The rates of starch depletion and hydraulic failure both play a role in drought-induced seedling mortality

Table 6 Thresholds of elapsed time to reach a null hydraulic safety margin

Species	Treatment	a	b	R²	AICc	Time_{HSM 0}
Abies nordmanniana	Shaded	3.70	− 0.38	0.46	105.26	59.01
Abies nordmanniana	Light-exposed	5.50	− 0.78	0.64	121.75	49.84
Arbutus unedo	Shaded	10.28	− 0.83	0.80	117.62	77.49
Arbutus unedo	Light-exposed	8.53	− 0.88	0.91	92.42	65.59
Buxus sempervirens	Shaded	9.69	− 0.68	0.73	115.56	99.12
Buxus sempervirens	Light-exposed	10.43	− 0.87	0.86	96.58	84.28
Cedrus atlantica	Shaded	5.04	− 0.25	0.69	67.02	112.28
Cedrus atlantica	Light-exposed	5.48	− 0.39	0.52	111.13	77.63
Cupressus macrocarpa	Shaded	7.66	− 0.33	0.57	87.33	117.18
Cupressus macrocarpa	Light-exposed	9.58	− 0.77	0.72	130.56	77.84
Ilex aquifolium	Shaded	8.17	− 0.49	0.57	128.06	115.64
Ilex aquifolium	Light-exposed	8.07	− 0.46	0.57	128.39	123.9
Juniperus thurifera	Shaded	10.82	− 0.50	0.69	121.58	122.15
Juniperus thurifera	Light-exposed	10.54	− 0.41	0.68	108.71	140.49
Pinus halepensis	Shaded	5.09	− 0.26	0.77	42.77	116.41
Pinus halepensis	Light-exposed	5.00	− 0.31	0.81	42.81	100.45
Pinus pinaster	Shaded	3.34	− 0.11	0.67	22.79	156.03
Pinus pinaster	Light-exposed	3.76	− 0.20	0.82	39.92	116.55
Pinus sylvestris	Shaded	3.11	− 0.14	0.59	56.62	111.51
Pinus sylvestris	Light-exposed	3.57	− 0.26	0.69	62.93	82.74
Quercus ilex	Shaded	8.15	− 0.64	0.57	126.15	72.66
Quercus ilex	Light-exposed	9.30	− 0.82	0.73	104.43	71.82
Tetraclinis articulata	Shaded	15.96	− 0.88	0.80	114.92	112.07
Tetraclinis articulata	Light-exposed	15.19	− 0.87	0.89	99.54	114.8

Coefficients of determination, AICc, and parameter estimates of linear fits are provided. Time thresholds (in days) of shaded and light-exposed treatments for each species are included

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