黑河下游荒漠植物黑果枸杞叶片性状特征及其盐分响应

本文以黑河下游额济纳地区优势荒漠植物黑果枸杞(Lycium ruthenicum Murr.)的8个自然群落为研究对象,调查不同盐碱条件下叶片总含水量(TWC)、相对含水量(RWC)、干物质含量(LDMC)、比叶面积(SLA)、比叶体积(SLV)、叶片厚度(LT)、肉质化程度(Suc)、组织密度(LD)等8项叶片性状指标,分析种内性状分化变异特征及其性状之间、性状与土壤盐分之间的关系。结果表明:黑果枸杞各叶片性状值的变异范围为3.99%~20.33%,其中TWC最小,SLV最大,群落间叶片性状值表现出较小的分化变异特征;叶片性状SLA与LDMC和LD之间呈极显著负相关(P0.01),SLV与LDMC呈极显著负相关(P0.01)、与TWC呈极显著正相关(P0.01)、与RWC呈显著正相关(P0.05),LDMC与LD呈极显著正相关(P0.01);群落表层土壤盐分(0~20 cm)与叶片LT、SLV、Suc、TWC均呈显著正相关(P0.05),与RWC呈极显著正相关关系(P0.01);SLA、SLV、LDMC可以作为反映黑果枸杞适应荒漠逆境的关键叶片性状,叶片性状与土壤表层(0~20 cm)盐分之间的关系反映了荒漠植物为适应土壤盐分变化形成的保水对策。     

井冈山鹿角杜鹃群落灌木层植物叶功能性状对海拔梯度的响应

为揭示鹿角杜鹃(Rhododendron latoucheae)群落灌木层植物叶功能性状及其对环境变化的响应趋势,对分布于井冈山不同海拔梯度鹿角杜鹃群落灌木层植物的叶功能性状进行了研究。结果表明,海拔梯度对灌木植物的叶功能性状有显著影响。随海拔的升高,叶片的干物质含量(LDMC)、厚度(LT)、氮含量(LNC)、磷含量(LPC)呈显著上升趋势,比叶面积(SLA)和N/P呈显著下降趋势,而叶大小(LS)呈先上升后下降的变化趋势;灌木植物叶片的LDMC与SLA、LS呈负相关,与LT、LNC、LPC呈正相关;SLA与LT、LNC呈负相关;LS与LT呈负相关;LNC与LPC呈正相关;N/P与LPC呈负相关;环境因子对灌木植物叶功能性状有重要影响,除受海拔的影响外,LPC、N/P还受坡位的影响,LS、LNC则分别还受到坡向和坡度的影响。因此,井冈山地区鹿角杜鹃群落灌木层植物通过改变叶功能性状来适应海拔和其它环境因子的变化。     

不同种源五角枫幼苗叶片N、P化学计量学特征对氮添加的响应

不同土壤氮环境下植物对氮沉降的响应趋势不同,因此研究不同种源地的五角枫(Acer mono)对氮沉降的响应机理具有重要的意义。为了深入了解不同种源五角枫对氮沉降的适应和响应机制,主要通过3个种源的五角枫幼苗氮添加控制实验,分析不同种源的五角枫幼苗比叶面积(SLA)和叶片干物质含量(LMDC)以及叶片N、P含量和N∶P对氮添加的响应规律。结果表明:(1)不同氮添加处理下,内蒙古种源五角枫幼苗(NW)和山西种源五角枫幼苗(SW)的LDMC均显著低于对照,NW和SW在N4条件下表现为显著的促进作用。随着氮添加浓度的增加,NW与北京种源的五角枫幼苗(BW)的SLA在N4条件下显著增加;SW的SLA在N2的水平下显著增加。(2)氮添加下,只有SW的P_(mass)在N1水平下显著增加,N_(mass)在N1和N3水平下表现为显著增加。说明在低氮水平下,能够促进SW对P的吸收,从而增加植物体内对P的积累。同时在低氮和中高氮条件下,能够促进SW对N的吸收,说明SW能较好的适应低氮和高氮环境,使其生存能力更强。(3)分析变异来源及各指标的相关性得出,氮添加条件下,五角枫的SLA、LDMC、P_(area)及N∶P与氮添加处理呈显著的相关关系,而SLA、LDMC、N_(mass)、P_(mass)、Narea、P_(area)和N∶P对氮添加处理和种源的交互作用均未表现出相关关系,说明引起五角枫各性状主要受氮添加处理影响。(4)综合各指标的变化,氮添加条件下,NW的LDMC显著降低,SLA显著增大,同时叶N含量、叶P含量以及N∶P比较高;SW的LDMC显著降低,SLA增大,同时叶N含量、叶P含量表现为显著增大,结合叶经济谱理论分析得出,SW和NW属于"快速投资-收益"型,而BW倾向于"缓慢投资-收益"型。因此,不同种源的五角枫对于氮沉降的响应存在差异,并且持续的氮添加已经改变了五角枫的适应性。     

