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. 2018 Dec 6;13(12):e0208512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208512

Table 3. Results of multiple regression analyses of morphological and physiological traits of metamers of Copaifera langsdorffii with climatic variables.

For each trait, mean values of each individual were used.

Regression AIC R2 F P AIC R2 F P
Metamers in sun Metamers in shade
Morphological traits Morphological traits
Leaf area = -25.90+0.02Sunshine 673.51 0.35 60.88 <0.001 Leaf area = -27.25+0.02Sunshine 683.60 0.37 65.43 <0.001
Petiole length = 6.06–0.02Evap 285.13 0.06 8.32 <0.01 Petiole length = 6.08–0.02Evap 297.05 0.05 6.21 <0.01
Internode length = -0.10+5.26E-04Sunshine 107.81 0.07 9.19 <0.01 Internode length = -0.11+5.44E-04Sunshine 95.68 0.08 10.95 <0.01
SLA = 42.05+22.68AI 802.86 0.30 48.91 <0.001 SLA = 50.91+20.77AI 809.65 0.25 38.59 <0.001
LARm = 50.41+12.34AI+0.09Evap 766.46 0.22 16.84 <0.001 LARm = 81.30+4.16AI-0.26Evap 773.20 0.21 15.71 <0.001
SPL = 32.83+142.41AI 1079.10 0.59 163.70 <0.001 SPL = 54.15+124.78AI 1094.30 0.49 109.70 <0.001
SIL = 128.94–0.72Evap 915.10 0.26 38.73 <0.001 SIL = 121.93–0.57Evap 933.54 0.15 20.38 <0.001
Physiological traits Physiological traits
ETRmax = 46.17 156.00 1.81−3 0.03 0.87 ETRmax = 59.51 169.98 1.47−3 0.02 0.88
PPFDsat = -900.05+35.80Temp+7.15Evap 224.73 0.57 12.12 <0.001 PPFDsat = -671.56+55.79Temp 236.57 0.18 4.69 <0.05
Fv/Fm = 0.56–0.12AI -58.59 0.32 9.02 <0.01 Fv/Fm = 0.77 -95.75 0.02 0.42 0.53

Rainfall = Annual rainfall (mm); Temp = Average annual temperature (°C); Evap = Potential evapotranspiration (mm month -1); Sunshine = Total annual hours of bright sunshine (h); AI = Average annual aridity index. For morphological traits N = 112 and physiological traits N = 18.