Ecological Archives E096-230-A3
Nathan P. Lemoine, Jessica Shue, Brittany Verrico, David Erickson, W. John Kress, and John D. Parker. 2015. Phylogenetic relatedness and leaf functional traits, not introduced status, influence community assembly. Ecology 96:2605–2612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1883.1
Appendix C. Supplemental tables describing environmental variables in each forest stand, tests for phylogenetic trait conservation, and comparisons of native and introduced species.
Table C1. Environmental variables (mean ± 1 SD) for each forest stand.
Forest Stand |
% Soil VWC |
Light Transmittance |
Litter Depth (cm) |
Stand Age (years) |
LI1 |
41.90 ± 4.50 |
46.33 ± 34.72 |
2.96 ± 1.60 |
5 |
LM2 |
35.62 ± 8.59 |
45.53 ± 31.45 |
4.17 ± 2.02 |
5 |
CORNER |
39.81 ± 6.31 |
4.95 ± 5.52 |
1.49 ± 0.60 |
22 |
RAINGL |
28.29 ± 4.60 |
6.23 ± 3.32 |
1.89 ± 1.04 |
22 |
CRNFLA |
33.50 ± 3.45 |
37.70 ± 35.52 |
1.50 ± 0.80 |
34 |
STVNF1 |
24.87 ± 3.36 |
16.03 ± 6.35 |
1.37 ± 0.59 |
36 |
STVNF2 |
36.98 ± 3.56 |
22.74 ± 20.23 |
0.95 ± 0.60 |
46 |
DSCTRL |
38.90 ± 3.18 |
5.58 ± 2.21 |
1.80 ± 0.73 |
54 |
TEACH2 |
42.57 ± 2.99 |
16.97 ± 18.13 |
1.58 ± 0.68 |
56 |
STRCO2 |
34.90 ± 4.62 |
51.07 ± 20.61 |
1.95 ± 0.68 |
64 |
VINEL2 |
40.93 ± 1.75 |
3.00 ± 3.28 |
2.22 ± 0.90 |
66 |
VINEL1 |
37.43 ± 6.25 |
1.60 ± 1.29 |
2.01 ± 0.85 |
67 |
STRCO1 |
30.92 ± 5.04 |
34.07 ± 23.22 |
1.57 ± 0.74 |
69 |
CI1 |
44.08 ± 4.37 |
14.07 ± 13.06 |
2.29 ± 0.96 |
75 |
CI2 |
53.82 ± 6.37 |
9.00 ± 10.98 |
2.11 ± 0.92 |
75 |
MDCRK1 |
28.82 ± 3.81 |
8.64 ± 2.99 |
1.85 ± 1.04 |
82 |
MDCRK2 |
38.15 ± 7.69 |
11.90 ± 13.41 |
1.01 ± 0.77 |
89 |
H2 |
26.30 ± 7.48 |
8.62 ± 7.60 |
2.51 ± 0.80 |
110 |
H8 |
28.84 ± 8.95 |
7.98 ± 4.31 |
3.42 ± 2.31 |
110 |
FROGC1 |
27.32 ± 3.26 |
2.44 ± 3.34 |
2.87 ± 0.86 |
124 |
FROGC2 |
29.73 ± 2.95 |
5.67 ± 15.45 |
2.26 ± 1.11 |
124 |
BETH |
27.16 ± 4.36 |
2.10 ± 1.02 |
3.32 ± 1.27 |
130 |
TEACH1 |
16.85 ± 3.23 |
3.40 ± 2.03 |
3.93 ± 1.81 |
138 |
KPH3A |
19.67 ± 4.23 |
9.70 ± 4.66 |
4.72 ± 2.12 |
175 |
KPH3B |
23.98 ± 5.34 |
41.68 ± 14.35 |
2.92 ± 1.14 |
175 |
Table C2. Blomberg’s K and p values for tests of phylogenetic signals in plant traits.
|
Blomberg’s K |
p value |
SLA |
0.137 |
0.065 |
Toughness |
.094 |
0.408 |
Seed Mass |
0.125 |
0.385 |
Table C3. Mean MPD and MTD (± 1 SD) for native and introduced species. MPD and MTD were first calculated for each species in each forest stand and the data were then pooled across species and stands.
Geographic Origin |
MTD |
MPD |
Native |
1.66 ± 1.14 |
274.5 ± 40.5 |
Introduced |
1.42 ± 0.76 |
278.4 ± 40.1 |