Fig. 2

Correlation between the carbon isotope composition of bulk leaf (δ13Clb) and soluble sugars (δ13Css) in the leaves of the five oak species: Q. robur, Q. pubescens, Q. ilex, Q. suber, and Q. afares grown under common conditions in a greenhouse. The equations of the regression across the whole data set are provided. The regression is significant at P < 0.001. Species mean values ± 95% confidence intervals are superimposed to the individual data