Xylem sap analysis for determining the nutrient status and growth of Pinusponderosa

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Stark ◽  
C. Spitzner
Keyword(s):  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Natural Variation ◽  
Xylem Sap ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Energy Stress

Natural variation in the ion concentration of the xylem sap of ponderosa pine (Pinusponderosa Laws.) in Montana was studied relative to tree height, crown aspect, age, time of day and year, species, tree to tree (within-stand variation), soil chemistry, and growth prediction. Xylem sap was extracted from branches at 2.4–2.7 MPa. The sap was analyzed chemically for 13 ions and total nitrogen. Extraction and analysis are fast and inexpensive. The top third of the crowns of P. ponderosa normally had higher ion concentrations in the sap for all but four ions. Crown aspect has little effect on the ion concentrations in sap. Age is a significant factor in xylem sap ion concentrations. Trees to be compared should be within 10 years in age. Time of day causes significant changes in ion concentration in the sap, but two stands can be compared over the same 2 to 8 sunlight hours. Xylem sap can be collected easily in the winter from frozen branches or in the summer when transpiration should be measured as well. Most ions decrease in concentration in the sap from the time of flush through hardening off. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) sap has higher Ca than P. ponderosa sap. Slowly growing P. ponderosa had low Ca, Mn, K, P, and N, but high Mg and Si in the sap, compared with more rapidly growing trees. Xylem sap shows promise as a means of simultaneously evaluating the water, nutrient, and energy stress of trees and may be useful as a rapid means of predicting various parameters of tree growth.

Xylem sap analysis for determining nutritional status of trees: Pseudotsugamenziesii

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Stark ◽  
C. Spitzner ◽  
D. Essig
Keyword(s):  
Xylem Sap ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Tree Age ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Field Problem ◽  
Soil Extracts ◽  
Growth Site ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Time Of Year

Xylem sap extraction of branches as a new field problem-solving technique in forestry, environmental pollution, and botany is described. The influence of extraction pressure, crown aspect, height into the crown, tree age, time of year and day, and soil chemistry on the ion concentrations in xylem sap are discussed. Xylem sap extraction with a pressure chamber provides a good indication of the nutrient status of a species if the trees are of similar age, and if they are sampled at the same aspect, crown height, time of day, time of year, and on the same soils. Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco (Douglas-fir), growing on nutrient-poor acid soils and moderately fertile alkaline soils showed significant differences in growth rate and ion concentrations in the xylem sap and soil. Trees on the faster growth site (< 12 rings/2.54 cm) had significantly more Ca, K, Mn, P, and N in the xylem sap. Trees on the poor growth site had high levels of Mg in the sap. Trees growing on the poor site which was also K deficient transpired more rapidly than those with faster growth. It is hypothesized that insufficient plant K could reduce the ability of the guard cells to control water loss. The stem water potential was slightly, but not significantly, higher on the poor growth site. Although there is no proof that the deficient ions are the cause of poor growth, they are suspect, given the similar water availability on the two sites. The concept of nutrient supplying potential of a tree, or its ability to supply its needles and meristems with water and nutrients is discussed. Distilled water soil extracts and foliar analyses would not have reflected the same ion relationships (deficiencies or excesses) that are evident in the xylem sap. Evidence for the factors controlling growth in these stands is being sought through fertilizer tests.

scholarly journals Adjudicating Perspectives on Forest Structure: How Do Airborne, Terrestrial, and Mobile Lidar-Derived Estimates Compare?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2297
Author(s):  
Jonathon J. Donager ◽  
Andrew J. Sánchez Meador ◽  
Ryan C. Blackburn
Keyword(s):  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Structural Configurations ◽  
Individual Trees

