Figure 3: Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and LDMC concentrations (mean ± sd) in Quercus variabilis leaves at two ontogenetic stages versus latitude. | Scientific Reports

Figure 3: Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and LDMC concentrations (mean ± sd) in Quercus variabilis leaves at two ontogenetic stages versus latitude.

From: Defense pattern of Chinese cork oak across latitudinal gradients: influences of ontogeny, herbivory, climate and soil nutrients

Figure 3

(a–d) are cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and LDMC, respectively. The R2 coefficients and P values shown were obtained using simple linear regression models. Each point represents the mean of a certain latitudinal site (a total of 4 plots were established at each latitudinal site; three juvenile and three mature trees were chosen per plot for sampling purposes). The error bars represent the standard deviation of the average value. Asterisks represent significant differences at P < 0.05 (*) and P < 0.01 (**) based on a T-test.

Back to article page