Relationships among functional traits of Quercus species and their response to meteorological factors in the temperate zone of the North-South Transect of Eastern China

doi:10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2010.06.001

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Aims We studied the relationships between functional traits of Quercus species and their responses to meteorological factors in the temperate zone of the North-South Transect of Eastern China (NSTEC), with the objective of finding the dynamics of the relationship between plants and environment.

Methods We measured functional traits of Quercus dominant trees in their eleven core habitats in the temperate zone of NSTEC and analyzed relationships among the traits and their responses to meteorological factors.

Important findings Although leaf mass per area (LMA) and leaf dry matters content (LDMC) could indicate life strategy of the Quercus trees, the implications of LMA was more obvious. The relationships among leaf nutrients based on area were more significant than those based on weight, and the relationships between leaf nitrogen and phosphorus contents were more significant than their relationships to potassium content except for the relationship between phosphorus content per leaf area (P_area) and potassium content per leaf area (K_area). This could be interpreted that potassium does not take part in synthesizing stable structural materials directly in plants. Mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean annual sunlight (MASL) were the main meteorological factors that affected the relationships among functional traits. Compared to leaf nutrients based on weight, those based on area were affected more by MAT and MASL. Mean annual rainfall (MAR) had an effect only on the relationships between P_area and other traits.

Key words: functional traits, life strategy, meteorological factors, Quercus, temperate zone of NSTEC

FENG Qiu-Hong, SHI Zuo-Min, DONG Li-Li, LIU Shi-Rong. Relationships among functional traits of Quercus species and their response to meteorological factors in the temperate zone of the North-South Transect of Eastern China[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2010, 34(6): 619-627.

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地点 Sites	所属省份 Province	树种 Species	纬度 Latitude	经度 Longitude	海拔 Altitude (m)	年平均气温 Mean annual temperature (℃)	年平均降水量 Mean annual rainfall (mm)	年日照时数 Mean annual sunlight (h)
帽儿山 Mao’ershan	黑龙江 Heilongjiang	蒙古栎 Quercus mongolica	45°25′ N	127°38′ E	380	2.89	656.57	2 478
长白山 Changbaishan	吉林 Jilin	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	42°34′ N	128°05′ E	545	2.69	668.64	2 365
清源 Qingyuan	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	41°51′ N	124°56′ E	606	5.78	772.25	2 398
老秃顶子 Laotudingzi	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis	41°20′ N	124°55′ E	636	6.30	944.00	2 410
桓仁 Huanren	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis	41°18′N	125°26′ E	350	6.88	807.38	2 409
草河口 Caohekou	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. Liaotungensis	40°51′ N	123°52′ E	530	7.87	773.64	2 303
雾灵山 Wulingshan	河北 Hebei	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	40°26′ N	117°28′ E	1 300	8.98	763.30	2 760
仙人洞 Xianrendong	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、槲栎 Q. aliena、槲树 Q. dentata、栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、麻栎 Q. acutissima	39°59′ N	122°57′ E	220	9.06	736.52	2 453
济源 Jiyuan	河南 Henan	辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis、栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、槲栎 Q. aliena、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata	35°15′ N	112°07′ E	1 303	13.89	621.80	2 245
栾川 Luanchuan	河南 Henan	栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、槲树 Q. dentata、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata、短柄枹栎 Q. serrata var. brevipertiolata	33°45′ N	111°39′ E	1 352	12.12	825.32	2 139
宝天曼 Baotianman	河南 Henan	栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata、短柄枹栎 Q. serrata var. brevipertiolata	33°30′ N	111°56′ E	1 495	15.04	839.92	1 937

地点 Sites	所属省份 Province	树种 Species	纬度 Latitude	经度 Longitude	海拔 Altitude (m)	年平均气温 Mean annual temperature (℃)	年平均降水量 Mean annual rainfall (mm)	年日照时数 Mean annual sunlight (h)
帽儿山 Mao’ershan	黑龙江 Heilongjiang	蒙古栎 Quercus mongolica	45°25′ N	127°38′ E	380	2.89	656.57	2 478
长白山 Changbaishan	吉林 Jilin	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	42°34′ N	128°05′ E	545	2.69	668.64	2 365
清源 Qingyuan	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	41°51′ N	124°56′ E	606	5.78	772.25	2 398
老秃顶子 Laotudingzi	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis	41°20′ N	124°55′ E	636	6.30	944.00	2 410
桓仁 Huanren	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis	41°18′N	125°26′ E	350	6.88	807.38	2 409
草河口 Caohekou	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、辽东栎 Q. Liaotungensis	40°51′ N	123°52′ E	530	7.87	773.64	2 303
雾灵山 Wulingshan	河北 Hebei	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica	40°26′ N	117°28′ E	1 300	8.98	763.30	2 760
仙人洞 Xianrendong	辽宁 Liaoning	蒙古栎 Q. mongolica、槲栎 Q. aliena、槲树 Q. dentata、栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、麻栎 Q. acutissima	39°59′ N	122°57′ E	220	9.06	736.52	2 453
济源 Jiyuan	河南 Henan	辽东栎 Q. liaotungensis、栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、槲栎 Q. aliena、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata	35°15′ N	112°07′ E	1 303	13.89	621.80	2 245
栾川 Luanchuan	河南 Henan	栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、槲树 Q. dentata、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata、短柄枹栎 Q. serrata var. brevipertiolata	33°45′ N	111°39′ E	1 352	12.12	825.32	2 139
宝天曼 Baotianman	河南 Henan	栓皮栎 Q. variabilis、锐齿槲栎 Q. aliena var. acuteserrata、短柄枹栎 Q. serrata var. brevipertiolata	33°30′ N	111°56′ E	1 495	15.04	839.92	1 937

