Bamboo plants are an essential component of tropical ecosystems,yet their vulnerability to climate extremes,such as drought,is poorly understood due to limited knowledge of their hydraulic properties.Cephalostachyum p...Bamboo plants are an essential component of tropical ecosystems,yet their vulnerability to climate extremes,such as drought,is poorly understood due to limited knowledge of their hydraulic properties.Cephalostachyum pergracile,a commonly used tropical bamboo species,exhibited a substantially higher mortality rate than other co-occurring bamboos during a severe drought event in 2019,but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.This study investigated the leaf and stem hydraulic traits related to drought responses,including leaf-stem embolism resistance(P50leaf;P50stem) estimated using optical and X-ray microtomography methods,leaf pressure-volume and water-releasing curves.Additionally,we investigated the seasonal water potentials,native embolism level(PLC) and xylem water source using stable isotope.We found that C.pergracile exhibited strong resistance to embolism,showing low P50leaf,P50stem,and turgor loss point,despite its rapid leaf water loss.Interestingly,its leaves displayed greater resistance to embolism than its stem,suggesting a lack of effective hydraulic vulnerability segmentation(HVS) to protect the stem from excessive xylem tension.During the dry season,approximately 49% of the water was absorbed from the upper 20-cm-deep soil layer.Consequently,significant diurnal variation in leaf water potentials and an increase in midday PLC from 5.87±2.33% in the wet season to 12.87±4.09%in the dry season were observed.In summary,this study demonstrated that the rapid leaf water loss,high reliance on surface water,and a lack of effective HVS in C.pergracile accelerated water depletion and increased xylem embolism even in the typical dry season,which may explain its high mortality rate during extreme drought events in 2019.展开更多
为了解我国西南干热河谷地区特殊生境下稀树灌丛的热值和养分特征,探讨该地区不同生活型植物的热值和养分的差异,以云南省元江干热河谷稀树灌丛8种优势植物为研究对象,观测其热值、灰分及养分特征。结果表明:元江干热河谷8种优势植物叶...为了解我国西南干热河谷地区特殊生境下稀树灌丛的热值和养分特征,探讨该地区不同生活型植物的热值和养分的差异,以云南省元江干热河谷稀树灌丛8种优势植物为研究对象,观测其热值、灰分及养分特征。结果表明:元江干热河谷8种优势植物叶的去灰分热值平均值为20.21 k J·g-1,其大小顺序为细基丸>白皮乌口树>心叶木>厚皮树>虾子花>马松子>扭黄茅>锈色蛛毛苣苔。不同生活型中,去灰分热值为乔木(21.23 k J·g-1)>灌木(20.56 k J·g-1)>草本(18.84 k J·g-1),灰分含量为草本(40.30%)>乔木(7.74%)>灌木(6.97%)。相关性分析表明,植物热值与全C、全N、全P、全K和全S含量呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),与全Ca和灰分含量呈极显著负相关(P<0.01),说明3种生活型植物的热值与养分密切相关。元江干热河谷植物生长高效的叶片,能够有效利用充足的光照、有限的养分,积累较高的热值,具有较强的适应能力。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos:32071735,32371576,32350410420,41861144016,and 31570406)CAS‘Light of West China’Program+2 种基金The 14th Five-Year Plan of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,Chinese Academy of Sciences(E3ZKFF1K,E3ZKFF2B)Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department(2018HB068)Yunnan Revitalization Talents Support Plan(YNWR-QNBJ-2019177).
文摘Bamboo plants are an essential component of tropical ecosystems,yet their vulnerability to climate extremes,such as drought,is poorly understood due to limited knowledge of their hydraulic properties.Cephalostachyum pergracile,a commonly used tropical bamboo species,exhibited a substantially higher mortality rate than other co-occurring bamboos during a severe drought event in 2019,but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.This study investigated the leaf and stem hydraulic traits related to drought responses,including leaf-stem embolism resistance(P50leaf;P50stem) estimated using optical and X-ray microtomography methods,leaf pressure-volume and water-releasing curves.Additionally,we investigated the seasonal water potentials,native embolism level(PLC) and xylem water source using stable isotope.We found that C.pergracile exhibited strong resistance to embolism,showing low P50leaf,P50stem,and turgor loss point,despite its rapid leaf water loss.Interestingly,its leaves displayed greater resistance to embolism than its stem,suggesting a lack of effective hydraulic vulnerability segmentation(HVS) to protect the stem from excessive xylem tension.During the dry season,approximately 49% of the water was absorbed from the upper 20-cm-deep soil layer.Consequently,significant diurnal variation in leaf water potentials and an increase in midday PLC from 5.87±2.33% in the wet season to 12.87±4.09%in the dry season were observed.In summary,this study demonstrated that the rapid leaf water loss,high reliance on surface water,and a lack of effective HVS in C.pergracile accelerated water depletion and increased xylem embolism even in the typical dry season,which may explain its high mortality rate during extreme drought events in 2019.
文摘为了解我国西南干热河谷地区特殊生境下稀树灌丛的热值和养分特征,探讨该地区不同生活型植物的热值和养分的差异,以云南省元江干热河谷稀树灌丛8种优势植物为研究对象,观测其热值、灰分及养分特征。结果表明:元江干热河谷8种优势植物叶的去灰分热值平均值为20.21 k J·g-1,其大小顺序为细基丸>白皮乌口树>心叶木>厚皮树>虾子花>马松子>扭黄茅>锈色蛛毛苣苔。不同生活型中,去灰分热值为乔木(21.23 k J·g-1)>灌木(20.56 k J·g-1)>草本(18.84 k J·g-1),灰分含量为草本(40.30%)>乔木(7.74%)>灌木(6.97%)。相关性分析表明,植物热值与全C、全N、全P、全K和全S含量呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),与全Ca和灰分含量呈极显著负相关(P<0.01),说明3种生活型植物的热值与养分密切相关。元江干热河谷植物生长高效的叶片,能够有效利用充足的光照、有限的养分,积累较高的热值,具有较强的适应能力。
基金This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32171507,31870385,31901285)the CAS"Light of West China"program。
