新疆南准噶尔荒漠优势植物的化学成分含量特点

南准噶尔荒漠 62种植物 8种元素的含量测定结果显示 ,含量算术平均值的大小顺序为 Na>K>Ca>S>P>Al>Fe>Mn,与阿拉善荒漠植物元素含量的顺序一致。其中 ,Mn、Fe、Al、Na、S的含量变异系数比 P、K和 Ca的大。植物元素含量之间相关分析结果表明 ,Fe与 Al、S与 P、Na与 S呈极显著正相关 ,表明荒漠植物对它们的吸收是协同的 ,而 Fe与 K显著负相关 ,表明植物对它们的吸收具有拮抗作用。聚类分析和排序结果说明不同生态功能群植物都有自身的元素含量特点 ,盐生植物 Na、S含量高 ,沙生植物为高 K低 Na含量功能群植物     

喀喇昆仑,昆仑山地区植物元素含量的区域分异和数量分析

对喀喇昆仑昆仑山地区８７种植物２１个元素含量及区域分异的研究表明,Ｃａ、Ｃｒ、Ｃｄ、Ｆｅ、Ｖ含量比高等植物含量偏高,Ｐ,Ｐ的含量偏低,同种植物在不同地点元素含量有差异,盐柴荒漠植物中Ｎａ,Ｋ,Ｍｇ,Ｐ含量较高;高山草甸、冰缘植被植物Ｂ,Ｃ,Ｆ,Ｖ,Ｔ含量较高,各植被类型植物元素含量Ｎａ／Ｋ差异最大,Ｃａ／Ｍｇ较小,Ｆｅ／Ａｌ差异最小,其变异系数分别为１５３．５、２０．５和１５．９％。     

喀喇昆仑、昆仑山地区植物元素含量的区域分异和数量分析

对喀喇昆仑、昆仑山地区87种植物21个元素含量及区域分异的研究表明,Ca、Cr、Cd、Fe、V含量比高等植物含量偏高,Ph、P的含量偏低。同种植物在不同地点元素含量有差异。盐柴荒漠植物中Na、K、Mg、P含量较高;高山草甸、冰缘植被植物Ba、Ca、Fe、V、Ti含量较高。各植被类型植物元素含量Na/K差异最大,Ca/Mg较小,Fe/Al差异最小。其变异系数分别为153.5、20.5和15.9.%     

Characteristics and Quantitative Analysis of K,Na, Ca,Mg and S Contents in the Dominant Plant Species on the Hutubi Cattle Stock Farm Area,Xinjing

The characteristics on K, Na, Ca, Mg and S contents of 25 plant species were analysed at the grassland on the Hutubi Cattle Stock Farm area, Xinjiang. The level of content is in the order of Na>S>K>Mg>Ca. Different plant species have considerable variation in contents of Na and S, for example, the contents of Na and S are more than 100000 ppm and 30000 ppm respectively in Suaeda physophara and Halocnemum strobilaceum and less than 30000 ppm and 4000 ppm respectively in Phragmites cornmunis and Aeluropus littoralis; their interspecific coefficient of variation (c. v. ) are 95.10 % and 63.16% respectively. The interspecific c. v. of K content, 34.42 %, is the lowest. The contents of K, Na, Ca and S in all innerspecific plants at different sites are less various than interspecific ones; the content of Mg in some innerspecific plants is more various than in interspecific ones. The analysis of correlation between contents of elements in plants and soil shows that Nitraria sibirica is the only plant specie whose coefficient of correlation (c. c. ) of Na content in plant with that in soil reaches the significant negative level in seven plant species; among 5 elements in plants, the c. c. between Na and Ca reaches the significant negative corrrelative level, the c. c. between Na and S reaches the significant positive correlation level. The results of classification and ordination of TWINSPAN and DCA of 25 plant species using the data of 5 elemental contents show that seven plant species, for example, H. strobilaceum, S. physophora, Kalidium foliatum, K. caspicum, etc. are Na and S type plant; Phragmites communis, Achnatherum splendens, etc. are Na and K type plant.     

