Table 1 Vegetation traits per sample type averaged across all treatments ± standard deviation.

From: Biomechanical traits of salt marsh vegetation are insensitive to future climate scenarios

 

Spartina 5 cm (S5, n = 135)

Spartina 15 cm (S15, n = 120)

Elymus 10 cm (E10, n = 121)

Stem diameter d

mm

3.72 ± 0.54

3.09 ± 0.55

1.31 ± 0.17

Second moment of area I

mm4

10.54 ± 5.97

5.33 ± 3.83

0.16 ± 0.08

Young’s bending modulus E

N/mm2

470 ± 149

464 ± 209

1984 ± 793

  1. Sample types are given with species and distance above the base with the abbreviation and sample size added in parentheses.
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