The Intensity of Simulated Grazing Modifies Costs and Benefits of Physiological Integration in a Rhizomatous Clonal Plant
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site and Plant Species
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Compensation Index Calculation and Physiological Integration Cost–Benefit Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Biomass Accumulation and Allocation
3.2. Compensation Index and Cost–Benefit of Physiological Integration
4. Discussion
4.1. Nutrient and Physiological Integration Affect Plant Response to Herbivory
4.2. Trade-off between Benefits and Costs of Physiological Integration-Determined Compensatory Growth
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | TB (g) | LB (g) | SB (g) | R/S | |||||
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df | F | p | F | p | F | p | F | p | |
Integration (I) | 1 | 8.709 | 0.004 ** | 3.331 | 0.070 | 4.020 | 0.047 * | 1.941 | 0.166 |
Clipping (C) | 3 | 5.725 | 0.001 ** | 2.486 | 0.064 | 2.772 | 0.044 * | 2.278 | 0.083 |
Nutrient (N) | 3 | 1.495 | 0.219 | 2.033 | 0.113 | 2.614 | 0.054 | 1.074 | 0.363 |
I × C | 3 | 1.290 | 0.210 | 3.133 | 0.028 * | 0.834 | 0.477 | 3.339 | 0.022 * |
I × N | 3 | 4.314 | 0.006 ** | 4.005 | 0.009 ** | 3.107 | 0.029 * | 1.891 | 0.134 |
C × N | 9 | 3.903 | 0.000 ** | 4.554 | 0.000 ** | 5.069 | 0.000 *** | 1.700 | 0.096 |
I × C × N | 9 | 0.462 | 0.898 | 1.401 | 0.194 | 1.282 | 0.253 | 2.752 | 0.006 ** |
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Liu, J.; Chen, C.; Pan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, Y. The Intensity of Simulated Grazing Modifies Costs and Benefits of Physiological Integration in a Rhizomatous Clonal Plant. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082724
Liu J, Chen C, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Gao Y. The Intensity of Simulated Grazing Modifies Costs and Benefits of Physiological Integration in a Rhizomatous Clonal Plant. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082724
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Jushan, Chen Chen, Yao Pan, Yang Zhang, and Ying Gao. 2020. "The Intensity of Simulated Grazing Modifies Costs and Benefits of Physiological Integration in a Rhizomatous Clonal Plant" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082724