Using a Multi-Trait Approach to Manipulate Plant Functional Diversity in a Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Experiment
Figure 2
Standardized principal components analysis (PC1 vs. PC2) of the four most important traits.
Plotted are the community weighted means (CWM) of the trait values of the functional traits N-fixation (NF), floristic status, specific leaf area (SLA) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). CWMs of trait values were calculated for each of the 40 mixtures (plotted numbers) based on species biomass proportions.