Applications of lidar in ecosystem conservation and management continue to expand as technology has rapidly evolved. An accounting of relative accuracy and errors among lidar platforms within a range of forest types and structural configurations was needed. Within a ponderosa pine forest in northern Arizona, we compare vegetation attributes at the tree-, plot-, and stand-scales derived from three lidar platforms: fixed-wing airborne (ALS), fixed-location terrestrial (TLS), and hand-held mobile laser scanning (MLS). We present a methodology to segment individual trees from TLS and MLS datasets, incorporating eigen-value and density metrics to locate trees, then assigning point returns to trees using a graph-theory shortest-path approach. Overall, we found MLS consistently provided more accurate structural metrics at the tree- (e.g., mean absolute error for DBH in cm was 4.8, 5.0, and 9.1 for MLS, TLS and ALS, respectively) and plot-scale (e.g., R2 for field observed and lidar-derived basal area, m2 ha−1, was 0.986, 0.974, and 0.851 for MLS, TLS, and ALS, respectively) as compared to ALS and TLS. While TLS data produced estimates similar to MLS, attributes derived from TLS often underpredicted structural values due to occlusion. Additionally, ALS data provided accurate estimates of tree height for larger trees, yet consistently missed and underpredicted small trees (≤35 cm). MLS produced accurate estimates of canopy cover and landscape metrics up to 50 m from plot center. TLS tended to underpredict both canopy cover and patch metrics with constant bias due to occlusion. Taking full advantage of minimal occlusion effects, MLS data consistently provided the best individual tree and plot-based metrics, with ALS providing the best estimates for volume, biomass, and canopy cover. Overall, we found MLS data logistically simple, quickly acquirable, and accurate for small area inventories, assessments, and monitoring activities. We suggest further work exploring the active use of MLS for forest monitoring and inventory.

Roost-site selection and roosting ecology of forest-dwelling bats in southern British Columbia

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1797-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten J. Vonhof ◽  
Robert M. R. Barclay
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Canopy Closure ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Roosting Ecology ◽  
Site Preferences ◽  
Roost Trees ◽  
Lasionycteris Noctivagans

We used radiotelemetry to examine the roost-site preferences of four species of tree-roosting bats (Eptesicus fuscus, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Myotis evotis, and M. volans) in southern British Columbia, Canada, by radio-tracking bats to their day roosts. We found a total of 21 roost trees: 14 roosts were beneath loose bark, 5 were in cavities excavated by woodpeckers, and 2 were in natural cavities. Entrance height increased with tree height, but roost entrances tended to be situated below the level of the canopy. Of the 22 tree and site variables examined, only 3 significantly discriminated between roost trees and available trees: tree height, distance to the nearest available tree, and percent canopy closure. Bats preferred tall trees associated with low percent canopy closure and a short distance to the nearest available tree. Bats roosted in western white pine, and to a lesser extent ponderosa pine and western larch, in intermediate stages of decay more often than would be expected at random. Bats switched roosts frequently. The distance between subsequent roost trees was short, suggesting a degree of fidelity to a particular group of trees or area of forest. The number of days of rain during the roosting period significantly influenced the number of days spent in a particular roost, and thus ambient conditions may restrict the frequency with which bats can switch roosts.

Ethanol in ponderosa pine as an indicator of physiological injury from fire and its relationship to secondary beetles

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 870-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick G Kelsey ◽  
Gladwin Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Ponderosa ◽  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
Xylem Sap ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
Stem Base ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Crown Scorch ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Relationship

Sixteen days after a September wildfire, ethanol and water were measured in phloem and sapwood at breast height and the base of Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex P. & C. Laws. with zero (control), moderate, heavy, and severe crown scorch. The quantity of ethanol increased with each level of injury, resulting in trees with severe scorch containing 15 and 53 times more phloem and sapwood ethanol, respectively, than controls. Ethanol concentrations in the sapwood and adjacent phloem were related, probably as a result of diffusion. Upward movement in xylem sap was most likely responsible for the relationship between sapwood ethanol concentrations at breast height and the stem base. As trees recovered from their heat injuries, the ethanol concentrations declined. In contrast, ethanol accumulated in dead trees that lost their entire crowns in the fire. Various bark and xylophagous beetles landed in greater numbers on fire-damaged trees than on controls the following spring and summer, suggesting that ethanol was being released to the atmosphere and influencing beetle behavior. Beetle landing was more strongly related to sapwood ethanol concentrations the previous September than in May. Sapwood ethanol measured 16 days after the fire was the best predictor of second-year mortality for trees with heavy and severe crown scorch.

Thermal stability of ribosomes from a thermophilic and a mesophilic fungus

1973 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Miller ◽  
M. G. Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Magnesium Ion ◽  
Penicillium Notatum ◽  
Ribosomal Subunits ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Ribosomes and ribosomal subunits from the thermophile Penicillium duponti were found to be more thermostable than the corresponding particles from the mesophile Penicillium notatum. The thermostability of the ribosomes from both organisms was dependent on magnesium ion concentration. The dissociation of the 80-S ribosomes into 60-S and 40-S subunits occurred at higher magnesium ion concentrations for the mesophile than the thermophile.

