Fig. 3
From: Comparative physiology of canopy tree leaves in evergreen and deciduous forests in lowland Thailand
The statistical variations among three forest types. Principal component analysis for (a) 13 plant traits whose significant differences among the forest types are recognized in Table 2 and (b) the mean values of ±1 S.E. in the tree species of MDF (blue circle), DEF (green circle) and DDF (red circle). The plant trait codes in (a) are shown in Table 1. (c) Schematic diagram of the distribution of three different forest types, DDF (Dry dipterocarp forest or Dry deciduous forest), MDF (Mixed deciduous forest) and DEF (Dry evergreen forest), along the axes of soil thickness (soil water) and soil nutrients availability as the forest establishment factors.
