植物生态学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (11): 1561-1575.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2022.0308

所属专题: 植物功能性状

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

落羽杉和池杉功能性状随高度的变异与协同

汤璐瑶, 方菁, 钱海蓉, 张博纳, 上官方京, 叶琳峰, 李姝雯, 童金莲, 谢江波()   

  1. 浙江农林大学省部共建亚热带森林培育国家重点实验室, 浙江农林大学林业与生物技术学院, 杭州 311300
  • 收稿日期:2022-07-25 接受日期:2023-02-15 出版日期:2023-11-20 发布日期:2023-12-22
  • 通讯作者: 谢江波(0208xiejiangbo@163.com)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31770651);国家自然科学基金(41730638);国家自然科学基金(31901280)

Variation and coordination in functional traits along the tree height of Taxodium distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum

TANG Lu-Yao, FANG Jing, QIAN Hai-Rong, ZHANG Bo-Na, SHANGGUAN Fang-Jing, YE Lin-Feng, LI Shu-Wen, TONG Jin-Lian, XIE Jiang-Bo()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
  • Received:2022-07-25 Accepted:2023-02-15 Online:2023-11-20 Published:2023-12-22
  • Contact: XIE Jiang-Bo(0208xiejiangbo@163.com)
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31770651);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41730638);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31901280)

摘要:

高大树木木质部水分运输阻力和叶片蒸腾速率随树高的增加导致高度梯度水分供需矛盾。量化分析相关功能性状随高度的变异与性状协同关系, 有助于深入理解植物的水分供需机制。该研究选取了生长在湿生同质园中的落羽杉(Taxodium distichum)及其变种池杉(T. distichum var. imbricatum), 采用回归分析、单因素方差分析、通径分析等方法探究其水力(枝比导率(Ks)、叶比导率(Kl)、导水率损失50%时的水势(P50)、最大蒸腾速率(Tr)、正午叶水势(ψMD)、胡伯尔值(Hv)等)、光合(最大净光合速率(Pn))和碳经济性状(比叶质量(LMA)、木质部密度(WD))随高度的变异规律、协同关系以及种间性状差异。结果发现: (1)落羽杉和池杉KlHvPn和LMA随高度增加, 其中Pn的增加可能与中冠层的Tr和最大气孔导度(Gs)下降有关。(2)种内性状间协同关系: 落羽杉和池杉KsHv显著负相关, 落羽杉WD与Ks显著正相关, 池杉WD与Hv极显著负相关。(3)落羽杉和池杉高冠层存在水分限制, 由达西定律和Tr计算的理论水分供需比(r)量化了水分供需能力的下降, 且它们r = 0时的理论最大高度(落羽杉: 32 m (95%置信区间上限: 57 m); 池杉: 21 m (95%置信区间上限: 27 m))在历史记载的最大高度范围内。(4)池杉各个冠层高度KlHv和LMA显著高于落羽杉, 而PnTrGs显著更低; 池杉中、高冠层水力安全边界(HSM)显著更高, P50显著更低: 池杉保守的水力策略与低资源获取能力导致其最大理论高度较低, 而落羽杉激进的水力策略与高资源获取能力导致其最大理论高度较高。

关键词: 植物功能性状, 性状变异, 高度梯度, 水分供需, 落羽杉属

Abstract:

Aims The xylem water transport resistance and leaf transpiration rate of tall trees increased with tree height, resulting in a water supply-demand paradox along the tree height gradient. Quantitative analysis of the variation and coordination of related functional traits along tree height will be conducive to deeply understanding the water supply and demand mechanism of plants.

Methods Here, Taxodium distichum and its variety T. distichumvar. imbricatum grown in a mesic common garden were studied, with hydraulic (sapwood-specific hydraulic conductivity (Ks), leaf specific conductivity (Kl), the water potential causing 50% loss of conductivity (P50), maximum transpiration rate (Tr), midday leaf water potential (ψMD), Huber value (Hv), etc.), photosynthetic (maximum photosynthetic rate (Pn)) and carbon economic traits (leaf mass per unit area (LMA), wood density (WD)) measured. Traits variation and coordination along the tree height and traits differences between the same canopy of T. distichum and T. distichumvar. imbricatum were analyzed by a series of methods, including regression analysis, one-way ANOVA, and path analysis.

Important findings We found that: (1) Kl, Hv, Pn and LMA in T. distichum and T. distichumvar. imbricatum increased along the height, and the increase of Pn may be related to the decrease of Tr and maximum operational stomatal conductance (Gs) in the middle canopy. (2) Coordination relationships between intraspecific traits: Ks in T. distichum and T. distichumvar. imbricatum was significantly negatively related to Hv, WD in T. distichum was significantly positively related to Ks, and WD in T. distichumvar. imbricatum was significantly negatively related to Hv. (3) There was water limitation in the higher canopy of T. distichum and T. distichumvar. imbricatum. The theoretical water supply and demand ratio (r) calculated by Darcy’s Law and Tr confirmed this limitation. The theoretical maximum height when r = 0: T. distichum 32 m (upper bound of 95% confidence interval: 57 m); T. distichumvar. imbricatum 21 m (upper bound of 95% confidence interval: 27 m), was consistent with the maximum height recorded historically. (4) Kl, Hv and LMA in canopies of T. distichumvar. imbricatum were significantly higher than those of T. distichum,while Pn, Tr and Gs were significantly lower; hydraulic safety margin (HSM) in the middle and higher canopies of T. distichumvar. imbricatum was significantly higher, and P50was significantly lower: The conservative hydraulic strategy of T. distichumvar. imbricatum corresponded to lower resource acquisition capacity, which in turn resulted in lower maximum growth height. The radical hydraulic strategy of T. distichum corresponded to higher resource acquisition capacity, which in turn resulted in higher maximum growth height.

Key words: plant functional trait, trait variation, height gradient, water supply and demand, Taxodium