Studies on the Characteristic of Element Contents in the Dominant Plant Species of the Three gorges Region in China

The characteristics of the contents of 20 elements (Al, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, K, S, Si, P, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ni, Sr, Mo, Na, B, Cr, V) in 16 plant species collected from the Three Gorges Region in China were investigated. The average contents of Ca, K and Mg were higher than 1 000 μg·g-1, that of Al, P, Si, Fe, S and Mn ranged between 100—1 000 μg·g-1 and Ti, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, Cd and V were less than 10 μg·g- 1. The level of Na content was less than that of the reported. The main character of the element contents was of the Ca> K type. The contents of P, S, Ca and K in different plant samples showed a normal distribution pattern, while Al and Mn showed a elements lognormal distribution pattern. Plant species differed greatly in the element contents. On analyzing the coefficient of variation (C. V., % ), Al, Mn, Mg, Ni, Sr and Fe had higher C.V., while the C.V. of K, S, P, Cr, Cd and Cu was less than 60%, and Cu had the lowest C.V. The correlations between Al and Fe, Al and Ti, Al and Cr, A1 and V, Cd and Sr, Cd and Mo, Fe and V, Zn and Cr, Ni and Sr, Mg and Ni, Mo and Sr, Ca and Sr, Cr and Mo, Na and Mg, Na and P, P and S were statistically significant in different plant species. The classification of the 16 plant species and 20 dements by two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) method may suggest the difference in dement contents of the different plant species.     

中国660种陆生植物叶片8种元素含量特征

对全国范围内120个样点660种陆生植物共1781个植物样本的叶片S、K、Na、Fe、Ca、SiO2、Al、Mn含量特征进行了研究。各元素的平均含量大小顺序为KCaSiO2NaSAlFeMn,总体上属于KCa型。与世界陆生植物平均元素含量相比较,我国植物叶片Na的含量偏高。除Ca在草本植物中的含量低于木本植物外,为满足快速生长的需要,S、K、Na、Fe、Ca、SiO2的含量草本植物木本植物、落叶植物常绿植物、阔叶植物针叶植物,而Mn的含量在这些功能组却刚好相反,Al的含量变化不大。S、K、SiO2在针叶林中的含量最低,S、Na、Fe在荒漠植物中的含量最高。Ca与SiO2、Al,以及Mn与除Al之外的其他6种元素之间均呈极显著负相关(P0.01),除此之外,植物元素含量间的相关关系都为极显著正相关(P0.01)。植物叶片元素含量与植物所处的地理位置的相关分析表明,S、K、Na、Fe、Ca、SiO2含量随纬度的增加而增加,Al、Mn随纬度的增加而减少;S、K、Na、Fe、SiO2、Al随经度的增加而减少,Mn随经度的增加而增加,而Ca与经度间相关性不显著。     

荒漠地区8种草本植物营养元素含量的比较分析

为深入了解荒漠植物营养元素计量特征,认识元素间的交互作用,揭示不同生长期、不同沙丘部位植物元素含量差异。以古尔班通古特沙漠8种优势草本植物(4种1年生植物,4种短命植物)为研究对象,采集不同生长期(旺盛期、枯萎期)、不同沙丘部位(坡上、腹地)的植株,测定全株植物的10种营养元素(C、N、P、K、Na、Mg、Al、Mn、Cu、Zn)。结果表明：(1)8种植物元素含量存在显著差异,体现了植物因遗传特性不同而对元素选择吸收的特点,含量为：C(230.19～401.82 mg·g^-1)、N(11.31～18.85 mg·g^-1)、P(0.95～2.08 mg·g^-1)、K(16.12～29.79mg·g^-1)、Na(0.88～3.31 mg·g^-1)、Mg(3.38～5.31 mg·g^-1)、Al(0.33～1.99 mg·g^-1)、Mn(51.35～105.32 mg·kg^-1)、Cu(4.14～6.38 mg·kg<...     

