Figure 3.

Standardized effect size (SES) of T‐statistics of LMA along the entire elevation gradient in Peru for sun and shade leaves and vegetation gradient in Brazil. Each dot represents the SES value for one community (plot) along the gradient. The triangles and the segments represent, respectively, the mean and the standard deviation of the SES values for a given T‐statistic (i.e., mean and standard deviation of community values). Boxes delimitate the confidence interval of the null model for the whole gradient; thus, for a given T‐statistic, the mean of the SES (crossed circle) is significantly different from the null distribution if it is not embedded within the box. T_ip.ic: ratio of within‐population variance to total within‐community variance, T_ic.ir: community‐wide variance relative to the total variance in the regional pool, and T_pc.pr: intercommunity variance relative to the total variance in the regional pool.