Table 7.
Spearman rank correlation coefficients (rs) for the relationship between aboveground productivity and morphological properties with FRP conducted separately for the six species.
| Species |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraxinus excelsior | Acer pseudoplatanus | Acer platanoides | Carpinus betulus | Tilia cordata | Fagus sylvatica | |
| ABWP | 0.024 | 0.190 | -0.476 | 0.881∗ | 0.429 | -0.262 |
| SRL | -0.167 | -0.929∗ | -0.190 | -0.143 | -0.595 | -0.524 |
| SRA | -0.286 | -0.810∗ | -0.238 | -0.071 | -0.524 | -0.524 |
| RTD | 0.571 | 0.333 | 0.048 | 0.238 | -0.238 | 0.429 |
| MD | -0.429 | 0.738∗ | 0.048 | 0.119 | 0.524 | 0.167 |
| Root N | 0.429 | 0.143 | -0.491 | -0.381 | -0.167 | -0.357 |
Significant correlations at p < 0.05 are marked with an asterisk. ABWP, aboveground woody biomass production; SRL, specific root length; SRA, specific root area; RTD, root tissue density; root N, fine root N concentration.