Variation in tissue element concentration in mire plants over a range of sites

Elements in surface peat and ground water were estimated on seven mire sites in central and north Sweden. The variation in tissue clement concentration was studied in eleven plants occurring on the studied sites. The elements estimated were: N, P, K. Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Al, Cu, Mo, Na, S, B, and Si. The species studied were; Carex diandra, Carex limosa, Carex rostrata, Epilobium palustre, Menyanthes trifoliate, Pedicularis palustris, Rumex acetosa, Saxifraga hirculus, Scirpus hudsonianus, Stellaria crassifolia and Tofteldia pusilla . In surface peat over the range of sites, the variation in total concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus was six and tenfold, respectively. The variation in total concentration of potassium was four-fold. Extractable concentrations of these three elements showed an even greater variation between sites. Over the range of sites, the variation in tissue element concentration was larger in roots than in above-ground parls. In above-ground parts, floral parts varied less in tissue element concentration than did stems and leaves. The largest variation in tissue element concentration was found in Carex rostrata and Menyanthes trifoliata . The smallest variation was found in Saxifraga hirculus . Tissues of the rich fen species Saxifraga hirculus and Stellaria crassifolia had the lowest concentrations of heavy metals. The correlation between substrate element concentration and tissue concentration differed both between tissues and species. Concentrations of N, P and K in tissues of the Carex species were highly correlated with the concentrations of these elements in the substrate, while N, P and K concentrations in tissues of the herbaceous species, especially Saxifraga hirculus . correlated less well.     

喀喇昆仑、昆仑山地区植物中一些元素的自然含量特征

 本文论述了喀喇昆仑、昆仑山地区87种植物12个元素含量的特征。在含量水平上>10000ppm的元素有K,Ca,800—5000ppm的元素为Na、Mg,Fe、Al,10—100ppm的元素有Ba、Sr、Ti,Mn,V与Be的含量<10ppm。大多数植物Fe、V,Sr的含量高于一般的自然含量。植物中K含量的频数分布呈正态分布,其余元素的频数分布呈对数正态分布。不同植物种元素含量差异较大,Na的变异系数最大,Ca、Mg含量的变异系数最小。同种植物在不同地点元素含量有较大差异,不同植物种差异也不同。如紫花针茅(Stipa purpurea)>垫状驼绒藜(Ceratoides compacta)>鼠麴凤毛菊(Saussurea gnaphaloides)。植物中元素含量之间的相关分析表明,Fe、Al,V,Ti之间分别达极显著相关水平。用植物中12个元素的资料,对22种植物进行分类和排序,区分出Na,K型植物和Fe,Al,V,Ba型植物。     

不同产地黄芩中无机元素含量及其与根际土壤无机元素的关系

药用植物中各无机元素含量的不仅影响药用植物的生长发育,也是药材有效成分的构成因子。通过对全国范围内16个不同产地(即居群)的92个野生黄芩(Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi)样本及其相应的根际土壤中10种无机元素含量的分析,发现不同产地黄芩及其根际土壤无机元素都有很大变异,且不同产地黄芩根际土壤中无机元素的变异远大于黄芩药材中无机元素的变异。总体来看,黄芩中Mg(9级)含量较其他植物含量高;P(1级)、K(2级)、Mn(3级)含量与其他植物相比处处较低水平;黄芩对Sr(富集系数达到3.52)有较强富集。并且通过无机元素分布曲线分析建立了无机元素指纹谱,主成分分析筛选出黄芩主要特征无机元素为Mg、K、Ca、Fe、Zn。本研究还表明,黄芩对各元素的吸收能力受产地的影响较大,提示黄芩对无机元素的吸收与各产地根际土壤无机元素有一定关联性。     

中国南方生长于不同基质的天然林植物叶片元素含量特征比较

对比中国南方两个热带喀斯特森林、一个热带红树林和来自文献的一个亚热带常绿阔叶林植物叶片元素含量和计量特点。结果表明,受碳酸盐岩的影响,西双版纳和弄岗喀斯特森林植物叶片普遍富含Ca、Mg元素,因岩性差异,含有一定白云岩的弄岗地区的植物富集更多的Mg。西双版纳喀斯特森林存在K、Fe、Na、Zn元素的缺乏状况;由于白云岩矿物成分的特殊性和缓慢的风化速度,弄岗喀斯特植物有更高的叶片K、Zn、S含量。红树林植物富集P、Ca、Mg、Na、S元素,海水环境中大量的离子进入土壤被植物吸收利用,提高了红树的养分含量,并且在高盐环境下Na在叶片中大量富集。但是,红树植物表现缺乏Fe、Si、Zn。亚热带常绿阔叶林植物受酸性土影响大,Mn元素大量富集,P与Na的含量缺乏,并且相比其他生境,常绿阔叶林的N、P、Ca、Mg含量较低。西双版纳和弄岗的喀斯特森林植物叶片N/P比分别为14.27和18.26,说明前者受到N、P的共同限制,后者主要为P限制;红树植物N/P比为13.12,受N限制;常绿阔叶林植物本身严重缺P,N/P比为26.27,表现出明显的P限制。所研究的不同基质上的植物,叶片N与P元素之间均呈显著正相关,这种稳定的协同关系是植物适应环境的普遍规律。Ca与Mg两个二价阳离子元素在喀斯特森林和常绿阔叶林中为协同关系,而在红树林中则不存在相关性,分析表明Na盐胁迫下增加了Mg的吸收,改变了Ca、Mg的平衡关系。N与K元素在红树林和常绿阔叶林中为协同关系,而由于喀斯特环境中Ca、Mg协同影响了K的吸收,改变了N、K的协同关系。P与Zn在喀斯特森林和红树林中都表现出协同关系,这与两种元素在植物代谢过程中都参与了酶的合成有关。红树植物表现K和Mn的拮抗关系,而在喀斯特森林和常绿阔叶林中均未有相关性。S与P元素在弄岗喀斯特森林中表现出正相关,这种协同性可以帮助喀斯特植物缓解缺P的症状,而在高P的红树植物中没有相关性。研究结果对于森林生态系统的生物地球化学循环模拟和生态系统管理有重要参考意义。     

