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Effects of sampling method on foliar δ13C of Leymus chinensis at different scales
Authors:Yanjie Liu  Yan Li  Lirong Zhang  Xingliang Xu  Haishan Niu
Institution:1.College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19-A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China;2.Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany;3.Key Laboratory and Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO.11-A Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
Abstract:Stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) usually shows a negative relationship with precipitation at a large scale. We hypothesized that sampling method affects foliar δ13C and its response pattern to precipitation. We selected 11 sites along a precipitation gradient in Inner Mongolia and collected leaves of Leymus chinensis with five or six replications repeatedly in each site from 2009 to 2011. Additionally, we collected leaves of L. chinensis separately from two types of grassland (grazed and fenced) in 2011. Foliar δ13C values of all samples were measured. We compared the patterns that foliar δ13C to precipitation among different years or different sample sizes, the differences of foliar δ13C between grazed and fenced grassland. Whether actual annual precipitation (AAP) or mean annual precipitation (MAP), it was strongly correlated with foliar δ13C every year. Significant difference was found between the slopes of foliar δ13C to AAP and MAP every year, among the slopes of foliar δ13C to AAP from 2009 to 2011. The more samples used at each site the lower and convergent P‐values of the linear regression test between foliar δ13C and precipitation. Furthermore, there was significant lower foliar δ13C value in presence of grazed type than fenced type grassland. These findings provide evidence that there is significant effect of sampling method to foliar δ13C and its response pattern to precipitation of L. chinensis. Our results have valuable implications in methodology for future field sampling studies.
Keywords:Environmental variability  field experiment  sampling error  temperate steppes  transect
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