Coupled hydraulic and whole‐plant economic strategies in twenty warm‐temperate woody species
Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025
Abstract
The
iso‐
to
anisohydric
continuum
describes
how
plant
regulate
water
potential
and
has
been
used
classify
species
hydraulic
strategies.
slow
fast
is
a
whole‐plant
strategy
for
resource
acquisition
utilization.
relationship
between
economic
could
provide
comprehensive
method
assessing
plants
performance.
We
quantified
the
degree
of
isohydricity
20
woody
in
warm
temperate
forest.
also
measured
other
functional
traits
associated
with
strategies
(leaf
gas
exchange,
pressure–volume
traits,
predawn
midday
potential,
native
maximum
stem
conductivity,
Huber
value,
wood
density),
then
explored
underlying
trade‐offs.
Pearson
correlations
PCA
were
performed
assess
relationships
traits.
found
coordinated
series
slow–fast
spectra,
where
percentage
loss
conductivity
(PLC)
density
(WD)
two
most
powerful
proxies.
Along
continuum,
had
higher
leaf
PLC,
at
turgor
point,
lower
WD
than
isohydrics.
that
isohydric
have
high
drought
tolerance,
giving
them
greater
chance
survival
as
events
are
anticipated
be
more
frequent
severe
under
global
climate
change.
Identification
spectra
among
ecological
may
increase
understanding
forests
will
respond
changes.
Язык: Английский
Why Are Widely Distributed Species Widely Distributed? Understanding From a Quantified Investment Acquisition Strategy
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(11)
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
ABSTRACT
Research
on
plant
functional
traits
have
advanced
our
understanding
of
investment
acquisition
strategies.
However,
it
is
still
unknown
how
a
strategy
varies
or
the
relative
position
plants
leaf
economic
spectrum
changes
across
different
habitats.
Therefore,
we
conducted
field
experiments
at
two
long‐term
ecological
research
sites
in
Shandong
and
Xinjiang,
China,
August
2023.
Twenty‐two
common
species
both
four
endemics
each
site
were
selected
for
gas
exchange
traits,
growth
nutrient
trait
measurements.
We
used
methods
to
quantify
spectrum,
PCA
quantification
area
quantification.
found
that
22
had
significantly
faster
than
local
spectrum.
Besides,
plasticity
was
not
coupled
with
their
strategy.
According
results,
quantified
constructed
30
woody
Xinjiang
discussed
high
fast
may
be
an
adaptation
distribution
widely
distributed
species.
Язык: Английский
Hydraulic strategy defines contrasting responses to an abrupt precipitation during a successive lethal drought
BMC Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024
Язык: Английский
Response strategies of five common warm temperate plant species to insect defoliation
BMC Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2024
Abstract
Under
the
background
of
global
climate
change,
warming
has
led
to
an
increase
in
insect
herbivory,
which
significantly
affects
growth,
survival,
and
regeneration
forest
plants
warm
temperate
zone
China.
Plants
can
adopt
defense
responses
adapt
defoliation.
Therefore,
field
experiments
were
conducted
on
five
common
species,
Quercus
acutissima
,
serrata
aliena
dentata
Robinia
pseudoacacia
.
We
measured
leaf
traits
healthy
trees
defoliated
trees,
explore
response
strategies
species
zones
Our
results
showed
that
native
stored
more
carbon
extreme
environments
for
survival
rather
than
while
alien
R.
tended
active
resource
acquisition
inclined
towards
growth.
The
content
tannins
flavonoids
did
not
after
damage,
secondary
metabolites
such
as
tannins,
flavonoids,
total
phenols
Q.
increased
damage.
This
indicated
compared
invested
resources
defense,
might
reduce
allocation
Thus,
have
stronger
resistance
Язык: Английский