植物生态学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (2): 256-267.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2025.0248  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2025.0248

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氮磷添加对常绿阔叶林幼树叶片植食损伤的影响及调控机制

叶学敏1, 高伟1, 唐星林1, 陈伏生2, 孙荣喜2, 罗坤水1,*()   

  1. 1 江西省林业科学院, 南昌城市生态系统国家定位观测研究站, 南昌 330032
    2 江西农业大学林学院, 亚热带森林资源培育江西省重点实验室, 南昌 330045
  • 收稿日期:2025-06-30 接受日期:2025-12-13 出版日期:2026-02-28 发布日期:2026-04-01
  • 通讯作者: *罗坤水 (526492282@qq.com)
  • 基金资助:
    江西省自然科学基金(20252BAC200371);江西省重点研发计划(20261BCF320043)

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on leaf herbivory damage and its underlying mechanisms in saplings in an evergreen broad-leaved forest

YE Xue-Min1, GAO Wei1, TANG Xing-Lin1, CHEN Fu-Sheng2, SUN Rong-Xi2, LUO Kun-Shui1,*()   

  1. 1 Nanchang National Field Observation and Research Station of Urban Ecosystem, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
    2 Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Resources Cultivation, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
  • Received:2025-06-30 Accepted:2025-12-13 Online:2026-02-28 Published:2026-04-01
  • Contact: *LUO Kun-Shui (526492282@qq.com)
  • Supported by:
    Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation(20252BAC200371);Jiangxi Provincial Key Research and Development Program(20261BCF320043)

摘要:

亚热带森林中, 昆虫取食会导致叶片损伤, 但氮磷添加是否能改变幼树的抗虫能力尚不明确。该研究以江西九连山常绿阔叶林的6种优势树种幼树为研究对象, 开展为期8年的氮磷添加实验, 测定不同处理下叶片的植食损伤率、化学计量比、机械抗性及化学抗性, 分析氮磷添加对幼树抗虫性的影响。结果表明, 幼树表现出较强的抗虫能力, 叶片平均植食损伤率为5.4%, 且损伤率不受氮添加、磷添加或氮磷共同添加处理的影响, 但存在显著树种差异, 且喜光树种显著高于耐阴树种。氮添加和氮磷共同添加显著提高了叶片氮含量, 却未显著改变叶片化学计量比; 磷添加显著增加了叶片磷含量并降低了叶片碳磷比。氮磷添加对叶片撕裂力和穿透力无显著影响, 相比之下, 氮添加诱导氨基酸含量显著上升, 磷添加提高了总酚含量, 单宁含量则保持稳定。值得注意的是, 喜光树种因叶片氮含量更高而更易受害, 而耐阴树种则表现出更低的损伤率, 并在机械抗性和化学防御方面更强。综上所述, 亚热带森林幼树通过稳定的物理防御和可塑的化学防御机制, 维持对背景性植食压力的较强抵抗力, 这有助于在全球变化背景下增强群落天然更新的稳定性。

关键词: 长期养分添加, 原位试验, 叶片啃食, 次生代谢物

Abstract:

Aims Insect herbivory leads to leaf damage in subtropical forests, but it remains unclear whether nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) additions alter the insect resistance of saplings. This study focused on the saplings of six dominant tree species in the evergreen broad-leaved forest of Jiulian Mountain, Jiangxi Province. An eight-year N and P addition experiment was conducted to examine the effects of these nutrients on insect resistance. We measured leaf herbivory damage rate, stoichiometric ratios, mechanical resistance, and chemical resistance under different treatments.

Methods In this study, we conducted an eight-year N and P addition experiment in an evergreen broad-leaved forest in Jiulianshan, Jiangxi Province to determine effects of N and P on the saplings of six dominant tree species leaf herbivory damage, leaf stoichiometry, mechanical resistance, and chemical resistance of saplings.

Important findings Saplings exhibited strong resistance to herbivory, with an average leaf damage rate of 5.4%, which was neither affected by N addition, nor by P addition nor by both. However, significant interspecific differences were found, with light-demanding species showing significantly higher damage rates than shade-tolerant species. N addition and combined N and P addition significantly increased leaf nitrogen concentration per unit mass but did not significantly alter leaf stoichiometric ratios. P addition significantly increased leaf phosphorus concentration and decreased the carbon-to-phosphorus ratio. Both N addition and P addition showed no significant changes in leaf mechanical resistance such as force to tear and force to punch. In contrast, N addition significantly increased amino acid content, and P addition elevated total phenolics content, while tannin levels remained stable. Notably, light-demanding species exhibited higher damage due to higher leaf N concentration, whereas shade-tolerant species exhibited lower damage due to stronger mechanical resistance and chemical defense. These findings suggest that saplings in subtropical forests maintain high resistance to background insect herbivory pressure through stable physical defenses and flexible chemical defenses, potentially enhancing the ecological stability of natural regeneration within the context of global change.

Key words: long-term nutrient additions, in-situ experiment, leaf chewing, secondary metabolites