Table 2.
Correlation between similarity of FEF assemblages and Euclidian distance of each leaf trait, using partial Mantel test to control the impact of host phylogeny. Species number = 23; OTUs were pooled by sum and then transformed to proportion of the total reads count in each sample
| Predictor | Simple Mantel test | Partial Mantel test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| SLA (cm2/g dry mass) | .238 | .006 | .265 | .001 |
| Leaf water content (%) | −.070 | .432 | −.080 | .372 |
| Leaf C content (g/kg) | .118 | .127 | −.042 | .565 |
| Leaf N content (g/kg) | −.025 | .774 | −.016 | .852 |
| Leaf pH | .230 | .005 | .247 | .002 |
| Toughness (g) | .189 | .035 | .214 | .018 |
| Leaf tannin content per mass (%) | −.008 | .940 | −.038 | .665 |
| Latex volume per area (μl/cm2) | .039 | .640 | .024 | .789 |
| Latex water content (%) | −.021 | .794 | −.010 | .895 |
| Latex alkaloid content (g/L) | −.124 | .103 | −.109 | .156 |
| Latex tannin content (g/L) | −.105 | .209 | −.127 | .119 |
P values < 0.05 are shown in bold.