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Effect of Soil Moisture on Morpho-Anatomical Leaf Traits of Ranunculus acris (Ranunculaceae)

Kołodziejek J., Michlewska S.

Polish Journal of Ecology

2015

Vol. 63, nr 3

400--413

Leaf morphological and anatomical differences between two collection sites in central Poland were examined in tall buttercup Ranunculus acris. We hypothesized that the availability of soil moisture would affect leaf morphological and anatomical traits. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of soil moisture content on: leaf size, epidermal features and on a number of stomatal characteristics in populations of R. acris species. The plants were investigated at sites differing in soil moisture conditions (a dryer upper site and a wetter lower site). Relatively semi-dry and wet sites were identified by plant communities and soil moisture content. We found out that morphological and anatomical leaf traits of R. acris were significantly related to soil moisture content. Leaves from plants growing in the wet site were 26% smaller in size than those from the semi-dry site. The population with smaller leaf area had larger leaf perimeter and higher dissection index. The stomatal index of the leaves sampled in the semi-dry site was higher than that of the leaves sampled in the wet site. Greater leaf thickness in the semi-dry site was primarily the result of increased spongy parenchyma thickness. On the abaxial leaf surface epidermal cell density was significantly higher at the wet site implying more epidermal cells. On the adaxial leaf surface, however, epidermal cell density decreased when plants were exposed to the elevated soil moisture. The results may indicate that soil moisture content influences leaf anatomy and morphology of R. acris. Thus, all these leaf morphoanatomical traits provide a basis for R. acris to reduce water loss from leaves and to balance water use efficiency under reduced precipitation. The present study demonstrates that R. acris can maximize growth in habitats with a wide range of soil moisture availability and such information can be crucial for developing management strategies and predictive models of its spread.

The spatial distribution of pine mistletoe Viscum album ssp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Volmann in a scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand in Central Poland

Kołodziejek J., Kołodziejek A.

Polish Journal of Ecology

2013

Vol. 61, nr 4

705--714

The evergreen, semi-parasitic pine mistletoe, Viscum album ssp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Volmann, is one of the four subspecies of European mistletoe, Viscum album L. It is frequently encountered on Scots pine communities in Poland. Distribution of pine mistletoe in representative P. sylvestris stand from the central Poland was investigated. The host density and host size to the frequency of Viscum was verified. Within the studied area 46% out of 313 individuals of P. sylvestris trees were infected by mistletoe, among them 78% in low mistletoe infection, 17% in medium and 3% in high infection. Of 1171 infections recorded on pines, 97% were on branches, 4% on the host trunk. The mistletoe individuals had an aggregated pattern of spatial distribution which was mainly explained by the host size. Infected trees are larger than uninfected ones, on average, and within the infected tree population, trees with mistletoe had higher number of dead branches than trees with none infection. Parasitized trees were more prevalent in low-density stands than in high-density stands. Mistletoes occurred mainly on the outer brunches within trees crowns.