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Table 4 Pigment contents of tree, shrub and vine in two urban locations in China

From: Adaptation strategies of leaf traits and leaf economic spectrum of two urban garden plants in China

Life form

Site

Chlorophyll a (mg g− 1)

Chlorophyll b (mg g− 1)

Carotenoids

(mg g− 1)

Chlorophyll

(mg g− 1)

Tree

Mudangjiang

4.03 ± 1.72a

1.14 ± 0.50a

2.55 ± 0.30 a

5.17 ± 2.21a

 

Bozhou

3.9 ± 1.49a

1.2 ± 0.50a

1.29 ± 0.48 b

5.1 ± 1.96a

Shrub

Mudangjiang

6.35 ± 2.57a

1.64 ± 0.70a

2.9 ± 0.58 a

7.99 ± 3.26a

 

Bozhou

2.88 ± 0.62b

0.25 ± 0.05b

0.73 ± 0.09 b

3.12 ± 0.60b

Vine

Mudangjiang

1.31 ± 0.41b

0.41 ± 0.07b

1.18 ± 0.33 a

1.72 ± 0.48b

 

Bozhou

7.8 ± 1.24a

1.71 ± 0.22a

1.25 ± 0.11 a

9.51 ± 1.02a

  1. Note: Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 levels