东灵山地区辽东栎叶性状与地形因子关系

地形特征通过光照、温度和降水等生态因子的再分配间接影响树木的生长。以北京东灵山南坡地区辽东栎(Quercus wutaishanica)为对象,通过地形因子调查,辽东栎叶片取样、称重、扫描和图像处理,相关性分析以及灰色关联度分析等,研究其比叶面积(SLA)、叶干物质含量(LDMC)等结构性状在地形因子影响下的变化。结果表明:辽东栎SLA、LDMC、叶密度(LD)等叶性状之间具相关关系;叶面积(LS)、鲜重(LFW)和干重(LDW)随海拔升高呈先下降后上升的二次曲线变化特征,最小值均出现在海拔1400~1600 m;SLA和LDMC随海拔的变化趋势在山谷和山脊地区不同,且能够通过山谷和山脊局地不同的水分情况加以解释;LS、LDW、LFW在阴坡和阳坡间存在显著差异;海拔是影响SLA、LDMC的首要地形因子,而坡向是影响LS、LDW和LFW的首要地形因子。     

粤东89种常见植物叶功能性状变异特征

叶功能性状体现了植物为获得最大化碳收获所采取的生存适应策略。本文研究了粤东89种常见植物叶功能性状包括叶面积(LA)、比叶面积(SLA)、叶干物质含量(LDMC)、叶氮含量(LNC)的变异特征及其与科类群、生活史属性和生境的关系。89种植物的LA、SLA、LDMC、LNC平均值分别为20.59 cm2、300.149 cm2·g-1、0.2213 g·g-1、2.55%;变异幅度依次是:LA(145.06%)SLA(97.21%)LDMC(36.40%)LNC(27%)。LMDC与SLA呈极显著负相关关系(P0.001)。不同科类群间SLA、LDMC差异显著(P0.05),禾本科植物LDMC最大(0.359 g·g-1)、SLA最小(163.749 cm2·g-1),伞形科植物LDMC最小(0.136 g·g-1)、SLA最大(1091.42 cm2·g-1);藤本和灌木LA显著大于草本植物(P0.01);科类群能解释LA、SLA、LDMC和LNC变异的26.3%、30.2%、40.9%和13.8%,其次是植物高度和生活型;科类群、植物高度和生活型三者交互作用能解释LA、SLA、LDMC、LNC变异的82.5%、80.9%、79.4%和56.7%;植物分布区、原产地及生境对叶性状均无显著影响(P0.05)。粤东89种植物叶性状的种间变异主要受物种系统发育史和生活史特征的影响。     

