Figure 2. Concentration of non-structural carbohydrates (NSC)
pre- and post-girdling. NSC were measured at (a) leaves at pre-girdling;
(b) leaves at post-girdling; (c) bark at pre-girdling; and (d) bark at
post-girdling in Eucalyptus tereticornis trees (n = 6). Bars are
split to separately show concentrations of starch (clear) and soluble
sugars (black). Tissues were collected at 10 am on 16 May (pre-girdling)
and 25 May 2015 (post-girdling). Please refer to text for explanation of
sample positions. Different capital letters indicate significant
differences among the two sampling positions. Different lower-case
letters indicate significant differences between tissues collected from
the same sample position before and after girdling. Significance was
given when p <0.05. Error bars show +1 Standard Deviation.