	系数 Coefficient	Log P_na	Log P_nm
Log LMA	r p	0.529 0.143	-0.001 0.998
Log LDMC	r p	0.207 0.593	-0.176 0.651
Log P_na	r p	1.000 0.000	0.847** 0.004
Log P_nm	r p	0.847** 0.004	1.000 0.000
Log N_mass	r p	0.034 0.930	-0.329 0.387
Log N_area	r p	0.283 0.460	-0.214 0.581
Log K_mass	r p	0.081 0.963	0.281 0.464
Log K_area	r p	0.504 0.166	0.269 0.484
Log P_mass	r p	0.638 0.064	0.432 0.245
Log P_area	r p	0.686* 0.041	0.309 0.419

	系数 Coefficient	Log P_na	Log P_nm
Log LMA	r p	0.529 0.143	-0.001 0.998
Log LDMC	r p	0.207 0.593	-0.176 0.651
Log P_na	r p	1.000 0.000	0.847** 0.004
Log P_nm	r p	0.847** 0.004	1.000 0.000
Log N_mass	r p	0.034 0.930	-0.329 0.387
Log N_area	r p	0.283 0.460	-0.214 0.581
Log K_mass	r p	0.081 0.963	0.281 0.464
Log K_area	r p	0.504 0.166	0.269 0.484
Log P_mass	r p	0.638 0.064	0.432 0.245
Log P_area	r p	0.686* 0.041	0.309 0.419

功能性状对 Trait-pair	系数 Coefficient	年平均气温 Mean annual temperature		年平均降水量 Mean annual rainfall		年平均日照时数 Mean annual sunlight
功能性状对 Trait-pair	系数 Coefficient	5-10 (℃)	10-20 (℃)	600-750 (mm)	750-900 (mm)	1 800-2 200 (h)	2 200-2 500 (h)
LMA-LDMC	SMA	0.38	0.43	0.53	0.37	0.43	0.38
	R²	0.60	0.47	0.09	0.61	0.47	0.60
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
LMA-N_area	SMA	1.83	1.06	0.90	1.98	1.06	1.83
	R²	0.34	0.56	0.40	0.19	0.56	0.34
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
LMA-P_area	SMA	1.37	1.95	2.03	1.80	1.95	1.37
	R²	0.50	0.81	0.48	0.55	0.81	0.50
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
LMA-K_area	SMA	0.92	0.81	1.14	0.97	0.81	0.92
	R²	0.26	0.73	0.15	0.52	0.73	0.26
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
LMA-K_mass	SMA	-1.67	-0.84	-1.18	-0.71	-0.84	-1.67
	R²	0.302	0.331	0.20	0.14	0.331	0.302
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
N_area-P_area	SMA	0.75	1.85	2.25	0.91	1.85	0.75
	R²	0.62	0.64	0.58	0.40	0.64	0.62
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
N_area-K_area	SMA	0.50	0.76	1.26	0.49	0.76	0.50
	R²	0.36	0.58	0.09	0.47	0.58	0.36
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
P_area-K_area	SMA	0.67	0.41	0.56	0.54	0.41	0.67
	R²	0.52	0.80	0.30	0.78	0.80	0.52
	n	12	11	8	15	11	12
N_mass-P_mass	SMA	0.66	1.57	1.71	0.71	1.57	0.66
	R²	0.40	0.02	0.08	0.22	0.02	0.40
	n	12	12	9	15	12	12
N_mass-K_mass	SMA	0.65	0.83	1.57	0.41	0.83	0.65
	R²	0.11	0.08	0.02	0.35	0.08	0.11
	n	12	12	9	15	12	12
P_mass-K_mass	SMA	0.99	0.53	0.92	0.58	0.53	0.99
	R²	0.31	0.02	0.123	0.344	0.02	0.31
	n	12	12	9	15	12	12