植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 1907-1918.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0281  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2024.0281

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亚热带天然林林下优势灌木叶片结构对长期土壤增温的响应

韩润宇1,2, 陈仕东1,2,*(), 谭艺桦1,2, 陈相标1,2, 熊德成1,2, 刘小飞1,2, 胥超1,2, 杨智杰1,2,*(), 杨玉盛1,2   

  1. 1福建师范大学地理科学学院, 福州 350117
    2福建三明森林生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站, 福建三明 365000
  • 收稿日期:2024-08-21 接受日期:2025-01-09 出版日期:2025-11-20 发布日期:2025-11-20
  • 通讯作者: *陈仕东(Chen SD, sdchen@fjnu.edu.cn);
    杨智杰(Yang ZJ, zhijieyang@fjnu.edu.cn)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31930071);国家自然科学基金(32192433);国家自然科学基金(32271727)

Leaf structural response of dominant understory shrubs in subtropical natural forests to long-term soil warming

HAN Run-Yu1,2, CHEN Shi-Dong1,2,*(), TAN Yi-Hua1,2, CHEN Xiang-Biao1,2, XIONG De-Cheng1,2, LIU Xiao-Fei1,2, XU Chao1,2, YANG Zhi-Jie1,2,*(), YANG Yu-Sheng1,2   

  1. 1School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
    2Fujian Sanming Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Sanming, Fujian 365000, China
  • Received:2024-08-21 Accepted:2025-01-09 Online:2025-11-20 Published:2025-11-20
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31930071);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32192433);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32271727)

摘要:

林下植被是亚热带森林的关键组成部分, 对维持森林生态系统结构、功能及提供生态服务等方面具有重要意义。长期土壤增温可能改变叶片功能性状进而影响林下植被的物种多样性与群落结构的演变。为探究长期土壤增温对亚热带天然林林下优势灌木叶片结构的影响, 该研究基于已进行8年的天然林原位土壤增温(+4 ℃)实验, 选取增温与对照组共有的3种优势灌木——山血丹(Ardisia lindleyana)、玉叶金花(Mussaenda pubescens)和黄毛冬青(Ilex dasyphylla), 对其叶片结构进行观察。发现增温对亚热带天然林林下优势灌木叶片的气孔与解剖结构有较大影响, 包括气孔密度和叶片厚度的减小以及比叶面积的增加, 具体表现为: 大灌木(黄毛冬青)栅栏组织和海绵组织厚度显著减少, 但下表皮厚度显著增加, 可能是增温导致叶片致密表皮毛进一步增殖的结果; 半灌木(山血丹)表皮和栅栏组织厚度显著减少, 海绵组织厚度显著增加, 反映叶片提高保水能力和缓冲水分压力的适应策略; 贴地伏生灌木(玉叶金花)上表皮和海绵组织厚度均显著减少, 但栅栏组织厚度显著增加, 表明增温提高了叶片水分运输效率及耐旱性。这些结果表明增温对亚热带天然林林下植被的水分利用效率产生显著影响, 为研究林下灌木结构对全球变暖的响应机理和生物多样性保护提供了科学依据。

关键词: 增温, 叶片结构, 林下灌木, 山血丹, 玉叶金花, 黄毛冬青

Abstract:

Aims The understory vegetation is a key component of subtropical forests closely linked to the structure and functional services of forest ecosystems. Long-term soil warming may alter leaf functional traits, affecting species diversity and community structure in the understory. In this study, we aim to investigate the effects of long-term soil warming on leaf structural succession of dominant shrubs of subtropical natural forest.

Methods Based on an eight-year in situ soil warming (+4 °C) experiment, we examined the effects of long-term soil warming on the leaf structure of three dominant shrubs (Ardisia lindleyana, Mussaenda pubescens and Ilex dasyphylla) under warming and control treatments in a natural forest.

Important findings The results indicated that long-term soil warming affected the stomatal and anatomical structure of leaves, leading to a decrease in stomatal density and leaf thickness, along with an increase in specific leaf area. Specifically, the thickness of the palisade and spongy tissue in large shrubs (Ilex dasyphylla) significantly decreased, while the thickness of the lower epidermis increased, likely due to the proliferation of dense epidermis trichomes on leaves induced by soil warming. In subshrub (Ardisia lindleyana), both epidermis and palisade tissue thickness decreased, while the spongy tissue thickness increased, reflecting an adaptive strategy to enhance water retention capacity and buffer water pressure of the leaves. In ground-lying shrubs (Mussaenda pubescens), the thickness of the upper epidermis and spongy tissue decreased, while palisade tissue thickness increased, likely enhancing water transport efficiency and drought tolerance of the leaves. Our results demonstrate that long-term soil warming has significantly impacted the water use efficiency of understory shrubs in subtropical forest. These findings provide scientific insights into the response mechanisms of understory shrub structure to global warming, with significant contribution to biodiversity conservation.

Key words: warming, leaf structure, understory shrubs, Ardisia lindleyana, Mussaenda pubescens, Ilex dasyphylla