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Table 1 Anatomical leaf traits at full leaf expansion of the considered species

From: Morphological, anatomical and physiological leaf traits of Q. ilex, P. latifolia, P. lentiscus, and M. communis and their response to Mediterranean climate stress factors

Species

L (μm)

SPL (μm)

SPW (μm)

SPA (μm2)

SD (stomata mm-2)

P. lentiscus

378 ± 54 a

11.7 ± 1.3 a

7.8 ± 1.3 a

71.8 ± 12.5 a

406 ± 20 a

P. latifolia

419 ± 25 a

19.5 ± 2.6 b

11.1 ± 1.3 b

170.3 ± 31.3 b

238 ± 21 b

M. communis

311 ± 10 b

10.5 ± 2.0 ac

5.4 ± 1.0 c

45.5 ± 15.2 c

508 ± 82 c

Q. ilex

314 ± 59 b

9.1 ± 1.9 c

5.9 ± 0.6 c

42.1 ± 12.4 c

432 ± 34 a

  1. L, leaf thickness; SPL, stomatal pore length; SPW, stomatal pore width; SPA, stomatal pore area; SD, stomatal density. Mean values (±SE) are shown (n = 20). Mean values with the same letters are not significantly different (Tukey Test, p ≥ 0.05).