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Table 2 P values from ANOVA on the effects of CO2 concentration, belowground competition (BGC), nutrient supply (N) and species (S) on photosynthesis (Pn), photosynthetic water use efficiency (WUE), maximum rate of Rubisco carboxylation (Vcmax), and maximum rate of photosynthetic electron transport (Jmax) in black spruce and white spruce seedlings. The seedlings were exposed to two CO2 concentrations (380 and 720 µmol mol−1) with and belowground competition at two nutrient levels. Probabilities ≤ 0.05 were underlined and bold-faced

From: High nutrient supply and interspecific belowground competition enhance the relative performance of Picea mariana (Mill). B.S.P seedlings over Picea glauca [Moench] Voss. under elevated CO2

Factor

Pn

WUE

Jmax

Vcmax

CO2

0.01

0.02

0.57

0.77

RI

1.00

0.01

0.34

0.59

CO2*BGC

0.04

0.01

0.27

0.67

N

0.03

0.37

0.28

0.04

CO2*N

0.29

0.30

0.19

0.50

BGC*N

0.08

0.34

0.30

0.55

CO2*BGC*N

0.74

0.78

0.14

0.56

S

0.00

0.05

0.01

0.02

CO2*S

0.11

0.08

0.27

0.15

BGC*S

0.21

0.22

0.36

0.02

N*S

0.13

0.24

0.84

0.99

CO2*BGC*S

0.40

0.01

0.68

0.13

CO2*N*S

0.24

0.71

0.39

0.57

BGC*N*S

0.60

0.68

0.79

0.87

CO2*BGC*N*S

0.33

0.09

0.10

0.02