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. 2022 Jan 7;12:772463. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.772463

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Principal component analysis (PCA) of fine-root traits for Changbai Mountain (CBS), Maoershan (MES) and Xianrendong (XRD) forests. The 95% confidence ellipses are shown. FL, first-order fine-root length; FD, first-order fine-root diameter; FA, first-order fine-root area; FSRL, specific root length of first-order fine roots; SL, second-order fine-root length; SD, second-order fine-root diameter; SA, first-order fine-root area; SSRL, specific root length of second-order fine roots; BR, branching ratio; BI, branching intensity; FC, carbon content of first-order fine roots; FN; nitrogen content of first-order fine roots; Gfl, Gini coefficient of FL; Gfd, Gini coefficient of FD; Gfa, Gini coefficient of FA; CVfl, coefficient of variation of FL; CVfd, coefficient of variation of FD; CVfa, coefficient of variation of FA.