Table 1.
Effect of individual trait means (CWM) and variances (FDt) on soil microbial basal respiration (BR) and soil microbial biomass (GIR)
| Functional Trait | BR | GIR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDt | CWM | FDt | CWM | |
| Litter nitrogen concentration | 0.025↗ | 0.436 | 0.722 | 0.004↗ |
| Litter carbon concentration | 0.952 | 0.025↘ | 0.316 | 0.027↘ |
| Leaf dry matter content | 0.936 | 0.440 | 0.222 | 0.067 |
| Specific leaf area | 0.173 | <0.001↗ | 0.630 | <0.001↗ |
| Root diameter | 0.647 | 0.018↗ | 0.038↘ | <0.001↘ |
| Root branching intensity | 0.687 | 0.021↗ | 0.490 | <0.001↗ |
| Specific root length | 0.895 | 0.003↗ | 0.043↘ | <0.001↗ |
| Root nitrogen concentration | 0.704 | 0.393 | 0.429 | 0.009↘ |
| Root carbon concentration | 0.901 | 0.329 | 0.082 | <0.001↗ |
| Root phosphorus concentration | 0.784 | 0.259 | 0.420 | 0.042↘ |
| Root potassium concentration | 0.935 | 0.184 | 0.314 | 0.184 |
| Root calcium concentration | 0.019↗ | 0.496 | 0.350 | 0.256 |
| Root magnesium concentration | 0.998 | 0.662 | 0.979 | 0.253 |
| Tree height | 0.603 | 0.004↗ | 0.507 | <0.001↗ |
| Ground diameter | 0.322 | 0.023↗ | 0.483 | <0.001↗ |
| Wood density | 0.309 | 0.005↗ | 0.069 | <0.001↗ |
| Seed mass | 0.576 | 0.831 | 0.007↗ | 0.047↗ |
The values presented are the p values of mixed model regressions, and significant positive or negative effects (at α = 0.05) are represented with arrows.