38个榛种质资源叶功能性状与光合特征变异及其相关性

研究了38个榛种质资源叶功能性状与光合特征参数的变异特征及其相关关系,为优良种质资源的选择以及进一步理解叶功能性状对光合特征的影响机制提供科学依据。结果表明:38个种质资源的叶面积(LA)、叶形指数(LI)、叶干重(LDW)、比叶面积(SLA)和叶干物质含量(LDMC)平均值分别为78.39 cm²、1.24、0.73 g、109.95 cm²·g^-1和38.31%,LDW变异最大,其次为LA和SLA,LI和LDMC变异最小;净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、气孔导度(gs)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、气孔限制值(Ls)和水分利用效率(WUE)平均值分别为9.92μmol·m^-2·s^-1、3.88 mmol·m^-2·s^-1、153.04μmol·m^-2·s^-1、238.73μmol·mol^-1、0.41和2.54μmol·mmol-1,gs变异最大(27.89%),Pn、Ci、Ls和WUE次之(10.37%~15.14%),Tr最小(9.99%)。不同种质资源叶功能性状与光合特征参数之间均存在极显著差异。Pearson相关分析表明:Pn与LA、LDW、LDMC均呈显著正相关,与SLA则呈显著负相关;Tr与LA呈显著正相关;gs和Ci与LDMC分别呈显著负相关和正相关;WUE与LDW、LDMC均呈显著正相关,与SLA则呈显著负相关。冗余分析表明:第1、2排序轴共同解释了叶片光合特征总变异的88.6%,其中,对光合特征产生显著影响的叶功能性状因子为SLA和LDMC。平欧210号、F-03、平欧11号、平欧88号、平欧119号、85-162、平欧48号、玉坠、平欧110号表现出较高的水分和光能利用效率。     

大穗型小麦叶片性状、养分含量及氮素分配特征

采用田间试验研究了8个大穗型小麦新品系和西农979不同生育期比叶面积(SLA)、叶干物质含量(LDMC)与养分含量的差异性,并对其不同器官氮素积累和分配情况进行了探讨。结果表明,大穗型小麦的SLA和LDMC平均值小于西农979;小麦叶片养分含量由大到小依次为全氮(N)、全钾(K)和全磷(P);成熟期大穗型小麦品系各器官平均氮素积累能力都高于对照,氮素积累量及分配比例的大小顺序为籽粒>茎+鞘>穗草(穗轴+颖壳)>旗叶>倒二叶>余叶;大穗型小麦平均转移率和贡献率较西农979低;抽穗期旗叶SLA和LDMC呈负相关关系,SLA和N含量呈不显著的正相关,和P、K呈极显著的负相关。小麦叶片结构性状与养分含量影响体内有机物质的积累与转运,通过水肥调控措施来提高大穗型小麦养分利用效率的研究需进一步加强。     

地下水埋深对灰胡杨叶性状与化学计量学特征的影响

以塔里木荒漠河岸林优势树种灰胡杨为研究对象,分析灰胡杨叶性状与化学计量学特征沿地下水埋深梯度(GWD)的变异格局及其相互关系,以揭示灰胡杨适应极端干旱环境的生态策略。结果表明：(1)不同地下水埋深条件下灰胡杨叶性状和化学计量学特征存在显著差异(P<0.05),叶面积(LA)、叶片含水量(LWC)、叶氮含量(LNC)和叶磷含量(LPC)随GWD增加呈下降趋势,叶干物质含量(LDMC)、叶组织密度(LTD)、叶碳含量(LCC)、碳氮比(C∶N)、碳磷比(C∶P)和氮磷比(N∶P)随GWD增加呈上升趋势;其中C∶P、N∶P、LPC和LA变异系数较大(39.90%、36.09%、30.63%和28.22%),对GWD变化较为敏感。(2)LA与LTD和LDMC, LWC与LTD和LDMC, LNC与C∶N, LPC与LCC、N∶P和C∶P分别呈极显著负相关关系(P<0.01),LA与N∶P和C∶P呈显著负相关(P<0.05);逐步回归分析表明LA、LDMC、LTD、C∶P可作为响应地下水埋深变化的重要指标。(3)C∶N、N∶P、C∶P随GWD增加均呈上升趋势,LCC、LNC和L...     

