Ecological Archives E087-028-A1

Denis Vile, Bill Shipley, and Eric Garnier. 2006. A structural equation model to integrate changes in functional strategies during old-field succession. Ecology 87:504–517.

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

 

Life-span

Vm1

Stm

Lm

Rm

H

Sn

Sm

SLA

Flow

Smat

Units

 

(g)

(g)

(g)

(g)

(cm)

 

(mg)

(m2/kg)

(julian day)

Species

                     

Early successional stage (3 years)

                     

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)

                     

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)

                     

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



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