Biomass allocation strategies and productivity of tropical trees related to successional status

1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P. Shukla ◽  
P.S. Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Tropical Trees ◽  
Successional Status ◽  
Allocation Strategies

LEAF DYNAMICS OF TROPICAL TREES RELATED TO SUCCESSIONAL STATUS

1984 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. SHUKLA ◽  
P. S. RAMAKRISHNAN
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Trees ◽  
Successional Status ◽  
Leaf Dynamics

scholarly journals Early Selection of Tree Species for Regeneration in Degraded Woodland of Southeastern Congo Basin

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jean Marc Kaumbu Kyalamakasa ◽  
Michel Mpundu Mubemba Mulambi ◽  
Emery Kasongo Lenge Mukonzo ◽  
Mylor Ngoy Shutcha ◽  
Honoré Tekeu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Group Versus ◽  
Seedling Development ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Successional Status ◽  
Seedling Survivorship ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
Growth Differences

Miombo woodland (MW) has several multi-purpose forest species, which are over-exploited for agriculture, charcoal and logging. Industrial plantations are among the promising solutions for sustainable management of MW, but high-yielding MW species are still lacking in the forestry sector. In this context, the present study assessed the growth of MW species, with respect to their early (ES) or late (LS) successional status. Seedling development was assessed for eight tree species, which were ES (Combretum collinum, Pterocarpus tinctorius) and LS (Brachystegia boehmii, B. longifolia, B. spiciformis, B. wangermeana, Julbernardia globiflora, J. paniculata), 1, 2 and 4 years after planting. Germination and survival varied in relation to ontogenetic traits of the species, but not the successional status, as was the case for growth and productivity. Seed germination was 60% to 88% for all species (except C. collinum). Seedling survivorship was greater than 70% for most species, except for J. paniculata (36%). ES species have greater growth compared to LS, due to the allocation of biomass to diameter and the length of the root, respectively, from the early stage of seedling development. These two strategies of biomass allocation are positively correlated with height. We further observed two distinct phases of seedling development (0–2 and 2–4 years) for all species. Growth differences among LS species were identified 4 years after planting. Based on seedling biomass, B. spiciformis, C. collinum and P. tinctorius are the most productive potential candidates for reforestation of degraded MW. We concluded that seedling growth and productivity varied according to strategies of biomass allocation that were related to successional status (ES (Chipya group) versus LS (Miombo group)) and to age following planting.

Allocation strategies and seed traits are hardly affected by nitrogen supply in 18 species differing in successional status

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Fortunel ◽  
Cyrille Violle ◽  
Catherine Roumet ◽  
Bruno Buatois ◽  
Marie-Laure Navas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Supply ◽  
Seed Traits ◽  
Successional Status ◽  
Allocation Strategies

scholarly journals Biomass allocation strategies and Pb-enrichment characteristics of six dwarf bamboos under soil Pb stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 111500
Author(s):  
Xinyi Cai ◽  
Mingyan Jiang ◽  
Jiarong Liao ◽  
Yixiong Yang ◽  
Ningfeng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Pb Stress ◽  
Allocation Strategies ◽  
Enrichment Characteristics

scholarly journals Biomass allocation strategies within a leaf: Implication for leaf size optimization

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 971-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAN Shao-An ◽  
◽  
PENG Guo-Quan ◽  
and YANG Dong-Mei
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Leaf Size ◽  
Size Optimization ◽  
Allocation Strategies

scholarly journals Ecological biomass allocation strategies in plant species with different life forms in a cold desert, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 729-739
Author(s):  
Lianlian Fan ◽  
Junxiang Ding ◽  
Xuexi Ma ◽  
Yaoming Li
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Cold Desert ◽  
Allocation Strategies

The impacts of warming and nitrogen addition on competitive ability of native and invasive populations of Plantago virginica

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-682
Author(s):  
Xi Luo ◽  
Yi Zheng ◽  
Xiaohong Xu ◽  
Rui Xiao ◽  
Hui Guo
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Biomass Allocation ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Nitrogen Addition ◽  
Invasive Population ◽  
N Addition ◽  
Competitive Response ◽  
Ground Biomass ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Allocation Strategies

Abstract Aims Global change factors (e.g. warming and nitrogen deposition) may influence biological invasions, but how these factors may influence the performance of invasive species and further mediate the interactions with native competitors remain still unknown. Methods Here, we conducted a 5-month greenhouse experiment to examine the effects of warming (using open-top chambers, +0.62°C) and N addition (adding NH4NO3 at a rate of 4.2 g m−2) on the performance of the native and invasive populations of an invasive species Plantago virginica in competition with a native Plantago asiatica. Important Findings Under warming treatment and its interaction with nitrogen addition treatment (W × N), invasive and native populations of P. virginica had different biomass allocation strategies to compete with native competitor P. asiatica. Native population of P. virginica (PV-Na) increased more below-ground biomass, whereas those from the invasive population (PV-In) increased more above-ground biomass. We also found that invasive species P. virginica had stronger responses to warming and N addition than the native species P. asiatica. The competitive ability of the invasive plants was significantly reduced by warming which indicated that the invasive plant were much stronger sensitivity to elevated temperature than native plant. Similarly, N addition and W × N reduced the competitive response of PV-In in below-ground biomass, but increased the competitive response of PV-Na in above-ground and total biomass when they grew with the P. asiatica. The results show that P. virginica have occurred differential biomass allocation strategies during its invasions and invasive population exhibit flexible competition ability to adapt to environmental changes (especially warming). These findings may potentially help to predict plant invasions and make management strategies in a world with changing climate.

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