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Two types of matter economy for the wintering of evergreen shrubs in regions of heavy snowfall
Authors:Email author" target="_blank">Yoshio?InoEmail author  Tomoyuki?Maekawa  Tomohiro?Shibayama  Yoshiaki?Sakamaki
Institution:(1) Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
Abstract:Plant adaptation to an environment subject to heavy snowfalls was investigated in four species of evergreen shrubs growing in a Fagus crenata forest in an area of Honshu on the Sea of Japan. These shrubs stored carbohydrates in some organs before the snowy season and were covered with snow for 4–5 months. Aucuba japonica var. borealis, Camellia rusticana, and Ilex crenata var. paludosa maintained a reserve of carbohydrates during the snowy season. In Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile, the reserve of carbohydrates decreased during winter. The respiration rates in the first three species decreased from autumn to winter, whereas the decrease in D. macropodum was slight. It was found that the first three species could use reserve carbohydrates for the growth of new shoots after the thaw, whereas in the last species the growth of new shoots depends on high photosynthetic activity in late spring. Our findings suggest some types of matter economy in evergreen shrubs for wintering in an environment of heavy snow.
Keywords:Adaptation to heavy snow  Carbohydrate  Evergreen shrub  Matter economy  Respiration  Strategy for wintering
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