Functional trait

P value
(Disturbance
F ratio)

Uncut reference
forest

Buffer adjacent
to clearcut

Buffer adjacent to
clearcut with
scarification

Clearcut

Clearcut with site
scarification

High C/N ratio

0.0192(3.385)

2.895±0.569

2.750±0.645

3.375±1.241

2.117±0.827

2.203±0.818

Medium C/N ratio

0.0290(3.062)

4.015±0.908

5.188±1.388

5.031±1.387

4.664±0.756

5.390±0.894

Low C/N ratio*

0.0042(4.622)

0.091±0.617

1.437±0.793

1.828±0.675

1.047±0.356

1.250±0.596

Clourful flower*

0.0058(4.353)

4.276±1.104

5.470±1.322

6.230±1.055

5.140±1.269

5.812±1.456

White flower♣

0.0126(3.722)

2.333±0.987

3.328±0.973

3.531±1.132

2.352±0.765

2.800±0.649

High rooting depth

<0.0001(9.749)

3.453±0.470

3.328±0.643

3.640±1.012

2.039±0.721

2.750±0.756

Moderate rooting depth*

0.0306(3.021)

3.031±1.026

3.940±0.981

4.200±1.311

4.515±1.143

4.270±0.850

Low rooting depth

0.0025(5.082)

1.510±0.452

2.171±0.825

2.340±0.995

1.289±0.458

1.671±0.653

High moisture use

<0.0001(14.392)

1.458±0.687

2.770±0.642

2.640±1.132

3.195±0.593

3.523±0.689

Moderate moisture use*

0.0048(4.509)

6.270±1.175

6.781±1.652

7.516±1.728

5.320±1.225

5.921±1.173

Low moisture use*

0.6000(0.695)

0.255±0.305

0.250±0.316

0.310±0.566

0.120±0.161

0.109±0.232

Fast growth rate*

0.0003(7.112)

2.094±0.606

2.950±1.141

2.970±0.870

3.250±0.520

3.875±0.856

Moderate growth rate*

0.0018(5.3532)

4.312±0.980

4.203±1.137

4.203±1.100

3.187±0.807

3.078±0.545

Slow growth rate*

0.0623(2.473)

0.588±0.776

1.156±0.841

1.050±0.945

0.460±0.495

0.320±0.405

Annual

0.0658(2.431)

–

0.020±0.062

–

0.020±0.050

0.085±0.162

Perennial*

0.0005(6.468)

8.432±1.354

10.359±1.802

10.906±1.820

8.625±1.168

9.617±1.380

Woody stem tissue

0.0003(6.886)

3.468±0.876

4.375±1.028

4.125±1.087

2.640±0.762

3.031±0.861

Herbacious stem tissue*♣

0.1302(1.912)

3.588±0.907

4.203±1.336

5.060±1.692

4.109±1.150

4.687±1.474

Non woody stem tissue*♣

0.1739(1.692)

1.375±0.651

1.780±0.584

1.720±0.584

1.890±0.980

1.937±0.551

Evergreen

0.0001(7.830)

1.072±0.907

2.484±1.093

1.765±1.219

0.563±0.582

0.523±0.445

Deciduous*♣

0.0322(2.981)

6.656±1.500

6.343±1.700

7.359±1.653

6.602±1.032

7.382±0.984

Vegetative regeneration

0.0073(4.168)

6.229±1.121

7.750±1.522

7.730±1.371

6.770±0.878

6.898±0.868

Seed regeneration*♣

0.0236(3.222)

6.635±0.963

7.120±1.584

8.109±1.425

6.730±0.652

7.554±1.099

Vertebrate dispersal*

0.0493(2.653)

3.453±1.303

3.610±1.197

3.780±1.565

2.835±1.263

2.370±1.044

Wind dispersal*

0.1563(1.773)

3.750±0.719

3.844±0.706

4.312±0.993

3.710±0.939

4.266±0.913

Water dispersal*♣

0.4929(0.867)

1.349±0.741

1.080±0.789

1.360±0.626

0.953±0.331

1.203±0.402

High resprouting ability*

0.0011(5.762)

2.625±0.755

3.0469±0.493

3.406±1.007

2.093±0.713

2.660±0.773

Low or no resprouting ability*

0.3925(1.056)

2.604±0.536

2.719±0.889

2.450±0.997

2.297±0.518

2.156±0.550

Persistent seed bank*

<0.0001(8.539)

3.786±0.562

4.265±0.853

4.375±1.044

3.164±0.543

3.156±0.494

Transient seed bank*

0.0642(2.4504)

2.979±1.060

3.328±1.124

3.312±0.933

2.250±0.895

2.540±1.017

High drought tolerance

0.0287(3.069)

0.224±0.289

0.453±0.476

0.453±0.410

0.687±0.353

0.757±0.431

Moderate drought tolerance

0.0193(3.383)

0.572±0.524

0.780±0.499

0.937±0.727

0.289±0.268

0.304±0.356

Low or no drought tolerance*

0.0210(3.317)

4.046±0.938

3.953±0.979

3.250±1.221

3.242±0.633

2.875±0.588

High fire tolerance

0.0058(4.350)

2.552±1.498

4.550±1.327

4.421±1.416

3.554±0.983

4.160±0.834

Moderate fire tolerance

0.016193.527)

0.802±0.296

0.440±0.323

0.437±0.295

0.539±0.291

0.461±0.192

Low or no fire tolerance*

<0.0001(10.216)

2.838±1.025

1.830±0.568

2.170±1.052

1.023±0.520

0.890±0.437