The Content Levels of Chemical Elements of Plants in the Castanozems Typical Steppe Zone of Nei Monggol

The contents of N, P, K, Ca, S, Fe, Al, Si, Na, of 122 plant species in the XiLin River valley in Nei Monggol were studied. These results have shown as follows: 1. The contents of N, P. K, Ca, S, Fe, Al, Si, Na of 122 plants belong to three levels: N, K, Ca are 101-100(%) P, S, Si, Na are 100-10-1(%); Fe, A1 are 10-1-10-2(%). 2. The contents of chemical elements of 122 plants were divided into three levels (high, middle and low content). The range of the content and the number of plants in each level were obtained.     

Relationships between foliar carbon isotope discrimination with potassium concentration and ash content of the riparian plants in the extreme arid region of China

Carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) has been proposed as an indirect estimation criterion for water use efficiency in C₃ plants. Because of the higher cost for Δ analysis, ash content or K concentration has been proposed as an alternative criterion for Δ in many species. In five typical habitats of the extreme arid Ejina desert oasis in northwest of China, the seasonal variations of foliar δ, ash content, and potassium (K) concentration were researched in two constructive desert riparian plants (Populus euphratica Olivier, Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb). The correlations of foliar Δ with ash content and K concentration in both species were also examined to evaluate the feasibility of the foliar ash content and K concentration as surrogates of Δ in P. euphratica and T. ramosissima. Results showed that there were significant effects of plant species, habitats and growth season on foliar Δ, ash content, and K concentration. Foliar Δ and K concentration in P. euphratica were significantly higher than those in T. ramosissima, whereas, the ash content was reverse. Among habitats, the trends of δ signatures in both P. euphratica and T. ramosissima were similar, δ values and ash content in both species were the lowest in the dune. Both in the Gobi and dune sites, K concentration in P. euphratica and T. ramosissima was different. In the whole growth period, foliar Δ values and ash content in both species were gradually increased, but K concentration was decreased. Ash content was significantly and positively related to δ in both P. euphratica and T. ramosissima. However, significantly negative correlations between foliar δ and K concentration as well as between ash content and K in P. euphratica were found. In T. ramosissima, the relationship was positive but very weak.     

川东红池坝地区红三叶和鸭茅人工草地土壤和植物营养元素含量特征的研究

川东红池坝地区红三叶（Ｔｒｉｆｏｌｉｕｍｐｒａｔｅｎｓｅ）和鸭茅（Ｄａｃｔｙｌｉｓｇｌｏｍｅｒａｔａ）人工草地土壤和植物营养元素的含量特征如下：（１）土壤中的元素含量以铁、钾和镁较高,钠、钙、氮、锰和磷较低,硫、锌、硼、铜和钼微少;（２）从元素的富集特征来看,该区土壤中的钙、硫为重度淋溶元素,钾、磷、镁、锌、钠为中度淋溶元素,铁、铜属轻度淋溶元素,锰属富集元素;（３）根据元素的生物吸收系列,红三叶属氮－钙型植物,鸭茅属氮－钾－磷型植物。（４）两种牧草的生物吸收系数,均以钙、硫、磷较高,钠、铁较低,其余７种元素介于二者之间。     

