Summary of trait-environment correlations and trait variation patterns for plant communities in mixedgrass and fescue grasslands in Alberta.

Results include correlations between plot scores on non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination axis 1 and plot mean trait values for 27 communities in mixedgrass and fescue grasslands in Alberta, the slope of intraspecific trait variation (bs) for the 34 species occurring in at least 3 communities, and the proportion of total trait variance within species. Increasing plot NMDS axis 1 scores correspond to a transition from mixedgrass to fescue plant communities (i.e. a negative correlation indicates higher plot-mean trait values in mixedgrass communities).