variable	meaning	unit
tree	specific tree code	
sp	species	Ec (Embothrium coccineum), Na (Nothofagus antarctica), Np (N. pumilio)
plot	site where trees were sampled	
site	climate area	
RW	ring width	mm
VD	vessel density	no vessels mm-2
CA	percentage of conductive area	%
MVA	average lumen area of all vessels	_m2
MVD	mean vessel diameter	µm
Dh	hydraulic diameter	µm
VC	vessel composition index	
VGI	vessel grouping index	
VSF	vessel solitary fraction	
Kt	potential hydraulic conductivity	m2 s-1 MPa-1
wd_B	branch wood density 	g cm-3
LMA	leaf mass per area	g m-2
nsc	non-structural carbohydrates	%
starch		%
sugars	soluble sugars	%
ai	area increment	mm2 year -1
leaf_size		cm2
d13C	ratio of stable isotopes 13C:12C	
iWUE	intrinsic water-use efficiency	m mol CO2 mol H2O-1