Effect of Bearmat (Chamaebatia foliolosa) on Soil Moisture and Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Growth

Weed Science ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Tappeiner ◽  
Steven R. Radosevich
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Pinus Ponderosa ◽  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Wood Production ◽  
Pine Seedlings ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid

An experiment was established in 1961 to determine the influence of bearmat (Chamaebatia foliolosa Benth.) competition on ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) survival and growth. Ponderosa pine seedlings were planted in bearmat which was: (A) untreated, (B) sprayed with a mixture of 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] and 2,4,5-T [(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid], and (C) eliminated by a combination of herbicide, clipping sprouts, and trenching to prevent root and rhizome invasion. Ponderosa pine survival after 19 yr averaged 9%, 66%, and 90%, respectively, for the three treatments. Tree height after 19 yr averaged 1.6, 1.9, and 5.7 m for treatments A, B, and C, respectively. Soil moisture use was initially less on the herbicide-treated than on the untreated plots, but bearmat quickly sprouted after application to compete with the pine seedlings for moisture. After 19 yr the bearmat was more dense and appeared to be more vigorous on the sprayed plots than on those receiving no treatment. We estimate that 75% reduction in net wood production could result after 50 yr on this site from bearmat competition.

scholarly journals From ionising radiation to air ion formation in the lower atmosphere

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemeng Chen ◽  
Veli-Matti Kerminen ◽  
Jussi Paatero ◽  
Pauli Paasonen ◽  
Hanna E. Manninen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Lower Atmosphere ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Ion Formation ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Ion Production

Abstract. Most of the ion production in the atmosphere is attributed to ionising radiation. In the lower atmosphere, ionising radiation consists mainly of the decay emissions of radon and its progeny, gamma radiation of the terrestrial origin as well as photons and elementary particles of cosmic radiation. These types of radiation produce ion pairs via the ionisation of nitrogen and oxygen as well as trace species in the atmosphere, the rate of which is defined as the ionising capacity. Larger air ions are produced out of the initial charge carriers by processes, such as clustering or attachment to pre-existing aerosol particles. This study aimed 1) to identify the key factors responsible for the variability in ionising radiation and in the observed air ion concentrations, 2) to reveal the linkage between them, and 3) to provide an in-depth analysis into the effects of ionising radiation on air ion formation, based on measurement data collected during 2003–2006 from a boreal forest site in southern Finland. In general, gamma radiation dominated the ion production in the lower atmosphere. Variations in the ionising capacity came from mixing layer dynamics, soil type and moisture content, meteorological conditions, long-distance transportation, snow cover attenuation and precipitation. Similar diurnal patterns to variations in the ionising capacity were observed in air ion concentrations of the cluster size (0.8–1.7 nm in mobility diameters). Clear promotion effects of the ionising radiation on air ion production were demonstrated. Typically, features observed in the 0.8–1 nm ion concentration were in connection to variations of the ionising capacity. Further by carefully constraining perturbing variables, a clear relationship was also identifiable between the cluster ion concentration and the ionising capacity, proving the functionality of ionising radiation in air ion production in the lower atmosphere.

Local mechanisms of phase-dependent postsynaptic modifications of NMDA-induced oscillations in the abducens motoneurons: a simulation study

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 1015-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Kopysova ◽  
S. M. Korogod ◽  
J. Durand ◽  
S. Tyc-Dumont
Keyword(s):  
Synaptic Input ◽  
Pattern Generation ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Extracellular Potassium ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Voltage Gated ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Concentration Changes ◽  
Transmembrane Currents

