The rates of starch depletion and hydraulic failure both play a role in drought-induced seedling mortality

Table 2 Comparisons of plant total NSC (mg g⁻¹ DW_plant) between light-exposed and shaded treatments measured at harvest 2, prior to the drought phase

Species	Light	Shade	F	DF	p
Abies nordmanniana	49.37	33.66	5.398	6	0.05
Arbutus unedo	25.55	26.63	0.022	7	0.886
Buxus sempervirens	59.77	62.04	0.155	6	0.707
Cedrus atlantica	12.68	9.33	0.992	6	0.358
Cupressus macrocarpa	18.14	30.16	6.311	6	0.046
Ilex aquifolium	55.30	39.49	14.304	6	0.009
Juniperus thurifera	35.03	31.15	0.342	6	0.58
Pinus halepensis	12.83	9.16	8.678	6	0.026
Pinus pinaster	33.79	30.99	0.142	6	0.719
Pinus sylvestris	28.39	26.36	0.194	6	0.675
Quercus ilex	23.90	23.25	0.018	6	0.897
Tetraclinis articulata	12.26	12.52	0.014	6	0.911

Average total NSC concentrations (in mg g⁻¹) per species and treatments are provided. Statistics of independent measures ANOVA are included. F values, degrees of freedom, and p values for the treatment comparisons are provided. Significant differences between treatments at α = 0.05 are highlighted in bold

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