Altitude Patterns of Leaf Carbon Isotope Composition in a Subtropical Monsoon Forest

• Autorzy: Pan S. , Zhang W. , Zhao M. , Li Y. , Xu S. , Wang G.

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DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.2.003

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Leaf carbon isotope composition (δ¹³C) of both vascular and non-vascular plants were investigated in order to assess their variability along an altitude gradient (414, 620, 850, 1086,1286 and 1462 m) from a subtropical monsoon forest located at Mt. Tianmu Reserve, eastern China. Leaf δ¹³C values of all plant species ranged from -34.4 to -26.6‰, with an average of -29.8‰. There is no significant difference in leaf δ¹³C between vascular plants and mosses, however, trees had significantly higher δ¹³C values than herbs. For pooled data, leaf δ¹³C was positively correlated with altitude. Leaf δ¹³C was significantly and negatively correlated with annual mean temperature and atmospheric pressure, while it was significantly and positively correlated with soil water content. Furthermore, there was no relationship between leaf δ¹³C and soil nitrogen content or soil phosphorus content. The altitudinal trend in leaf δ¹³C is the consequence of the interaction between temperature, atmospheric pressure and soil water content.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

carbon isotope composition; life-form; altitude; environmental factors; Mt. Tianmu

PL

skład izotopu węgla; forma życia; wysokość; czynniki środowiskowe; góra Tianmu

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, nr 2
• Strony: 178--188
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 71 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Pan S.

• Department of Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China
• Key Laboratory of Environment Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China

autor

Zhang W.

• Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China

autor

Zhao M.

• Management Office, National Nature Reserve of Tianmu Mountain, Lin' an 311300, China

autor

Li Y.

• Institute of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

autor

Xu S.

• School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

autor

Wang G.

• Institute of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.