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Table I

The comparison of two sympatric species regarding leaf traits by one-way ANOVA.

Leaf trait df F-value p
N mg/g 647 113.12 0.001**
P mg/g 647 64.36 0.003**
LMA mg/dm2 647 242.23 0.001**
N/P 647 1.028 0.141NS
NRE 647 36.29 0.003**
PRE 647 3.28 0.162NS
NRP 647 9.40 0.006**
PRP 647 17.60 0.004**
MRTN 647 109.63 0.001**
MRTP 647 30.08 0.003**

NS: Not significant; df: degrees of freedom;

**

p < 0.01.