Table 1.

A summary of all traits measured and mentioned in the text

Light condition	Trait	Description	Unit
Steady-state	A sat	Leaf net CO2 uptake in saturating light	µmol m–2 s–1
	g s	Stomatal conductance	mol m–2 s–1
	C i	Intercellular CO2 concentration	µmol mol–1
	iWUE	Intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE=A/ gs)	µmol CO2 mol H2O–1
	V c, max	Maximum rate of carboxylation	µmol m–2 s–1
	Jmax	Maximum rate of electron transport	µmol m–2 s–1
	CE	Carboxylation efficiency	mol m–2 s–1
	Γ	Compensation point	µmol m-2 s-1
	Φ	Quantum yield	Unitless (0–1)
Non-steady-state	Ā 300	Average A during first 300 s of induction	µmol m–2 s–1
	$\overline{g_s}$	Average gs during first 300 s of induction	mol m–2 s–1
	$\overline{C_i}$	Average Ci during first 300 s of induction	µmol mol–1
	$\overline{iWUE}$	Average iWUE during first 300 s of induction	µmol CO2 mol H2O–1
	IT50	Time to 50% induction	Seconds
	IT90	Time to 90% induction	Seconds
	A Max	Maximum A during induction	µmol m–2 s–1
	A 300	A at the end of 300 s	µmol m–2 s–1
	A*	A corrected for stomatal limitation	µmol m–2 s–1
	1/ τ	Rate constant of Rubisco activation	Seconds
	τ	Time to activation of photosynthesis	Seconds
	C Loss	Forgone assimilation	µmol m–2

Units and light conditions are included.