桂林岩溶石山檵木群落老龄林植物叶性状

该研究以桂林岩溶石山檵木群落老龄林的25种主要植物为对象,通过测定其叶干质量(DW)、叶干物质含量(LDMC)、叶面积(LA)、叶厚度(LT)、比叶面积(SLA)和叶组织密度(LTD)等叶性状指标,探讨不同物种叶性状的差异以及性状之间的内在联系。结果表明:DW、LDMC、LA、LT、SLA和LTD在乔木层8种植物之间以及灌木层17种植物之间均呈极显著差异(P0.01)。乔木层植物叶片具有相对较大的DW、LDMC和LT,灌木层植物叶片具有相对较大的SLA,乔木层和灌木层植物叶片LA和LTD的差异不显著。Pearson相关性分析表明,乔木层与灌木层植物叶性状相关性除LTD与LDMC和LA,SLA与LA不一致外,其他性状两两之间相关性均表现为一致性。主成分分析表明,在6个叶性状指标中,DW、LDMC和LTD可以作为反映岩溶石山檵木群落老龄林乔木层植物适应生境的重要叶性状指标,主要表征植物抵御外界干扰及不利环境的能力和对生长环境干湿程度适应的能力,具有"缓慢投资-收益"叶经济谱的特点。SLA和LTD可以作为反映岩溶石山檵木群落老龄林灌木层植物适应生境的重要叶性状指标,主要表征植物获取资源的能力,具有"快速投资-收益"叶经济谱的特点。     

引种期同质园翅荚木主要叶功能性状与种源地环境关系

从比叶面积(SLA)、叶片相对含水量(LRWC)、叶组织密度(LTD)、叶片干物质含量(LDMC)、叶片碳(C)氮(N)磷(P)含量及其化学计量比等方面对在引种期同质园的广西桂林市(GGL)、广西靖西市(GJX)、湖南江华县(HJH)、湖南通道市县(HTD)、广东英德市(GYD)等5翅荚木种源叶片主要功能性状进行差异分析及相关性分析,并研究翅荚木叶功能性状与种源地环境因子的关系。结果显示,(1)不同种源间叶片C、N含量及C/N差异显著,5种源间叶片C含量GYD最高、GGL最低,N含量GJX最高、GYD最低,C/N为GYD最高、GJX最低。(2)比叶面积与叶组织密度呈显著负相关;叶片N含量与C/N和C/P呈显著负相关,与N/P呈显著正相关;C/P与P含量呈显著负相关,与C/N呈显著正相关;C/N与N/P呈显著负相关。(3)翅荚木叶功能性状主要受七月均温、年均温和相对湿度等地理环境因子影响。七月均温与C/P、比叶面积呈正相关,与叶片N含量、叶片干物质含量、叶组织密度呈负相关;年均温与C/N呈正相关,与N/P呈负相关;相对湿度与叶片P含量、叶组织密度呈正相关,与C/P、比叶面积呈负相关。研究结果有助于理解翅荚木对引种区的环境适应特征及其在引种期的生长与生存策略,对探究翅荚木的养分利用策略、揭示其对环境变化的响应机制等具有重要意义,并为相关部门选择适宜的翅荚木引种栽培种源及开展其优良种源的遗传改良等提供理论指导与决策参考。     

Leaf trait co‐variation,response and effect in a chronosequence

Question: Is there any generality in terms of leaf trait correlations and the multiple role of leaf traits (response to and/or effect on) during secondary succession? Location: A secondary successional sere was sampled at four different ages since abandonment from several years to nearly 150 years on the Loess Plateau of northwestern China. Method: Specific leaf area (SLA), leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf nitrogen (N_mass, N_area), leaf phosphorus (P_mass, P_area) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) were measured for all species recorded in the successional sere. Above‐ground net primary productivity (ANPP) and specific rate of litter mass loss (SRLML) were measured as surrogates for ecosystem properties. Soil total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) were measured in each stage. Leaf traits were related to ecosystem properties and soil nutrient gradients, respectively. Results: LMA is correlated with N_area and P_area' and negatively with N_mass. Correlation between N_area and P_area was higher than between N_mass and P_mass. At the community level, field age, community hierarchy and their interaction explain 64.4 ‐ 93.5% of the variation in leaf traits. At the species level, field age explains 22.4 ‐ 45.5% of the variation in leaf traits (excl. P_area) while plant functional group has a significant effect only for N_mass. LDMC is correlated with ANPP and negatively with SRLML; P_mass is correlated with SRLML. Conclusions: Mean values of LMA, N_mass and N_area are close to the worldwide means, suggesting that large‐scale climate has a profound effect on leaf mass and leaf nitrogen allocation, while environmental gradients represented by succession have little influence on leaf‐trait values. Correlations between leaf traits, such as LMA‐N_area, LMA‐P_area and LMA‐N_mass shown in previous studies, are confirmed here. Although none of the leaf traits is proved to be both a response trait and an effect trait independent of time scale and community hierarchy, mass‐based leaf N is likely a sensitive response trait to soil C and N gradients. In addition, LDMC can be a marker for ANPP and SRLML, while mass‐based leaf P can be a marker for SRLML.     

