植物生态学报 ›› 2000, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6): 648-655.

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中国东北样带草原区植物δ13C值及水分利用效率对环境梯度的响应

苏波,韩兴国,李凌浩,黄建辉,白永飞,渠春梅   

  • 发布日期:2000-06-10
  • 通讯作者: 苏 波

Responses of d13c Value and Water Use Effieicency of Plant Species to Environmental Gradients Along the Grassland Zone of Northeast China Transect

Su Bo, Han Xing-Guo, Li Ling-Hao, Huang Jian-Hui, Bai Yong-Fei and Qu Chun-Mei   

  • Published:2000-06-10
  • Contact: XIN Xiao-Ping

摘要:

测定了中国东北森林—草原样带草原区15个常见植物种叶片的δ13C值,并以此作为植物长期水分利用效率的指示值,研究了不同植物种的水分利用效率对年均降水量、年均大气温度和海拔高度等环境梯度变化的响应。结果表明:有相当一部分植物种的δ13C值和水分利用效率均随年均降水量和年均温增加而呈不同程度的降低趋势(如羊草(Leymus chinensis(Trin.)Tzvel.)、家榆(Ulmus pumila L.)、小叶锦鸡儿(Caragana microphylla Lam.)、直立黄芪(Astragalus adsurgens Pall.)、地榆(Sanguisorba officinalis L.)和菊叶委陵菜(Potentila tanacetifolia Willd.ex Schlecht.)等),随海拔高度增高而呈不同程度的增加趋势(如扁蓿豆(Melissitus ruthenicus(L.)Peschkova)、羊草、家榆、小叶锦鸡儿、直立黄芪、地榆等):而少数几个种(如达乌里胡枝子(Lespedeza davurica(Laxm.)Schindl.),麻花头(Serratula centauroide L.)等)则与大多数种的情况截然相反,另外部分植物种则随环境因子变化不大(达乌里黄芪(Astragalus dahuricus (Pall.)DC.)、中间锦鸡儿(Caragana intermedia Kuang et H.C.Fu)和狭叶锦鸡儿(Caragana stenophylla Pojark.),冷蒿(Artemisia frigida Willd.)、糙叶黄芪(Astragalus scaberrimus Bunge)、甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.)等)。这表明,不同植物种的水分利用状况对环境梯度变化的响应不同,不同植物种具有不同的适应环境变化的策略。在退化草地生态系统恢复的实践中,应该选择具有较强适应干旱环境的植物种作为恢复物种。

Abstract:

Leaf δ13C values were measured in fifteen plant species along the grassland zone of the Northeast China Transect (NECT). The responses of δ13C values and long-term water use efficiency (WUE) as indicated by δ13C value of these species to environmental factors (annual average precipitation, annual average air temperature and altitude) were investigated. The δ13C value and WUE of many plant species decreased with increasing annual average precipitation and air temperature. Examples of such species include :Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. , Ulmus pumila L. , Caragana microphylla Lam. , Astragalus adsurgens Pall. , Sanguisorba officinalis L. and Potentila tanacetifolia Willd. ex Schlecht. Other species show an increase in δ13C and WUE with increasing altitude (Melissitus ruthenicus (L.) Peschkova, Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. , Ulmus pumila L. , Caragana microphylla Lam. , Astragalus adsurgens Pall. and Sanguisorba officinalis L. , for instance). By contrast, a few plant species (Lespedeza davurica(Laxm. ) Schindl. and Serratula centauroides L. ) showed an opposite trend. Finally several species showed no change in δ13C value or WUE with these environmental factors (e. g. Astragalus dahuricus (Pall.) DC. , Caragana intermedia Kuang et H. C. Fu, Caragana stenophylla Pojark. , Artemisia frigida Willd. , Astragalus scaberrimus Bunge, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch .). These results demonstrate strong differences in the responses of water use status to environmental gradients among different plant species and that each species has its own adaptive strategy to environmental change. When considering restoration of degraded grassland it is important to consider variation between plant species in their potential to adapt to dry habitats.