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

Table 7 Thresholds of elapsed time to deplete 50% of starch concentration

Species	Treatment	a	b	R²	AICc	Time_starch50%
Abies nordmanniana	Shaded	53.87	− 0.72	0.59	150.37	37.23
Abies nordmanniana	Light-exposed	57.87	− 0.77	0.59	152.74	37.74
Arbutus unedo	Shaded	16.83	− 0.21	0.33	127.15	39.21
Arbutus unedo	Light-exposed	20.59	− 0.35	0.51	113.93	29.55
Buxus sempervirens	Shaded	92.70	− 1.10	0.92	130.92	42.15
Buxus sempervirens	Light-exposed	91.41	− 1.14	0.88	131.53	40.04
Cedrus atlantica	Shaded	10.88	− 0.11	0.68	81.33	48.75
Cedrus atlantica	Light-exposed	8.19	− 0.07	0.39	82.33	57.26
Cupressus macrocarpa	Shaded	12.24	− 0.12	0.71	86.34	50.62
Cupressus macrocarpa	Light-exposed	6.64	− 0.06	0.71	61.92	55.68
Ilex aquifolium	Shaded	8.55	− 0.08	0.48	94.05	52.62
Ilex aquifolium	Light-exposed	15.35	− 0.15	0.51	110.16	50.83
Juniperus thurifera	Shaded	30.69	− 0.28	0.88	97.06	55.78
Juniperus thurifera	Light-exposed	30.36	− 0.27	0.77	102.51	55.61
Pinus halepensis	Shaded	12.68	− 0.09	0.63	82.90	69.13
Pinus halepensis	Light-exposed	13.33	− 0.13	0.73	81.21	50.58
Pinus pinaster	Shaded	20.40	− 0.15	0.57	97.94	69.19
Pinus pinaster	Light-exposed	25.26	− 0.19	0.30	136.20	67.35
Pinus sylvestris	Shaded	11.24	− 0.10	0.85	72.43	56.62
Pinus sylvestris	Light-exposed	10.39	− 0.09	0.79	66.68	57.30
Quercus ilex	Shaded	39.20	− 0.46	0.71	134.22	42.61
Quercus ilex	Light-exposed	42.11	− 0.47	0.67	109.75	44.38
Tetraclinis articulata	Shaded	19.75	− 0.16	0.49	107.94	62.83
Tetraclinis articulata	Light-exposed	15.55	− 0.13	0.61	94.66	59.88

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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