Global patterns of intraspecific leaf trait responses to elevation

Elevational gradients are often used to quantify how traits of plant species respond to abiotic and biotic environmental variations. Yet, such analyses are frequently restricted spatially and applied along single slopes or mountain ranges. Since we know little on the response of intraspecific leaf traits to elevation across the globe, we here perform a global meta‐analysis of leaf traits in 109 plant species located in 4 continents and reported in 71 studies published between 1983 and 2018. We quantified the intraspecific change in seven morpho‐ecophysiological leaf traits along global elevational gradients: specific leaf area (SLA), leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf area (LA), nitrogen concentration per unit of area (Narea), nitrogen concentration per unit mass (Nmass), phosphorous concentration per unit mass (Pmass) and carbon isotope composition (δ¹³C). We found LMA, Narea, Nmass and δ¹³C to significantly increase and SLA to decrease with increasing elevation. Conversely, LA and Pmass showed no significant pattern with elevation worldwide. We found significantly larger increase in Narea, Nmass, Pmass and δ¹³C with elevation in warmer regions. Larger responses to increasing elevation were apparent for SLA of herbaceous compared to woody species, but not for the other traits. Finally, we also detected evidences of covariation across morphological and physiological traits within the same elevational gradient. In sum, we demonstrate that there are common cross‐species patterns of intraspecific leaf trait variation across elevational gradients worldwide. Irrespective of whether such variation is genetically determined via local adaptation or attributed to phenotypic plasticity, the leaf trait patterns quantified here suggest that plant species are adapted to live on a range of temperature conditions. Since the distribution of mountain biota is predominantly shifting upslope in response to changes in environmental conditions, our results are important to further our understanding of how plants species of mountain ecosystems adapt to global environmental change.     

Leaf-trait relationships of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Quercus liaotungensis</Emphasis> along an altitudinal gradient in Dongling Mountain,Beijing

Few studies have examined leaf-trait relationships in the distribution of individual species along an environmental gradient. Here we address the issue by testing for the leaf-trait relationships of Quercus liaotungensis, a dominant deciduous woody species in northern China, along an altitudinal gradient in Dongling Mountain, Beijing. These leaf traits included specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), and leaf nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentration on mass basis (N_mass, P_mass and K_mass, respectively). Along the altitudinal gradient, negative relationships between SLA and LDMC and N_mass were found, and N_mass, P_mass and K_mass correlated with each other positively. Relationship between N_mass and P_mass was stronger than the ones between N_mass and K_mass, and between P_mass and K_mass. The weak and negative relationship between SLA and N_mass might result from trade-offs that limit photosynthesis and water use efficiency along the altitudinal gradient, suggesting many environmental factors of local site being the collective forcing of drivers. Out of our expectations, N_mass and P_mass related very weakly to soil N and P, and no significant relationship between K_mass and soil K was found along elevation. These relationships could be used to predict the productivity of the population with changing environment in this region.     

木兰科常绿与落叶物种叶片构建策略的差异

为探究木兰科(Magnoliaceae)常绿与落叶物种叶片构建的生理生态策略,选取黄山木兰(Yulaniacylindrica)、玉兰(Y.denudata)和鸡公山玉兰(Y. jigongshanensis) 3种落叶物种,以及荷花玉兰(Magnolia grandiflora)、含笑花(Michelia figo)、石碌含笑(M. shiluensis) 3种常绿物种,对其叶片构建成本和叶片寿命相关的性状进行比较。结果表明,木兰科3落叶种的单位叶片面积成本(CCarea)显著低于3常绿种,但落叶和常绿物种的叶片质量成本(CCmass)差异不显著。落叶物种的叶氮、磷含量(Nmass,Pmass)和比叶面积(SLA)均显著高于常绿物种,而叶片寿命(LLS)显著低于常绿物种。CCarea与LLS呈显著正相关,Nmass、Pmass和SLA均与LLS呈显著负相关。这说明木兰科玉兰属落叶物种单位面积叶片构建成本小于常绿物种;落叶物种叶片寿命短,但采取低成本构建策略,提高比叶面积获得更多光资源,增加营养积累,也揭示了玉兰属落叶物种适应北亚热带较短的生长季和较低水热条件的生理生态策略。     