民勤荒漠区主要灌木叶片C、N、P化学计量特征的季节变化

为探究不同灌木叶片C、N、P化学计量特征季节变化规律,揭示荒漠植物对环境的适应策略,以民勤荒漠区4种主要灌木梭梭、沙拐枣、唐古特白刺、柠条锦鸡儿为研究对象,分析不同荒漠植物在生长季内叶片的C、N、P含量及其计量比变化特征。结果表明:(1)沙拐枣、柠条锦鸡儿叶片C含量显著高于唐古特白刺、梭梭(P<0.05),且唐古特白刺显著高于梭梭,沙拐枣与柠条锦鸡儿差异不显著;唐古特白刺叶片N含量显著高于其他3种植物叶片;唐古特白刺叶片P含量最高,并显著高于柠条锦鸡儿,但两者均与梭梭和沙拐枣差异不显著。(2)4种荒漠植物叶片C、N、P含量及其计量比各指标在生长季节内的变异系数表现为:P(28.34%)>C∶P(24.70%)>N∶P(19.07%)>N(17.49%)>C∶N(16.89%)>C(2.91%)。(3)C含量与N、P含量呈不显著正相关关系;除沙拐枣,其他叶片N含量与P含量呈显著正相关关系,4种荒漠植物叶片N∶P值的变化主要由P含量变化决定。(4)植物叶片C、N、C∶N、C∶P和N∶P含量的变异主要受植物种类影响,植物叶片P含量的变异主要受生长季节影响。研究发现,民勤荒漠4种灌木植物叶片C、N、P含量及C∶N、C∶P和N∶P在生长季内因物种而不同,它们在生长季内变异系数在植物种之间也存在差异。     

Factors affecting tissue nutrient concentrations in aCarex meadow

Summary The influence of community and edaphic variables on tissue nutrient concentration was assessed for seven species on aCarex wetland in southern Quebec, Canada.Potassium and sodium tissue levels were considerably higher and Ca and Mg 35% lower than in a deciduous forest. Macronutrient concentrations decreased in the order K>N>Ca>Mg>Na>P. Micronutrient concentrations (Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu) ranged from 0.038–0.005 mg/g. This was 2–3 times less abundant than in an adjacentScirpus wetland. Inter-species coefficient of variation in N, P and K was low (14%) compared to variation in Ca, Mg, and the micronutrients (35%).Principal components analysis of interrelations between tissue elements indicated a clear distinction between N, P, K, Cu, Mn, and Zn levels and ash, Ca, Mg, Na, and Fe levels on the first component. This difference related closely to water depth and fire incidence. The coincidence of burning with water depth and the period of maximum snowmelt and runoff in the Spring suggested the loss of N, P, K, Cu, Mn and Zn by volotilization, runoff, or leaching.Stem density was the most important parameter influencing tissue N, P, and K concentrations whereas soil nitrogen levels were important in ash, Ca, and Mg concentrations. Water depth was the most important variable in the case of Cu, Fe, Mn, Na and Zn levels. Typha angustifolia had the highest level of total nutrients in green tissue,Carex lanuginosa the lowest. Principal components analysis indicated soil nitrogen, water depth, and soil potassium levels, in that order, were the three most important variables influencing the patterns of tissue element variation among species.Potassium and sodium levels in 1-year old litter were 11% and 0.4% compared to concentrations in green tissue. Iron and manganese, both subject to oxidation and adsorption to litter at the soil surface, were distinctly higher (2247% and 199%) in litter than green tissue. Concentrations of these and other elements in litter were consistent with results reported in literature and indicated litter was especially active as a site of cation exchange in the system.     

Taxonomic effect on plant base concentrations and stoichiometry at the tips of the phylogeny prevails over environmental effect along a large scale gradient

