落叶松和水曲柳不同根序细根形态结构、组织氮浓度与根呼吸的关系

根系具有高度的形态和生理功能异质性,在森林生态系统碳和养分循环中起重要作用。根系分枝的顺序构成根序,是根系最基本的构型特征,根序代表根系不同的发育阶段。然而,目前直接测定不同根序细根生理功能的研究很少。以落叶松（Larix gmelinii）和水曲柳（Fraxinus mandshurica）的细根为研究对象,使用气相氧电极测定不同根序细根的呼吸速率,探讨根系呼吸速率与其形态、结构和组织氮浓度的关系。结果表明：落叶松和水曲柳细根的直径、根长和维管束直径均随着根序的增加（1–5级）而增加,而比根长、组织氮浓度和呼吸速率随着根序的增加而降低,各根序之间差异显著（P〈0.05）;1级根比根长最大、皮层组织发达、组织氮浓度最高且呼吸速率也最高,其呼吸速率分别为17.57nmolO2·g^–1·s^–1（落叶松）和18.80 nmolO2·g^–1·s^–1（水曲柳）,比5级根分别高148%（落叶松）和124%（水曲柳）;并且,落叶松根的呼吸速率几乎有96%与根系组织氮浓度相关,而水曲柳根的呼吸速率则有89%与根系组织氮浓度相关。上述结果说明,细根的形态和生理功能异质性是紧密相连的,低级根的形态、结构决定其功能是吸收养分和水,而高级根的形态、结构决定其功能是运输和贮存养分。

Relationship Among Fine-root Morphology, Anatomy, Tissue Nitrogen Concentration and Respiration in Different Branch Root Orders in Larix gmelinii and Fraxinus mandshurica

Fine roots, an important component of the forest ecosystem in terms of carbon and nutrient cycles, are highly heterogenous in structure and function. Previous studies revealed that fine roots of different branch orders differed in morphology; however, few studies have focused on the functions of the different orders of roots in terms of ecophysiology. We here aimed to (1) measure root respiration rate along the branch orders using gas-phase O2 electrodes as O2 consumption in samples of Larix gmelinii and Fr...