
angio. | Frangula | purshiana | 488 | NA | 1 | 47.70 | NA | 1 | 2.90 | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 |
angio. | Holodiscus | discolor | 484 | 355 | 2 | 49.00 | 0.57 | 2 | 2.37 | 0.47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
angio. | Lithocarpus | densiflorus | 162 | 36 | 5 | 43.14 | 4.29 | 5 | 0.91 | 0.16 | 5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5 |
angio. | Purshia | tridentate | 202 | 86 | 66 | 50.09 | 1.20 | 66 | 1.93 | 0.52 | 66 | NA | NA | 66 |
angio. | Quercus | chrysolepis | 130 | 30 | 7 | 43.25 | 2.82 | 7 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 7 |
angio. | Quercus | garryana | 586 | 205 | 3 | 46.51 | 1.59 | 3 | 2.10 | 0.62 | 3 | 1 | NA | 3 |
angio. | Quercus | kelloggii | 260 | 59 | 7 | 45.54 | 0.78 | 7 | 1.95 | 0.14 | 7 | 1 | NA | 7 |
angio. | Rhododendron | macrophyllum | 116 | NA | 1 | 52.30 | NA | 1 | 0.97 | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 |
angio. | Ribes | divaricatum | 232 | NA | 1 | 48.40 | NA | 1 | 2.61 | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | 1 |
gymno. | Abies | amabilis | 87 | 18 | 25 | 52.13 | 0.65 | 25 | 0.89 | 0.12 | 25 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 25 |
gymno. | Abies | concolor | 102 | 18 | 89 | 48.08 | 1.97 | 89 | 0.88 | 0.13 | 89 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 89 |
gymno. | Abies | grandis | 91 | 19 | 102 | 48.87 | 1.71 | 71 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 71 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 97 |
gymno. | Abies | lasiocarpa | 98 | 13 | 7 | 50.59 | 2.45 | 7 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 7 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 7 |
gymno. | Abies | magnifica | 73 | 11 | 11 | 48.89 | 2.10 | 11 | 0.90 | 0.18 | 11 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 11 |
gymno. | Abies | procera | 72 | 20 | 22 | 51.72 | 1.66 | 22 | 0.85 | 0.15 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 22 |
gymno. | Calocedrus | decurrens | 82 | 24 | 18 | 48.04 | 1.62 | 18 | 0.84 | 0.21 | 18 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1 |
gymno. | Juniperus | occidentalis | 64 | 9 | 68 | 48.86 | 1.71 | 68 | 0.95 | 0.20 | 68 | NA | NA | 0 |
gymno. | Larix | occidentalis | 309 | 33 | 10 | 46.13 | 2.31 | 10 | 1.87 | 0.37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
gymno. | Picea | engelmannii | 94 | 30 | 11 | 50.01 | 2.23 | 11 | 0.89 | 0.12 | 11 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 11 |
gymno. | Picea | sitchensis | 138 | 47 | 27 | 53.02 | 0.76 | 27 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 27 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 27 |
gymno. | Pinus | contorta | 83 | 10 | 40 | 50.06 | 1.67 | 40 | 1.06 | 0.21 | 40 | 8 | 4.1 | 40 |
gymno. | Pinus | flexilis | 107 | 5 | 3 | 52.90 | 0.20 | 3 | 1.29 | 0.12 | 3 | NA | NA | 0 |
gymno. | Pinus | jeffreyi | 90 | 27 | 45 | 49.56 | 0.94 | 45 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 45 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 45 |
gymno. | Pinus | lambertiana | 103 | 32 | 6 | 47.63 | 0.93 | 6 | 1.05 | 0.08 | 6 | 7 | 1.7 | 6 |
gymno. | Pinus | monticola | 103 | 15 | 11 | 50.71 | 1.03 | 11 | 1.40 | 0.23 | 11 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 11 |
gymno. | Pinus | ponderosa | 81 | 11 | 267 | 50.77 | 2.17 | 267 | 1.15 | 0.17 | 267 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 185 |
gymno. | Pseudotsuga | menziesii | 119 | 24 | 310 | 51.40 | 1.64 | 253 | 1.08 | 0.19 | 253 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 306 |
gymno. | Thuja | plicata | 95 | 18 | 3 | 51.03 | 1.99 | 3 | 0.98 | 0.12 | 3 | 5 | NA | 1 |
gymno. | Tsuga | heterophylla | 175 | 46 | 82 | 52.74 | 0.98 | 82 | 1.05 | 0.23 | 82 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 82 |
gymno. | Tsuga | mertensiana | 193 | 61 | 3 | 50.87 | 0.81 | 3 | 0.89 | 0.21 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 3 |