Different functional traits of Schima superba along the urbanization gradients

Urbanization will induce substantially environmental changes. However, the potential effects of urbanization on plant functional traits are still not understood. In this study, the dominant species Schima superba Gardn. et Champ. was selected to measure the plant leaf and shoot functional traits under both sunlit and shaded conditions along the urbanization gradients（including urban site HZ, suburban site FY and rural site JD） around the urban center Hangzhou. Two-way analysis of variance（Two-way ANOVA） and multiple comparisons（Tukey） were conducted to analyze the differences of those traits among the three studied sites, and the differences between sunlit and shaded traits for different sites, as well as the sensitivity to the urbanization were also compared. Pearson correlation analysis was adopted to detect the relationships among these functional traits and the meteorological factors of the three sites. The Two-way ANOVA indicated the co-varying of these functional traits due to the urbanization. Specific