Responses of leaf morphology, NSCs contents and C:N:P stoichiometry of Cunninghamia lanceolata and Schima superba to shading

Table 2 Correlations between leaf NSCs contents and C, N, P content, and C:N:P ratio of C. lanceolata and S. superba seedlings

Species		Soluble sugar	Starch	NSC (Soluble sugar+Starch)	Soluble sugar/Starch
C. lanceolata	C	0.443	−0.136	0.371	0.768^**
	N	−0.879^**	−0.788^**	− 0.903^**	−0.477^*
	P	0.248	−0.319	0.168	0.663^*
	C:N	0.898^**	0.841^**	0.929^**	0.443
	N:P	−0.731^**	−0.282	−0.692^**	− 0.762^**
	C:P	−0.023	0.407	0.045	−0.434
S. superba	C	0.555^*	0.539^*	0.587^**	0.024
	N	−0.820^**	−0.774^**	− 0.860^**	−0.082
	P	−0.242	−0.497^*	− 0.339	0.330
	C:N	0.781^**	0.735^**	0.819^**	0.080
	N:P	−0.725^**	− 0.436	−0.681^**	− 0.402
	C:P	0.341	0.583^**	0.441	−0.306

Date are Pearson correlation coefficients. **Significant at p < 0.01, * significant at p < 0.05

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