Leaf functional traits and correlations in three zonal forests in eastern China

Chen Zhong-Zhuo; Ge Jie-Lin; Zhao Chang-Ming; Shen Guo-Zhen; Xu Wen-Ting; Xie Zong-Qiang

doi:10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2020.30347

Plant Science Journal > 2020 > 38(3): 347-359. > DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2020.30347 CSTR: 32231.14.PSJ.2095-0837.2020.30347

Chen Zhong-Zhuo, Ge Jie-Lin, Zhao Chang-Ming, Shen Guo-Zhen, Xu Wen-Ting, Xie Zong-Qiang. Leaf functional traits and correlations in three zonal forests in eastern China[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2020, 38(3): 347-359. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2020.30347

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Leaf functional traits and correlations in three zonal forests in eastern China

1. State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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This work was supported by grants from the Frontier Science Key Research Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDY-SSW-SMC011), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31600360).

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Received Date: August 28, 2019
Revised Date: October 08, 2019
Available Online: October 31, 2022
Published Date: June 27, 2020

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To study the adaptation mechanisms of leaf traits to the environment, three typical forests (Shennongjia, Saihanba, Huzhong) along a latitudinal gradient in eastern China were used to analyze variations in leaf thickness, leaf area, specific leaf area, and leaf dry matter content, as well as their relationships between different life forms and attributes. Results showed that, with latitude increasing, leaf thickness decreased at first and then increased; leaf area decreased significantly, with the leaf area of Mt. Shennongjia found to be 2.3 times higher than that of Mt. Saihanba and 5.8 times higher than that of Mt. Huzhong; leaf dry matter content did not change significantly; and specific leaf area increased at first and then decreased. Leaf thickness was significantly negatively correlated with specific leaf area and significantly positively correlated with leaf dry matter content. Specific leaf area was significantly negatively correlated with leaf dry matter content. Forest type explained most of the variation in leaf thickness, leaf area, and specific leaf area, accounting for 75.99%, 80.23%, and 59.96% of the variation, respectively, whereas life form explained most of the variation in leaf dry matter content, explaining 86.79% of the variation. With increasing latitude, the correlation between specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content of different life forms did not change significantly, with the negative correlation remaining unchanged. Our study showed that both forest type and life form played an important role in regulating leaf trait variation. Thus, differences in leaf adaptability to the external environment can lead to differences in forest leaf traits in different climatic zones.
- Climatic zone,
- Plant traits,
- Interpretation rate,
- Life form

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