唐古特白刺叶功能性状沿气候梯度的变异特征

叶功能性状与植物的生长对策及资源利用效率密切相关,研究叶功能性状沿气候梯度的变异特征能为理解植物对气候变化的响应机制提供一种简便可行的测定指标。以我国西北荒漠地区广泛分布的唐古特白刺（Nitraria tangutorum）为研究对象,对其比叶面积（SLA）、单位质量和单位面积叶氮含量（N_mass、N_area）、单位质量和单位面积叶建成成本（CC_mass、CC_area）进行测定,分析这些叶功能性状及性状相关关系沿气候梯度的变异特征。结果表明,唐古特白刺叶功能性状（CC_area除外）在气候梯度下存在显著差异,其中,温度是决定唐古特白刺SLA变化的主要因子,SLA随着温度的增加而增加;降水和温度对唐古特白刺N_mass、N_area和CC_mass均有显著影响,N_mass和N_area随着降水和温度的增加而降低,而CC_mass呈增加趋势。沿气候梯度,唐古特白刺SLA-N_mass、CC_mass-N_mass和CC_area-N_area的线性正相关关系发生平移,导致在相同SLA、CC_mass和CC_area下,降水和温度较低的地区具有更高的N_mass和N_area。这一结果表明唐古特白刺能通过调节叶功能性状之间的关系来适应气候的变化,并形成性状间的最佳功能组合。     

西藏紫花针茅叶功能性状沿降水梯度的变化

植物叶功能性状与环境因子的关系是近10年来植物生态学的研究热点。该文以广泛分布于青藏高原干旱、半干旱草地的优势植物种紫花针茅(Stipa purpurea)为研究对象, 沿降水梯度(69-479 mm)系统测定了日土、改则、珠峰、当雄和纳木错5个调查地点紫花针茅比叶面积(SLA)、单位重量和单位面积叶氮含量(N_mass, N_area)、叶密度和厚度等叶功能性状以及土壤全氮含量等因子, 试图验证干旱胁迫地区同一物种内SLA-N_mass关系沿降水梯度的策略位移现象是否具有普遍性, 并对是否出现策略位移现象提出可能的解释。研究结果表明: 1) SLA和N_mass与生长季温度和降水以及土壤全氮含量均没有显著关系, SLA与N_mass的关系在干旱半干旱区(年降水/蒸发比< 0.11)与半湿润区(年降水/蒸发比> 0.11)之间并没有出现典型的位移现象; 2)叶密度是决定半湿润区SLA变化的主导因子, 而叶厚度则是干旱半干旱区SLA变化的控制因子, 两者与SLA均呈负相关, 随着温度增加或降水减少, 叶厚度增加而叶密度降低, 导致SLA随温度和降水变化不明显; 3)半湿润区的叶密度增加引起N_area增加, 而干旱半干旱区的叶厚度增加并没有造成N_area的显著变化, 导致N_area沿降水梯度没有显著变化; 4)紫花针茅地上生物量与N_area具有显著正相关关系, 表明N_area的增加有助于提高植被生产力。结果表明, 在干旱胁迫下, 植物通过增加叶厚度来维持不变的N_area可能有助于保持与较湿润地区相似的光合生产和水分利用效率。叶厚度和叶密度对比叶面积的相对影响在干旱半干旱区与半湿润区之间发生转变, 这为进一步检测高寒草地植被的水分限制阈值提供了新思路。     

Seasonal variations in leaf δ<Superscript>13</Superscript>C and nitrogen associated with foliage turnover and carbon gain for a wet subalpine fir forest in the Gongga Mountains,eastern Tibetan Plateau

