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Table 3 Dependence of BGB allocation patterns on tree size

From: Allometric equations for estimating belowground biomass of Androstachys johnsonii Prain

No.

Pair of variables

Pearson’s correlation test

Distance covariance test of independence

r

p value

dcov

dcor

p value

1

LR/RS vs. DBH

0.4120

4.08E−05

0.3388

0.4856

0.0150

2

TR/RS vs. DBH

−4.3129

4.08E−05

0.3388

0.4856

0.0150

3

RC/RS vs. DBH

0.0662

0.5285ns

0.1118

0.1841

0.2200ns

4

RC/TR vs. DBH

0.5816

9.7E−10

0.4451

0.5851

0.0150

5

LR/RS vs. RCD

0.4078

5.0E−05

0.3357

0.4722

0.0150

6

TR/RS vs. RCD

−0.4078

5.0E−05

0.3357

0.4722

0.0150

7

RC/RS vs. RCD

0.0942

0.3689ns

0.1168

0.1888

0.1650ns

8

RC/TR vs. RCD

0.6051

1.3E−10

0.4653

0.6002

0.0150

9

LR/RS vs. TH

0.2662

0.0099

0.1423

0.4040

0.0150

10

TR/RS vs. TH

−0.2662

0.0099

0.1423

0.4040

0.0150

11

RC/RS vs. TH

0.1451

0.1654ns

0.0775

0.2528

0.0540ns

12

RC/TR vs. TH

0.5418

0.0000

0.2093

0.5446

0.0150

  1. r Pearson’s correlation coefficient, dcov distance covariance, dcor distance correlation, ns not statistically significant at α = 0.05.