Supplementary analyses, table, figures from Breakdown of the growth–mortality trade-off along a soil phosphorus gradient in a diverse tropical forest

The file involves (i) supplementary texts for the statistics to quantify the distance-weighting coefficient to calculate shading index, and the potential interaction of shading with soil P and water availability, and (ii) supplementary figures (Fig S1 – S6) and tables (Table S1–5)

SupplementaryData_species_growth_parameters from Breakdown of the growth–mortality trade-off along a soil phosphorus gradient in a diverse tropical forest

The file involves species-specific parameters estimated by the Bayesian analysis for tree growt

Characteristics of study species from Breakdown of the growth–mortality trade-off along a soil phosphorus gradient in a diverse tropical forest

The data on species name and their characteristics including their habitat associations, number of trees, wood density, leaf N and P concentrations, and maximum diameter at breast height (dbh)

Vegetation data along the Jurien Bay dune chronosequence

Floristic surveys were conducted on the 60 permanent 10 m × 10 m plots (10 plots in each of six chronosequence stages). Each plot was surveyed at least once between August 2011 and March 2012. To estimate canopy cover and number of individuals for each plant species within the 10 m × 10 m plots, seven randomly-located 2 m × 2 m subplots were surveyed within each plot. Within each subplot, all vascular plant species were identified, the corresponding number of individuals was counted and the vertically projected vegetation canopy cover was estimated

SupplementaryData_species_mortality_parameters from Breakdown of the growth–mortality trade-off along a soil phosphorus gradient in a diverse tropical forest

The file involves data on species-specific parameters estimated by the Bayesian analysis for tree mortalit

Metadata for study sites from Breakdown of the growth–mortality trade-off along a soil phosphorus gradient in a diverse tropical forest

The file involves data on geographical locations and environmental variables of study sites

Tyson Forest Dynamics Plot leaf functional trait data

Data on functional traits (leaf size, specific leaf area (SLA), leaf water content (LWC), leaf toughness, and chlorophyll content) measured on three leaves each of 681 individuals across for 35 woody plant species in a 12-ha section of the Tyson Forest Dynamics Plot, Missouri, US

Supplement 1. Initial litter quality and water-soluble element data by species.

<h2>File List</h2><div> <p><a href="supplemental_litter_leaching_20120822.csv">supplemental_litter_leaching_20120822.csv</a> (md5: a5b18924aff40de97816e3a41342150a) </p> </div><h2>Description</h2><div> <p>The file contains initial litter quality and water soluble element data listed by species. Initial litter quality data was determined by grinding and homogenizing 10 g of litter (petioles removed) per species. Water soluble element and pH data show the average of three water extracts per species, with the exception of inorganic N that only had two replicates per species. Water soluble element and pH data are from 4 h extracts. All data expressed on a litter mass basis use oven-dried (60°C) mass.</p> <p>Columns are as follows:</p> <p>1. Species. Species are referenced by species code. See <a href="appendix-A.htm">Appendix A</a> for species names.</p> <p>2. Total Al concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg Al/g litter.</p> <p>3. Total C concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg C/g litter.</p> <p>4. Total Ca concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg Ca/g litter.</p> <p>5. Total K concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg K/g litter.</p> <p>6. Total Mg concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg Mg/g litter.</p> <p>7. Total N concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg N/g litter.</p> <p>8. Total Na concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg Na/g litter.</p> <p>9. Total P concentration in the initial litter expressed as mg P/g litter.</p> <p>10. Percent lignin in initial litter.</p> <p>11. Water extractable Al expressed as extracted mg Al/g litter.</p> <p>12. Dissolved organic carbon expressed as extracted mg C/g litter.</p> <p>13. Water extractable Ca expressed as extracted mg Ca/g litter.</p> <p>14. Water extractable K expressed as extracted mg K/g litter.</p> <p>15. Water extractable Mg expressed as extracted mg Mg/g litter.</p> <p>16. Water extractable Na expressed as extracted mg Na/g litter.</p> <p>17. Water extractable total N (inorganic + organic N) expressed as extracted mg N/g litter.</p> <p>18. Water extractable N-NH4 expressed as extracted mg N/g litter.</p> <p>19. Water extractable N-NO3 expressed as extracted mg N/g litter.</p> <p>20. Water extractable molybdate reactive phosphorus (commonly referred to as orthophosphate) expressed as extracted mg P/g litter.</p> <p>21. Water extractable total P (inorganic + organic) expressed as extracted mg P/g litter.</p> <p>22. Leachate pH.</p> <p>Missing data</p> <p>NA indicates ‘not available’.</p> </div

Appendix B. A figure showing the stoichiometry of soluble C, phosphate-P, and total N, on a litter mass basis.

A figure showing the stoichiometry of soluble C, phosphate-P, and total N, on a litter mass basis

Appendix C. Supplementary results: seedling performance in relation to the main environmental gradient among the sites and to a multivariate seedling trait axis.

Supplementary results: seedling performance in relation to the main environmental gradient among the sites and to a multivariate seedling trait axis