其他摘要 | Water is a key factor of limiting vegetation restoration and rehabilitation on the Loess
Plateau, and precipitation variation plays an important role in shaping ecosystem structure
and function of this region. In this paper, we selected Salix psammophila and Caragana
korshinskii growing in water/wind erosion crisscross region of northern Shaanxi as the
objects, and explored the effects of manipulated precipitation variation (control treatment:
normal precipitation; water addition treatment: water was added by 50% or so, drought
treatment: water was removed by 50% or so) on shrubland water balance, plant growth,
leaf water-photosynthesis and sap flow transpiration characteristics. The major objective
were to reveal the physio-ecological mechanisms of the two shrubs adapting to the dry
sandy environment, and provide better understanding for the distribution and management
of these two shrubs in the future and the evaluation of the sustainability of ecosystems. The
main results were as the follows:
(1) Soil moisture consumption, water supply depth and evapotranspiration were
different for different treatments in two shrubs. For S. psammophila, the variation of soil
water content during June to September was 37.79 mm for the control, 47.81 mm for the
water addition treatment and 6.17 mm for the drought treatment, the corresponding soil
water supply depth at the end of the growing season was 2.2m, 1.8m and 1.8m,
respectively. For C. korshinskii, the variation of soil water content during June to
September was -39.80 mm for the control, 38.66 mm for the water addition treatment and
-60.05 mm for the drought treatment, the corresponding soil water supply depth at the end of the growing season was >1m, 2.2m and 0.5m, respectively. Evapotranspiration of
S.psammophila and C.korshinskii shrublands under three different treatments followed the
order: water-added treatment > control treatment > drought treatment. Evapotranspiration
accounted for a higher proportion of water input under drought treatment, but the
proportion was relatively lower for water addition treatment.
(2) S. psammophila and C. korshinskii had different responses to manipulated
precipitation variation in leaf water potential, photosynthesis and growth. Leaf water
potential for different treatments of S. psammophila was almost the same, but it showed
significant differences in C. korshinskii. Net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and
water use efficiency of S. psammophila showed significant responses to precipitation
variation, while net photosynthetic rate and transpiration rate of C.korshinskii responded
obviously to precipitation variation. These photosynthetic parameters responded earlier in
S. psammophila than in C. korshinskii. Net photosynthetic rate of S. psammophila
increased with water addition, while transpiration rate and water use efficiency were
greater under drought treatment. Net photosynthetic rate and transpiration rate of C.
korshinskii were greater under drought treatment. The growth of the branches within 10~25
mm diameter classes for S.psammophila and within 5~10 mm for C.korshinskii were
increased by water supply, while growth of branches within 5~10 mm diameter classes for
S.psammophila and branches less than 20 mm diameter class for C.korshinskii were
decreased by drought.
(3) Sap flow characteristics of C. korshinskii were affected by manipulated
precipitation variation. The daily change of sap flow rate was almost a bimodal curve at the
end of July, but it had become an unimodal curve in early October. The main factors that
affected the sap flow rate were solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit. The relative sap
rate increased with solar radiation and the trends could be described by S-type function.
The relative sap flow rate of the control and water addition treatment showed an S-type
relationship with vapor pressure deficit or integrated variant (V T ). The relative sap flow
rate of drought treatment increased with the increase of vapor pressure deficit or integrated
variable variant firstly, but then the relative sap flow rate decreased significantly when
VPD> 2.04 kPa or when V T > 60.38 kPa·(w·m -2 ) 0.5 . VPD or V T of drought treatment
corresponding to peak relative sap flow rate was larger than the control and water addition treatment. Single branch water consumption under different treatments was: water addition
treatment > control > drought treatment, but the difference did not reach significant level.
Key words: Salix psammophila, Caragana korshinskii, manipulated precipitation
variation, physio-ecological traits. |
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