植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (2): 282-294.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0050  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2024.0050

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降水梯度带榆树枝叶协作关系的区域分异规律

李姝雯1, 汤璐瑶1, 张博纳1, 叶琳峰1, 童金莲1, 谢江波1,2, 李彦1,2, 王忠媛1,2,*()   

  1. 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
    2荒漠与绿洲生态国家重点实验室, 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所, 乌鲁木齐 830011
  • 收稿日期:2024-02-19 接受日期:2024-05-27 出版日期:2025-02-20 发布日期:2025-02-20
  • 通讯作者: *王忠媛: (wangzhongyuan2014@163.com)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(32371662);国家自然科学基金(42330503);浙江省科技厅重大专项(2022C02019)

Regional differentiation of cooperative relationships between Ulmus pumila branches and leaves along precipitation gradients

LI Shu-Wen1, TANG Lu-Yao1, ZHANG Bo-Na1, YE Lin-Feng1, TONG Jin-Lian1, XIE Jiang-Bo1,2, LI Yan1,2, WANG Zhong-Yuan1,2,*()   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    2State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ürümqi 830011, China
  • Received:2024-02-19 Accepted:2024-05-27 Online:2025-02-20 Published:2025-02-20
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(32371662);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42330503);Major Special Project of Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Provincial(2022C02019)

摘要: 伴随着降水特征变化(如干旱、干季延长或干湿交替加剧), 与之相耦合的植物功能性状也将随之发生变异, 继而引发植物功能性状的协作关系(单个器官内或多个器官间)发生相应调整, 以此为基础的植物行为和适应策略随之改变。但对这一过程背后的数量关系和作用机制仍然不清楚。以功能性状为切入点, 沿降水梯度带跨区域原位测量共有种对气候环境的特异性反应, 量化这些特异性反应背后的性状-环境关系, 阐明其调控机制, 揭示共有种功能性状及其适应策略的区域分异规律, 将为气候治理提供数据支撑和坚实的科学基础。该研究在中国东南至西北的降水梯度带上选取10个样地, 以样带共有种榆树(Ulmus pumila)为实验对象, 测量其枝和叶共28个功能性状。分析了榆树枝和叶性状以及性状间权衡关系的区域分异规律, 进一步量化不同器官(枝和叶)间功能性状协作关系沿降水梯度带的区域分异, 揭示了榆树对不同水分环境的适应策略。结果表明: (1)在湿润区, 榆树枝条具有最大的输水效率(Ks)和最小的栓塞抗性(P50); 随降水量减少, 叶片厚度、叶组织紧密度增加, 榆树的抗旱能力增强。(2)在整个降水梯度带上, 榆树同一器官(枝)内及不同器官(枝和叶)间均存在效率-安全权衡; 但在区域尺度上, 这种权衡关系随降水量的减少而解耦。(3)枝和叶功能性状相关分析表明: 在整个降水梯度带上, 最大净光合速率(Pn)和比叶质量(LMA)均与Ks负相关, 与P50正相关。榆树通过枝水分运输能力和叶功能性状(叶片厚度和气孔打开比率)协同调控光合能力, 枝和叶功能性状的调整与协作是榆树适应不同水分环境的重要机制。

关键词: 功能性状, 输水效率, 栓塞抗性, 权衡, 适应策略

Abstract:

Aims Changes in precipitation characteristics, such as drought, prolonged dry season, and increased dry-wet alternation, lead to variations in plant functional traits. These changes trigger adjustments in the cooperative relationship of plant functional traits within a single organ or between multiple organs. Consequently, plant behavior and adaptation strategies change accordingly. However, the quantitative relationships and mechanisms behind this process are still unclear. This study aims to measure the specific responses of common species to climate across regions along a precipitation gradient, quantify the trait-environment relationship, elucidate the regulatory mechanism, and reveal the regional differentiation of functional traits and adaptation strategies of common species. This study will provide data support and solid scientific basis for climate management.

Methods The study focused on Ulmus pumila as the experimental subject. Ten sites were selected along a precipitation gradient from southeast to northwest China, where 28 functional traits of branches and leaves were measured. We analyzed the regional differentiation of branch and leaf traits, as well as their trade-offs. Furthermore, we quantified the regional differentiation of collaborative relationships among functional traits of branches and leaves along the precipitation gradient, revealing the adaptation strategies of U. pumila to varying moisture environments.

Important findings The results showed that: (1) In humid regions, U. pumila branches exhibited the highest hydraulic conductivity (Ks) and the lowest cavitation resistance (P50); as precipitation decreased, leaf thickness and leaf tissue structure tightness increased, enhancing U. pumila’s drought resistance. (2) Across the entire precipitation gradient, there was an efficiency-safety trade-off within branches and between branches and leaves of U. pumila; however, at the regional scale, this trade-off relationship decoupled with decreasing precipitation. (3) Correlation analyses of branch and leaf functional traits revealed that, across the entire precipitation gradient, maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and leaf mass per unit area were negatively correlated with Ks and positively correlated with P50. Ulmus pumila regulated photosynthesis through coordinated adjustments of branch water transport capacity and leaf functional traits. The coordination and adjustment of branch and leaf functional traits are crucial mechanisms for U. pumila to adapt to varying moisture environments.

Key words: functional traits, hydraulic efficiency, cavitation resistance, trade-off, adaptive strategy