Effects of ontogenetic stage and leaf age on leaf functional traits and the relationships between traits in Pinus koraiensis  

作　　者：Meng Ji Guangze Jin Zhili Liu 

机构地区：[1]Center for Ecological Research,Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,People’s Republic of China [2]Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management−Ministry of Education,Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Journal of Forestry Research》2021年第6期2459-2471,共13页林业研究（英文版）

基　　金：The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31971636);Yong Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2018QNRC001);the Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities(2572018CG03).

摘　　要：Investigating the effects of ontogenetic stage and leaf age on leaf traits is important for understanding the utilization and distribution of resources in the process of plant growth.However,few studies have been conducted to show how traits and trait-trait relationships change across a range of ontogenetic stage and leaf age for evergreen coniferous species.We divided 67 Pinus koraiensis Sieb.et Zucc.of various sizes(0.3-100 cm diameter at breast height,DBH)into four ontogenetic stages,i.e.,young trees,middle-aged trees,mature trees and over-mature trees,and measured the leaf mass per area(LMA),leaf dry matter content(LDMC),and mass-based leaf nitrogen content(N)and phosphorus content(P)of each leaf age group for each sampled tree.One-way analysis of variance(ANOVA)was used to describe the variation in leaf traits by ontogenetic stage and leaf age.The standardized major axis method was used to explore the effects of ontogenetic stage and leaf age on trait-trait relationships.We found that LMA and LDMC increased significantly and N and P decreased significantly with increases in the ontogenetic stage and leaf age.Most trait-trait relationships were consistent with the leaf economic spectrum(LES)at a global scale.Among them,leaf N content and LDMC showed a significant negative correlation,leaf N and P contents showed a significant positive correlation,and the absolute value of the slopes of the trait-trait relationships showed a gradually increasing trend with an increasing ontogenetic stage.LMA and LDMC showed a significant positive correlation,and the slopes of the trait-trait relationships showed a gradually decreasing trend with leaf age.Additionally,there were no significant relationships between leaf N content and LMA in most groups,which is contrary to the expectation of the LES.Overall,in the early ontogenetic stages and leaf ages,the leaf traits tend to be related to a"low investment-quick returns"resource strategy.In contrast,in the late ontogenetic stages and leaf ages,they tend to be related to a"high

关 键 词：Leaf age Leaf dry matter content Leaf mass per area Leaf nitrogen content Leaf phosphorus content Ontogenetic stage Pinus koraiensis 

分 类 号：S791.247[农业科学—林木遗传育种]