植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (12): 1991-2003.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0291  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2024.0291

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喀斯特地区30种灌木不同序级根系性状及其根经济谱研究

胡妍1,2, 李林3, 魏识广1,2,*(), 阴宇航1,2, 周景钢4,5, 钟建军1,2, 王雪1,2   

  1. 1广西师范大学珍稀濒危动植物生态与环境保护教育部重点实验室, 广西桂林 541006
    2广西漓江流域景观资源保育与可持续利用重点实验室, 广西桂林 541006
    3桂林电子科技大学生命与环境科学学院, 广西桂林 541004
    4中国科学院华南植物园, 广州 510650
    5华南国家植物园, 广州 510650
  • 收稿日期:2024-08-27 接受日期:2024-12-31 出版日期:2025-12-20 发布日期:2025-01-02
  • 通讯作者: *魏识广(argentriver@163.com)
  • 基金资助:
    广西自然科学基金(2022GXNSFAA035583);国家自然科学基金(32460270);国家自然科学基金(32060305)

Traits for 1 to 3 order fine roots of 30 shrub species and their root economic spectrum in karst areas

HU Yan1,2, LI Lin3, WEI Shi-Guang1,2,*(), YIN Yu-Hang1,2, ZHOU Jing-Gang4,5, ZHONG Jian-Jun1,2, WANG Xue1,2   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Protection of Rare and Endangered Animals and Plants of the Ministry of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China
    2Key Laboratory of Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Landscape Resources in the Li River Basin of Guangxi, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China
    3College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
    4South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
    5South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China
  • Received:2024-08-27 Accepted:2024-12-31 Online:2025-12-20 Published:2025-01-02
  • Supported by:
    Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2022GXNSFAA035583);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32460270);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060305)

摘要:

根系经济谱可用于探究不同维度细根资源获取策略与寿命之间的权衡关系, 对理解不同根序性状之间存在的关联性以及物种适应局地环境的机制具有重要意义。该研究在石漠化严重的喀斯特地区, 选取30种不同生活型(常绿、落叶)适生灌木, 采用根序分级法分析1-3级细根的形态特征、养分含量以及化学计量比在不同生活型灌木之间的差异, 研究不同根序之间形态特征和养分含量的变化规律, 探讨不同生活型灌木采取的生活策略以及细根的变异维度, 探寻是否存在根经济谱。结果表明: (1)喀斯特30种适生灌木细根碳、氮、磷含量平均值(438.67、5.16、0.31 mg·g-1)均低于中国植物细根的碳、氮、磷含量的平均值(473.9、9.16、1.03 mg·g-1), 且1-3级根序细根碳含量变异系数最小(均小于1), 磷含量在细根养分中变异系数最大(94%)。(2)常绿灌木细根的磷含量显著低于落叶灌木, 表明常绿灌木相比于落叶灌木在喀斯特地区更容易受到磷的限制。(3)根直径和比表面积只在落叶灌木细根的3级根序中呈极显著负相关关系, 而常绿灌木1-3级细根都呈显著负相关关系; (4)主成分分析结果表明30种喀斯特适生灌木细根性状的变异可分解为多个主成分, 其中第一主成分主要包括比根表面积、直径、比根长、细根生物量和根组织密度等形态特征; 第二主成分则主要反映了养分含量等因素, 分别对应根系获取资源的快与慢; 表明了喀斯特30种适生灌木存在根经济谱。研究结果有助于深入理解喀斯特地区灌木适应石漠化生境的生态策略, 并进一步认识该地区适生灌木的养分利用策略。

关键词: 根序, 灌木细根, 喀斯特, 主成分分析, 根经济谱

Abstract:

Aims The root economic spectrum helps explore the trade-offs between resource acquisition strategies and lifespan of fine-roots of different orders, providing essential insights into the relationships among root traits and the mechanisms of species’ adaptation under local environments.

Methods This study investigates 30 shrub species with different life forms (evergreen and deciduous) suitable for the severely degraded karst region. Using the root order classification method, we analyzed the morphology, nutrient contents and stoichiometric ratios of 1-3 order fine-roots among different life forms. We aimed to understand the variations in morphology and nutrients across different root orders and explore the survival strategies and variation dimensions of fine-roots in different life forms, searching for the presence of a root economic spectrum.

Important findings The results showed that (1) the average contents of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in fine-roots of 30 karst shrubs (438.67, 5.16, and 0.31 mg·g-1, respectively) were lower than those in fine-roots of Chinese plants (473.9, 9.16, and 1.03 mg·g-1, respectively). Among 1-3 order fine-roots, the coefficient of variation for carbon content was minimal (all are less than 1), while phosphorus content showed the largest coefficient of variation (94%). (2) The phosphorus content in fine-roots of evergreen shrubs was significantly lower than that of deciduous shrubs, indicating that evergreen shrubs in karst areas are more prone to phosphorus limitations compared to deciduous shrubs. (3) Root diameter and specific surface area showed a highly significant negative correlation only in the third-order fine-roots of deciduous shrubs, while evergreen shrubs exhibited significant negative correlations across 1-3 order fine roots. (4) Principal component analysis results indicate that variations in fine-root traits of 30 karst shrubs can be decomposed into multiple principal components. The first principal component mainly includes morphological traits such as specific root surface area, average diameter, specific root length, fine root biomass, and root tissue density. The second principal component mainly reflects nutrient factors, corresponding to fast and slow resource acquisition strategies. This demonstrates the existence of a root economic spectrum among the 30 karst shrubs. These findings facilitate a deeper understanding of the ecological strategies of shrub adaptation to rocky desertification habitats in karst regions and further recognize the nutrient utilization strategies of suitable shrubs in these areas.

Key words: root order, fine-roots of shrubs, karst, principal component analysis, root economic spectrum