Trade-off between height growth and spring flushing in common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Table 5 Linear regressions (R ² and regression coefficients) of growth, frost damage and phenological traits against geographical coordinates

Year	Trait	LONG		LAT		ALT
		R ²	b	R ²	b	R ²	b
	HT	0.010	−0.388ns	0.008	0.765ns	0.006	−0.0060ns
	D02	0.004	−0.029ns	0.006	0.076ns	0.009	−0.0008ns
	D13	0.009	−0.032ns	0.000	−0.007ns	0.029	−0.0011ns
	FR	0.299	0.807**	0.106	−1.052ns	0.382	0.0174***
2007	BBM	0.319	−0.366***	0.061	0.350ns	0.336	−0.0071***
	LSM	0.433	−0.165***	0.052	0.126ns	0.236	−0.0023**
	VSL	0.037	0.083ns	0.013	−0.107ns	0.112	0.0027ns
	BBD	0.002	0.004ns	0.001	−0.004ns	0.021	0.0002ns
	LSD	0.307	−0.281**	0.060	0.272ns	0.603	−0.0075***
2008	BBM	0.271	−0.189**	0.040	0.158ns	0.310	−0.0039***
	LSM	0.284	−0.090**	0.044	0.078ns	0.064	−0.0008ns
	VSL	0.004	−0.013ns	0.002	0.018ns	0.038	0.0007ns
	BBD	0.224	0.073**	0.001	−0.012ns	0.259	0.0015**
	LSD	0.273	−0.162**	0.105	0.219ns	0.562	−0.0044***

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