Table 2.

List of variables with acronyms and units employed.

Variable	Unit	Definition
DBH	cm	Diameter at breast height
Height	m	Tree height
AGB	kg	Aboveground biomass
BAI	cm2 yr−1	Basal area increment
ABI	kg yr−1	Aboveground biomass increment
P12	MPa	Xylem pressure at 12% loss of hydraulic conductance
P50	MPa	Xylem pressure at 50% loss of hydraulic conductance
P88	MPa	Xylem pressure at 88% loss of hydraulic conductance
Axylem	mm2	Branch sapwood area
$K_{\text{S}}^{\text{emp}}$	kg m−1 MPa−1 s−1	Empirical specific conductivity
$K_{\text{S}}^{\text{theo}}$	kg m−1 MPa−1 s−1	Theoretical specific conductivity
$K_{\text{L}}^{\text{emp}}$		Empirical leaf-specific conductivity
$K_{\text{L}}^{\text{theo}}$	10−4 kg m−1 MPa−1 s−1	Theoretical leaf-specific conductivity
BA	yr	Branch age
Agrowth	mm2 yr−1	Annual branch sapwood area increment
Alumen : Axylem	%	Lumen to sapwood area ratio
VD	n mm−2	Vessel density
D	μm	Vessel diameter
Dh	μm	Hydraulically weighted vessel diameter
Aleaf	cm2	Mean leaf size
SLA	cm2 g−1	Specific leaf area
AS : AL	10−4 m2 m−2	Sapwood to leaf area ratio (Huber value)
C:N		Carbon to nitrogen ratio
δ13C	‰	Carbon isotope signature
Camass	g kg−1	Mass-specific foliar calcium content
Kmass	g kg−1	Mass-specific foliar potassium content
Mgmass	g kg−1	Mass-specific foliar magnesium content
Nmass	g kg−1	Mass-specific foliar nitrogen content
Pmass	g kg−1	Mass-specific foliar phospor content