TABLE 1.

A summary of all traits measured and mentioned in the text. Units and light conditions are included

Light Condition	Trait	Description	Unit
Steady‐state	Asat	Leaf net CO2 uptake in saturating light	µmol m−2 s−1
	gs	Stomatal conductance	mol m−2 s−1
	Ci	Intercellular CO2 concentration	µmol mol−1
	iWUE	Intrinsic water‐use efficiency (Iwue = A/gs )	µmol CO2 mol H2O−1
	AMax	CO2 uptake in saturating [CO2] and light	µmol m−2 s−1
	Vc, max	Maximum rate of carboxylation	µmol m−2 s−1
	Jmax	Maximum rate of electron transport	µmol m−2 s−1
	TPU	Triosephosphate utilization
	CE	Carboxylation efficiency	mol m–2 s–1
	Γ	Compensation point	µmol m−2 s−1
	Φ	Quantum yield	unitless (0–1)
	L	Stomatal limitation	µmol mol−1
Non‐steady‐state	$\overline{A}$	Average A during induction	µmol m−2 s−1
	$\stackrel{‐}{g_s}$	Average gs during induction	mol m−2 s−1
	$\stackrel{‐}{C_i}$	Average Ci during induction	µmol mol−1
	$\overline{\mathit{iWUE}}$	Average iWUE during induction	µmol CO2 mol H2O−1
	As	CO2 uptake after induction once steady‐state is reached	µmol m−2 s−1
	IT50	Time to 50% induction	Seconds
	IT90	Time to 90% induction	Seconds
	$g_{s50i}$	Time to 50% stomatal conductance during induction	Seconds
	$g_{s90i}$	Time to 90% stomatal conductance during induction	Seconds
	$g_{s50r}$	Time to 50% stomatal conductance during high‐light to low‐light transition	Seconds
	$g_{s90r}$	Time to 90% stomatal conductance during high‐light to low‐light transition	Seconds
Chlorophyll Fluorescence	NPQ	Non‐photochemical quenching	unitless
Leaf Traits	LA	Fresh leaf area	mm−2
	DW	Dry leaf weight	g−1
	SLA	Specific leaf area	mm−2 g−1