Despite the well‐known importance of all elements to plant growth and nutrient fluxes in ecosystems, most studies to date have been restricted to the roles of foliar nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Much less is known about cycling and pools of base cations in ecosystems and the drivers of variation in cation concentrations among plant species, even though these cations are paramount for plant and ecosystem function. In particular, little is known about the contributions of taxonomic position and environmental variation on base cation concentrations. The extent to which concentrations of elements in plants are determined by phenotypic response to their availability in current environments versus by inherent species‐specific uptake and processing adaptations, should be most directly evident at the tips of the phylogeny, where inherent variation among species should reflect relatively recent adaptation to environmental variation since their common ancestry. To test this hypothesis, we explored the geographic pattern and the effects of taxonomy, climate and soil on concentrations and stoichiometry of the base cations potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) across a lineage of Artemisia species and their close relatives across northern China. We found that species identity explained the largest proportion of the total variance for all four base cations (38.3–53.8%) and their stoichiometry (35.2–59.6%). K, Na and Ca concentrations increased significantly with climate seasonality, while Ca concentration decreased with annual temperature and precipitation. Plant K concentration, K:Ca and K:Mg were negatively correlated with soil organic carbon concentrations, but positively with soil pH. Our results suggest that taxonomy still needs to be fully considered for interpreting variation in vegetation nutrition and stoichiometry along broad geographical gradients even for species at the tips of the phylogeny.     

Mineral composition ofCuscuta nevadensis Johnston (dodder) in relationship to its hosts

Summary The mineral composition of 16 samples of dodder (Cuscuta nevadensis Johnston) and leaves of eight species of its host plants collected from the northern Mojave Desert were examined to determine relationships between parasitism and transport of mineral elements from the host to the parasite. The K concentration of dodder was fairly constant for a wide range of host plants. It was sometimes less than and sometimes greater than that of the host. The concentrations of Ca, Mg, B, Mn, Mo, and Sr in dodder were always much lower than those of leaves of host plants. Those of Fe, P, and Al were sometimes higher. Sodium was generally excluded from dodder regardless of host concentration. Positive and significant correlation coefficients were obtained for concentration in doddervs concentration in leaves of host plants for P, Na, Ca, Mg, Cu, Mn, Mo, Sr, Ba, and Li. The coefficient of variation was less in the dodder than in leaves of the different host plants for 7 of 17 metals.     

盐胁迫下荒漠共生植物红砂与珍珠的根茎叶中离子吸收与分配特征

西北荒漠地区C3小灌木红砂(Reaumuria soongorica)和C4半灌木珍珠猪毛菜(Salsola passerina)在特定环境下混生在一起,分布面积广阔。以采自腾格里沙漠边缘荒漠地带的天然野生珍珠猪毛菜和红砂群落的幼苗为材料,经0、100、200、300、400mmol/L NaCl盐溶液共同胁迫10 d,检测它们的含水量、主要矿质离子在根茎叶的含量与分布,揭示二者耐盐的共生协同的离子平衡适应机制。试验结果发现,珍珠猪毛菜叶片具有"吸钾排钠的"的耐盐特征,红砂叶片具备"吸钠排钾"的特征,吸收利用无机矿质离子具备互补效应。二者耐盐Cl、Ca和Si离子吸收与累积能力存在很大差异:随着盐胁迫程度加剧,红砂的根茎叶中Cl离子含量持续增加,并且为珍珠猪毛菜的2—5倍;珍珠猪毛菜根中Ca离子含量为红砂的2—3倍,但含量变化不显著;红砂根中Si离子含量迅速降低后稳定,并且是珍珠猪毛菜根的3—5倍,其他器官变化差异较小。因此,红砂与珍珠猪毛菜的共培养盐胁迫下根中吸收的离子侧重不同,红砂以Na、Cl、Si为主,珍珠猪毛菜以K、Ca为主。随着盐胁迫的程度加强,离子选择吸收系数S k,Na的变化趋势降低,表明二者叶部对Na的选择性减小,K的选择性吸收积累增大,增强了它们的抗盐性,最终使叶片所受盐害减小。总之红砂与珍珠猪毛菜共生的耐盐离子稳态机制显著不同,离子吸收与分布具有互补互利的效应。     

Nutrient Accumulation in the Fruits of Two Species of Seagrass, Posidonia australis and Posidonia sinuosa

The accumulation is described of N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe,Zn, Mn and Cu in the developing pericarp and seed of two speciesof seagrass. Both species showed essentially the same patterns,which resemble those of herbaceous terrestrial plants. Therewas a close relation between dry matter and nutrient accumulation.N, P, K, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu accumulated in the fruit againstlarge concentration gradients, with discrimination against Na.Seeds accumulated N, P and trace elements to a greater extentthan pericarps and other plant parts; P was apparently retrievedfrom pericarps to a greater extent than other elements. Calculationswere made of the losses of these elements from seagrass meadowsin shed fruits. Posidonia spp., seagrass, nutrient accumulation in fruits