Note *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001

Table 2: Results of linear mixed models for Δδ¹³C values (uptake and incorporation of¹³C) of bulk material, as well as the concentration of NSC_T and its compounds (i.e. soluble sugars and starch) in different tissues of Pinus sylvestris and Viscum albumssp. austriacum in the removal experiment (Exp. 2). The degrees of freedom (df) and F-values are given (P-values are given with the significance level indicated, with values corresponding to P<0.05 given in red) for time, irrigation treatment and different removal treatments (i.e. mistletoe removal for pine needle, needle removal and mistletoe removal for pine phloem and xylem, needle removal for mistletoe leaf and shoot; n = 3).