Interactive Effects of Soil Nutrients, Moisture and Sand Burial on the Development, Physiology, Biomass and Fitness of Cakile edentula |
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Authors: | ZHANG JIANHUA |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Ave. Dr., Penfield, Montreal, Que., Canada, H3A 1B1 |
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Abstract: | ![]() The relative importance and interactive effects of nutrientsupply, soil moisture content and sand burial on the development,physiology, biomass allocation and fitness ofCakile edentulawere examined under controlled greenhouse conditions. Planttraits were more frequently affected by nutrient supply thanby soil moisture content or sand burial. Measurements on mostplant traits also varied depending on the two or three way interactionsamong the three environmental factors. Plants partially buriedby sand had higher leaf chlorophyll concentration than thoseunburied at the early stages of development, especially underlow soil moisture content. High nutrient supply tended to lowerthe leaf chlorophyll concentration of mature plants, and thiseffect was more pronounced under high as compared to low soilmoisture content. High nutrient supply enhanced the photosyntheticcapacity of plants when they were water stressed. With adequatesoil moisture, high nutrient supply increased/decreased thephotosynthetic capacity of plants with/without previous experienceof water stress. High nutrient supply increased the biomassallocation to the root system of plants, especially at low soilmoisture content. Partial sand burial also promoted biomassallocation to the root system of plants grown at low soil moisturecontent. Soil nutrition; water supply; sand accretion; multiple stresses; biomass allocation; Cakile edentula |
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