WEN Linsheng, DENG Wenping, DENG Liwei, et al. Seasonal Water Utilization Strategies of Plants at Different Altitudes in the Lushan Mountain[J]. 2021, 35(4): 341-348.
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WEN Linsheng, DENG Wenping, DENG Liwei, et al. Seasonal Water Utilization Strategies of Plants at Different Altitudes in the Lushan Mountain[J]. 2021, 35(4): 341-348. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2021.04.047.
Seasonal Water Utilization Strategies of Plants at Different Altitudes in the Lushan Mountain
To explore the response of plants at different altitudes to water and the changes of plant adaptability under climate change
we chose the typical tree species
Litsea cubeba
Corylopsis sinensis
Camellia japonica and Symplocos stellaris
in the natural succession at different altitudes in the Lushan Mountain as the research objects. We used hydrogen and oxygen isotope technology
combined with the Iso-source model
to quantify the proportion of water source contribution. The results showed that: (1) The δD value of soil water and plant water showed different seasonal characteristics
and the δD value in the dry season was more depleted than in the rainy season. The altitude effect of soil water and plant water δD value was not obvious
and the δD value of soil water generally presented the surface enrichment and deep depletion. (2) As the altitude increased
the main water sources of plants were different. In the rainy season
the ratio of Litsea cubeba to the surface layer (0—10 cm) soil water gradually increased
and the ratio of Camellia japonica to the lower layer (30—50 cm) soil water gradually increased. During the dry season
the absorption ratio of Corylopsis sinensis to surface soil water gradually decreased. (3) There were seasonal differences in the main water sources of plants
and the performance of the same plants at different altitudes was also different. At the area of 1 287 m above sea level
the contribution rate of surface soil moisture (0—10 cm) to Corylopsis sinensis in rainy season was 68.50%
while only 9.00% in dry season. However
Camellia japonica’s contribution rate changed from 3.10% to 76.50%. At the area of 1 078 m above sea level
with the alternating rain and drought
Litsea cubeba changed from uniform (0—50 cm) absorption of soil water to preferential use of surface layer (82.20%) for soil water
Corylopsis sinensis changed from mainly absorbing and utilizing the upper layer (0—20 cm
74.40%) soil layer to uniform water
Camellia japonica from the deep layer to the upper layer (66.18%)
and Symplocos stellaris from the lower layer to the surface layer (86.40%). At the area of 884 m above sea level
in the rainy season
the main water sources of Litsea cubeba
Camellia japonica
and Symplocos stellaris were 10—40 cm (88.20%)
40—50 cm (91.80%)
0—50 cm; but the surface layer was used first in the dry season. (4) Soil surface water had a certain contribution to Camellia japonica
but its contribution was lower than those of Litsea cubeba
Corylopsis sinensis
and Symplocos stellaris. 40—50 cm soil water was the main water source of Camellia japonica
and it kept coordinated growth with the other three plants; however
the other three tree species had certain water competition
and the competition degree was different at different altitudes. In summary
plant water sources had the altitude differences and seasonal effects to adapt to the constraints of different environmental factors. Camellia japonica had a coordinated water use strategy with Litsea cubeba
Corylopsis sinensis
and Symplocos stellaris. Litsea cubeba
Corylopsis sinensis
and Symplocos stellaris had water competition and the degree of competition varied at different altitudes. This research provides a scientific theoretical reference for the allocation and protection of tree species in the subtropical ecosystem
and the establishment of a coupling model of vegetation eco-hydrology in Lushan Mountain.
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