But when drought was pushed into spring instead? The opposite happened. Timing, it turns out, matters just as much as the drought itself, maybe more than factors like how crowded the plants are. (5/6)
ALT Figure showing factors influencing plant performance and leaf characteristics. This figure shows the relative contribution of different factors to variation in measures of plant success (such as growth and fruit production) and leaf traits. The analysis includes only plants that emerged during the first autumn after the fire (65 individuals). The height of each column indicates how much of the observed variation in a trait can be explained by the statistical model. Response variables and explanatory factors are arranged from most to least important. The number of factors included in each model varied depending on the trait being analysed.