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. 2022 Jun 14;10:e13458. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13458

Table 2. Descriptors of trait’s network centrality: degree, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality for seedlings from moist and dry tropical forests.

Moist forest Dry forest
Betweenness Closeness Degree Betweenness Closeness Degree
SLA 0.00 0.60 0.33 0.00 0.50 0.11
LTh 0.00 0.56 0.33 0.00 0.64 0.55
LWC 0.41 0.82 0.77 0.48 0.90 0.88
MPU 0.00 0.56 0.33 0.00 0.64 0.55
WD 0.13 0.69 0.55 0.00 0.64 0.55
SWC 0.06 0.69 0.55 0.09 0.75 0.66
SRL 0.16 0.69 0.55 0.00 0.43 0.22
RTh 0.00 0.47 0.22 0.14 0.64 0.44
RD 0.08 0.60 0.44 0.06 0.60 0.33
MRD 0.00 0.47 0.11 0.00 0.64 0.55

Notes.

SLA
Specific leaf area
MPU
Minimum photosynthetic unit
LTh
Leaf thickness
LWC
Leaf water content
WD
Wood density
SWC
Stem water content
SRL
Specific root length
MRD
Maximum root depth
RTh
Root thickness
RD
Root density