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| Variable | Required Covariates | Optional Covariates |  |:---------|:--------------------|:--------------------|  | vcmax |irradiance and  temperature (leaf (leafT  or air) | airT) |irradiance  | |any leaf measurement | | canopy height |  | root\_respiration\_rate | temperature (root (rootT  or soil)| soilT)|  soil moisture | | | root\_diameter\_max | root size class (usually 2mm) |  | any respiration | temperature | |  | root biomass | | min. size cutoff, max. size cutoff |