Appendix A. Mean trait values of the 34 species studied. A = annual, P = perennial. Vm1 = vegetative mass at first recording, Stm = stem mass at first seed dispersal, Lm = leaf mass at first seed dispersal, Rm = reproductive mass at first seed dispersal, H = maximum height, SLA = specific leaf area, Sn = number of seeds produced per individual per year, Sm = mean individual seed mass, Flow = flowering date of ~50% of plants in the population, Smat = date of seed maturation of ~50% of plants in the population.
Traits |
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Life-span |
Vm1 |
Stm |
Lm |
Rm |
H |
Sn |
Sm |
SLA |
Flow |
Smat |
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Units |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(cm) |
(mg) |
(m2/kg) |
(julian day) |
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Species |
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Early successional stage (3 years) |
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Arenaria serpyllifolia |
A |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
14.9 |
3950 |
0.138 |
39.3 |
91 |
167 |
Avena barbata |
A |
1.01 |
1.50 |
1.04 |
1.62 |
59.8 |
47.4 |
6.436 |
16.9 |
125 |
153 |
Bromus madritensis |
A |
0.07 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.20 |
13.2 |
17.6 |
2.398 |
32.8 |
135 |
153 |
Conyza canadensis |
A |
2.39 |
2.10 |
0.75 |
0.51 |
80.9 |
19737 |
0.048 |
23.0 |
210 |
234 |
Conyza sumatrensis |
A |
8.99 |
5.69 |
2.42 |
1.30 |
97.9 |
36404 |
0.041 |
20.1 |
220 |
231 |
Crepis foetida |
A |
0.24 |
0.60 |
0.34 |
0.29 |
35.1 |
675 |
0.267 |
17.9 |
135 |
203 |
Erodium ciconium |
A |
1.30 |
2.86 |
1.28 |
2.73 |
28.7 |
414 |
5.336 |
14.7 |
106 |
146 |
Geranium rotundifolium |
A |
0.24 |
0.23 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
16.6 |
231 |
1.532 |
32.1 |
98 |
110 |
Medicago lupulina |
A |
0.20 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
38.0 |
656 |
0.208 |
30.3 |
121 |
176 |
Medicago minima |
A |
0.23 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
0.25 |
10.4 |
184 |
1.518 |
19.7 |
106 |
153 |
Veronica persica |
A |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.17 |
8.8 |
480 |
0.382 |
33.1 |
59 |
125 |
Vicia hybrida |
A |
0.49 |
0.49 |
0.39 |
0.60 |
19.5 |
14.9 |
71.410 |
31.8 |
106 |
154 |
Vicia sativa |
A |
0.29 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
0.38 |
18.2 |
41.6 |
14.275 |
23.9 |
98 |
135 |
Convolvulus arvensis |
P |
0.45 |
0.28 |
0.15 |
0.02 |
17.6 |
3.3 |
12.484 |
29.1 |
140 |
188 |
Intermediate successional stage (10 years) |
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Lolium multiflorum |
A |
0.43 |
0.38 |
0.25 |
0.40 |
49.3 |
42.6 |
1.984 |
23.1 |
132 |
156 |
Orlaya grandiflora |
A |
0.56 |
0.53 |
0.10 |
0.77 |
52.3 |
34.7 |
16.616 |
14.8 |
145 |
191 |
Torilis japonica |
A |
1.24 |
0.84 |
0.16 |
0.55 |
64.5 |
1295 |
2.575 |
26.7 |
167 |
198 |
Tordylium maximum |
A |
2.61 |
2.45 |
0.47 |
1.75 |
76.1 |
520 |
9.202 |
28.6 |
153 |
203 |
Trifolium angustifolium |
A |
0.71 |
1.02 |
0.19 |
0.95 |
48.1 |
162 |
1.690 |
24.0 |
150 |
182 |
Daucus carota |
A |
2.57 |
2.14 |
0.39 |
1.28 |
89.2 |
2410 |
0.920 |
14.5 |
182 |
280 |
Dipsacus fullonum |
A |
8.33 |
12.98 |
3.92 |
10.04 |
132.1 |
1977 |
2.408 |
19.2 |
183 |
228 |
Calamintha nepeta |
P |
0.98 |
1.67 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
42.8 |
131 |
0.204 |
22.4 |
176 |
258 |
Cynodon dactylon |
P |
0.28 |
0.30 |
0.34 |
0.06 |
18.9 |
13.5 |
0.121 |
23.1 |
183 |
265 |
Dactylis glomerata |
P |
3.17 |
6.92 |
11.39 |
1.49 |
52.6 |
2329 |
0.350 |
26.0 |
150 |
182 |
Picris hieracioides |
P |
1.11 |
3.64 |
1.07 |
0.31 |
89.6 |
797 |
0.650 |
19.6 |
176 |
234 |
Sanguisorba minor |
P |
0.69 |
0.37 |
0.46 |
0.28 |
34.7 |
40.9 |
8.269 |
15.9 |
132 |
169 |
Advanced successional stage (25 years) |
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Agrimonia eupatoria |
P |
3.70 |
2.11 |
2.27 |
1.27 |
88.0 |
114 |
37.166 |
13.1 |
153 |
203 |
Aristolochia rotunda |
P |
2.77 |
0.95 |
1.87 |
0.20 |
40.8 |
71.9 |
46.898 |
19.9 |
121 |
163 |
Brachypodium phoenicoides |
P |
2.65 |
0.98 |
3.69 |
0.29 |
81.5 |
13.3 |
2.339 |
13.1 |
163 |
228 |
Bromus erectus |
P |
1.76 |
0.55 |
3.27 |
0.06 |
65.2 |
1.8 |
3.089 |
14.8 |
143 |
210 |
Centaurea aspera |
P |
1.22 |
3.48 |
0.58 |
2.05 |
65.4 |
197 |
3.163 |
20.8 |
160 |
274 |
Inula conyza |
P |
1.99 |
2.63 |
0.24 |
2.57 |
63.8 |
5008 |
0.229 |
16.8 |
218 |
296 |
Rubia peregrina |
P |
0.58 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
0.11 |
19.6 |
5.0 |
30.084 |
14.4 |
160 |
198 |
Sedum sediforme |
P |
0.51 |
0.61 |
0.01 |
0.25 |
36.7 |
861 |
0.074 |
5.0 |
183 |
228 |