Table 5 PCA loadings for the first three principal components for 7 root traits. Traits used in analysis of variance models are bolded
Variable | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Root length (cm) | 0.317 | 0.149 | 0.532 |
Specific root length (m kg −1 ) | 0.508 | −  0.060 | −  0.012 |
Specific root area (m2 kg−1) | 0.479 | − 0.278 | − 0.086 |
Root avg diam (cm 10 −1 ) | −  0.369 | −  0.281 | −  0.372 |
Root TD (g cm −3 ) | −  0.216 | 0.639 | 0.345 |
Branchiness (tips cm −1 ) | 0.099 | 0.610 | −  0.620 |
SRTipAbund (tips g−1) | 0.468 | 0.193 | − 0.263 |