Contrasting Hydraulic Efficiency and Photosynthesis Strategy in Differential Successional Stages of a Subtropical Forest in a Karst Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site and Species
2.2. Gas Exchange Measurement
2.3. Stem Hydraulic Conductivity, Sapwood Density, Specific Leaf Area, and Leaf Area and Sapwood Area Ratio
2.4. Pressure–Volume Relations
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Resource Acquisition and Drought Tolerance Traits in a Forest at Different Successional Stages
3.2. Relationship between Photosynthetic Rate and Drought Tolerance at Different Successional Stages
4. Discussion
4.1. Resource Acquisition and Drought Tolerance Traits at Different Successional Stages
4.2. Relationship between Photosynthetic Rate and Drought Tolerance at Different Successional Stages
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Family | Code | Sampling Site | Successional Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Campylotropis macrocarpa | Fabaceae | Cm | Open site | Early |
Coriaria nepalensis | Coriariaceae | Cn | Open site | Early |
Tirpitzia sinensis | Linaceae | Tis | Open site | Early |
Rhamnus leptophylla | Rhamnaceae | Rl | Forest margins | Early |
Pyracantha fortuneana | Rosaceae | Pf | Open site | Early |
Rhamnella martini | Rhamnaceae | Rm | Open site | Early |
Toona sinensis | Meliaceae | Tos | Open site | Early |
Pittosporum brevicalyx | Pittosporaceae | Pb | Understory | Late |
Ilex coralline | Aquifoliaceae | Ic | Understory | Late |
Stachyurus obovatus | Stachyuraceae | So | Understory | Late |
Myrsine semiserrata | Primulaceae | Ms | Understory | Late |
Itea yunnanensis | Iteaceae | Iy | Understory | Late |
Rhamnus heterophylla | Rhamnaceae | Rh | Understory | Late |
Daphne odora | Thymelaeaceae | Do | Understory | Late |
Machilus cavaleriei | Lauraceae | Mc | Understory | Late |
Kalopanax septemlobus | Araliaceae | Ks | Forest canopy | Late |
Lithocarpus confinis | Fagaceae | Lic | Forest canopy | Late |
Lindera pulcherrima | Lauraceae | Lp | Forest canopy | Late |
Celtis sinensis | Cannabaceae | Cs | Forest canopy | Late |
Carpinus turczaninowii | Betulaceae | Ct | Forest canopy | Late |
Platycarya longipea | Juglandaceae | Pl | Forest canopy | Late |
Quercus acutissima | Fagaceae | Qa | Forest canopy | Late |
Lindera communis | Lauraceae | Lc | Forest canopy | Late |
Zanthoxylum esquirolii | Rutaceae | Ze | Forest canopy | Late |
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Wu, G.; Chen, D.; Zhou, Z. Contrasting Hydraulic Efficiency and Photosynthesis Strategy in Differential Successional Stages of a Subtropical Forest in a Karst Region. Plants 2021, 10, 2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122604
Wu G, Chen D, Zhou Z. Contrasting Hydraulic Efficiency and Photosynthesis Strategy in Differential Successional Stages of a Subtropical Forest in a Karst Region. Plants. 2021; 10(12):2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122604
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Guilin, Dexiang Chen, and Zhang Zhou. 2021. "Contrasting Hydraulic Efficiency and Photosynthesis Strategy in Differential Successional Stages of a Subtropical Forest in a Karst Region" Plants 10, no. 12: 2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122604