Spearman rank correlation between plasticity in functional traits and seedling performance of 10 Ghanaian tree species; their relative growth rate under optimal conditions (20% of full sunlight and nine weeks watering), plasticity in relative growth rate, survival under stress conditions (no watering for 9 weeks in 20% of sunlight), plasticity in stress survival, and mean plasticity across four treatment combinations (5% of sunlight and no watering, 20% of sunlight and no watering, 5% of sunlight and watered, and 20% of sunlight and watered).

n = 10 species. Significance levels of the correlation are shown. *: p ≤ 0.05 ***: P ≤ 0.001 RGR = Relative Growth Rate. Spearman rank correlation between plasticity in functional traits and seedling performance of 10 Ghanaian tree species; their relative growth rate under optimal conditions (20% of full sunlight and nine weeks watering), plasticity in relative growth rate, survival under stress conditions (no watering for 9 weeks in 20% of sunlight), plasticity in stress survival, and mean plasticity across four treatment combinations (5% of sunlight and no watering, 20% of sunlight and no watering, 5% of sunlight and watered, and 20% of sunlight and watered).