Table 2 Leaf anatomical traits in ANOVA hierarchical model between three different climates.

From: Adaptive mechanism in Quercus brantii Lindl. leaves under climatic differentiation: morphological and anatomical traits

Source of variation

df

SL (μm)

SW (μm)

SD ( pores mm−2)

SPI (%)

TL (µm)

TW (µm)

TD (mm-2)

MS

F

MS

F

MS

F

MS

F

MS

F

MS

F

MS

F

Climate

2

1051.661**

26.68

1395.16**

9.22

10,781.08**

59.06

4928.05**

115.23

18,456.7**

8.33

381.30 ns

1.36

724.717**

57.39

Population (Climate)

11

37.682*

2.06

142.97*

2.60

178.07**

2.84

41.74*

2.09

2153.8**

7.21

268.75**

10.70

12.742**

3.68

Tree (Climate Population)

50

18.026 ns

1.35

53.70**

1.82

62.88 ns

0.93

19.95 ns

1.01

305.9 ns

0.70

24.67*

1.49

3.625 ns

0.55

Leaf (Climate Population Tree)

335

13.378

29.51

67.35

19.82

439.1

16.56

6.589

Total

398

  1. Stomata length (SL), stomata width (SW), stomatal density (SD), stomatal pore index (SPI), trichome length (TL), trichome width (TW) and trichome density (TD).
  2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01, ns: non-significant.