It is still unclear to what extent variations in foliar δ¹³C and nitrogen can be used to detect seasonal changes in canopy productivity. We hypothesize that in a wet and cloudy fir forest, seasonally higher litterfall and lower leaf area index (LAI) are correlated with higher mass-based leaf nitrogen (N _mass) and net primary productivity (NPP), while foliar δ¹³C may change with specific leaf area (SLA), area-based leaf nitrogen (N _area), and/or starch concentration. In order to test our hypotheses, stand-level litterfall and the means of δ¹³C, N _mass, N _area, SLA, and starch concentration of canopy needles for a wet and cloudy Abies fabri forest in the Gongga Mountains were monthly measured during the growing season. Seasonal estimates of LAI were obtained from our previous work. A conceptual model was used to predict seasonal NPP of the fir forest. Seasonal mean δ¹³C and N _mass and climatic variables were used as inputs. The δ¹³C across 1–7-year-old needles increased from May to September associated with decreasing SLA and increasing N _area. There were no significant differences in seasonal starch concentration. With increasing litterfall and decreasing LAI, seasonal mean N _mass increased, while the δ¹³C varied little. The simulated NPP increased with increasing litterfall and related traits of N _mass and N _area. Our data generally supported the hypotheses. The results also suggest that in the forest with relatively moist and cloudy environment, the largest fraction of annual carbon gain may occur in the early part of the growing season when higher litterfall results in higher N _mass of canopy leaves.     

入侵种银胶菊和三叶鬼针草与本地种气体交换特性的比较

以菊科入侵植物银胶菊(Parthenium hysterophorus)和三叶鬼针草(Bidens pilosa)以及与其共生的菊科本地植物小蓟(Cirsium setosum)为对象,比较了3种植物气体交换参数和叶片特性的差异。结果表明,银胶菊和三叶鬼针草的净光合速率(net photosynthetic rate,P_n)、叶绿素含量、比叶面积(specific leaf area,SLA)、叶片单位质量P含量(leaf P content per unit mass,P_(mass))、光合能量利用效率(photosynthetic energy use efficiency,PEUE)和光合氮利用效率(photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency,PNUE)均显著高于小蓟。植物叶片P_n与水分利用效率(water use efficiency,WUE)、叶片P_(mass)、SLA呈极显著正相关,植物叶片单位质量N含量(leaf P content per unit mass,N_(mass))与叶片SLA、单位质量建成成本(leaf construction cost per unit mass,CC_(mass))、叶绿素含量呈极显著正相关。与本地植物相比,较高的气体交换参数和叶片生化指标有可能是银胶菊和三叶鬼针草成功入侵的原因之一。     

Differential impact of liana colonization on the leaf functional traits of co-occurring deciduous and evergreen trees in a tropical dry scrub forest

The present study was carried out to analyze the leaf functional traits of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous tree species in a tropical dry scrub forest. This study also intended to check whether the species with contrasting leaf habits differ in their leaf trait plasticity, responding to the canopy infestation by lianas. A total of 11 leaf functional traits were studied for eight tree species with contrasting leaf habits (evergreen and deciduous) and liana-colonization status (with or without liana). In the liana-free environment (L^–), evergreen trees had significantly higher leaf tissue density (LTD) and total chlorophyll (CHL_t) than the deciduous species. Whereas the deciduous trees had higher specific leaf area (SLA) and mass-based leaf nitrogen concentration (N_mass). The leaf trait-pair relationship in the present study agreed with the well-established global trait-pair relationships (leaf thickness (LT) vs. SLA, N_mass vs. LT, SLA vs. N_mass, and LDMC vs. SLA). There was a significant difference between L⁺ and L^– individuals in leaf area (LA), petiole length (PL), SLA, LDMC, and CHL_t in the deciduous species. On the other hand, evergreen species showed marked differences across LT, SLA, LTD, N_mass, and chlorophyll components between L⁺ and L^– individuals of the same species. The results revealed the differential impact of liana colonization on the host trees with contrasting leaf habits. The deciduous species with the acquisitive strategy can have a competitive advantage over evergreen species in the exposed environments (L^–), whereas evergreen species with shade-tolerant properties were better acclimated to the shaded environments (L⁺). Therefore, liana colonization can significantly impact the C-fixation strategies of the host trees by altering their light environment and further, the magnitude of such impact may vary among species of different leaf habits. The result also indicated the patterns of convergence and divergence in some of the leaf functional traits between evergreen and deciduous species explaining the patterns of species co-existence.