1. In vivo experiments have shown that extracellular microelectrophoretic application of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) induced oscillatory plateau potentials with bursts of action potentials in rat abducens motoneurons. The period of these slow NMDA oscillations could be altered by single trigeminal non-NMDA excitatory input delivered at low frequency during the NMDA oscillations. 2. A resetting of the oscillations was observed depending on the phase of slow oscillatory cycle during which the trigeminal excitation occurred. 3. We investigated local mechanisms responsible for the phase-dependent modifications of NMDA oscillations, including contributions of voltage and concentration transients, in the mathematical model of the isopotential membrane compartment equipped with voltage-gated Na+, K+, and Ca2+ channels, with Ca2+-dependent K+ channels, and with ligand-gated NMDA and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor channels. The faithful model was constructed with the use of models described earlier, which were modified by increasing time constants of kinetic variables of all voltage-gated conductances and by including coupled dynamics of voltages and ion concentrations. The changes in ion concentrations were produced near the membrane by transmembrane currents and removal mechanisms (pumps, diffusion). 4. This work focuses on local arrangement of voltage- and ligand-gated conductances and on local ion concentration changes in two separate pools: the postsynaptic pool of AMPA receptors and the extrasynaptic pool. In terms of the electrotonic and diffusional length constants, these pools were electrotonically close but diffusionally remote. 5. It was found that the effect of resetting can be produced by a local interaction between plateau and spike-generating conductances and glutamate receptors. 6. In vivo phase-dependent interactions between NMDA oscillations and AMPA synaptic input were reproduced by the local model only when changes in intracellular sodium and extracellular potassium concentrations were taken into account and the mechanisms of ion removal from postsynaptic pools had slower kinetics than the fast pump system operating in the extracellular pool. 7. Postsynaptic changes in ion concentrations of Na+ and K+ in intra- and extracellular layers near the membrane shift of Nernst equilibrium potentials for these ions depending on the phase of activation of synaptic input. Thus Na+ and k+ components of all transmembrane currents involved in the pattern generation are differently affected by synaptic action during the oscillations. We conclude that slow postsynaptic changes in ion concentrations near the membrane play a key role in the resetting of the NMDA oscillations.

scholarly journals THE RELATION OF THE PNEUMOCOCCUS TO HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION, ACID DEATH-POINT, AND DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANISM

1919 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick T. Lord ◽  
Robert N. Nye
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Ion ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Direct Relation ◽  
Hydrogen Ion Concentration ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Cent Glucose ◽  
Fluid Media

1. In the growth and death of the pneumococcus in fluid media containing 1 per cent glucose the production of acid is the most important bactericidal factor. 2. 1 per cent glucose bouillon cultures of the pneumococcus allowed to grow and die out usually reach a final acidity of a pH of about 5.1. 3. At a hydrogen ion concentration of about 5.1 or higher, the pneumococcus does not survive longer than a few hours. 4. In hydrogen ion concentrations of about 6.8 to 7.4 the pneumococcus may live for at least many days. 5. In the intervening hydrogen ion concentrations, between 6.8 and 5.1, the pneumococcus is usually killed with a rapidity which bears a direct relation to the hydrogen ion concentration; i.e., the greater the acidity the more rapid is the death. 6. Cloudy suspensions of washed pneumococci in hydrogen ion concentrations varying from 8.0 to 4.0 show, after incubation, dissolution of organisms in lower hydrogen ion concentrations than about 5.0. This dissolution is most marked at about 5.0 to 6.0. Some dissolution also takes place toward the more alkaline end of the scale. No dissolution occurs at the most acid end of the scale.

scholarly journals Effect of Chloride Ions on the Point-of-Use Drinking Water Disinfection Performance of Porous Ceramic Media Embedded with Metallic Silver and Copper

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1625
Author(s):  
Rekha Singh ◽  
Woohang Kim ◽  
James A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Porous Ceramic ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Silver Ions ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Metallic Silver ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Ion Concentrations ◽  
Copper Release

This study quantifies the effects of chloride ions on silver and copper release from porous ceramic cubes embedded with silver and copper and its effect on E. coli disinfection in drinking water. Log-reduction of E. coli by silver ions decreased after 4 h of contact time as the chloride ion concentration increased from 0 to 250 mg/L but, it was not changed by copper ions under the same conditions. For silver addition by silver-ceramic cubes, log reductions of E. coli decreased sharply from 7.2 to 1.6 after 12 h as the chloride concentration increased from 0 to 250 mg/L. For the silver-ceramic cube experiments, chloride ion also reduced the total silver concentration in solution. After 24 h, total silver concentrations in solution decreased from 61 µg/L to 20 µg/L for corresponding chloride ion concentrations. According to the MINTEQ equilibrium model analysis, the decrease in disinfection ability with silver embedded ceramic cubes could be the result of precipitation of silver ions as silver chloride. This suggests that AgCl was precipitating within the pore space of the ceramic. These results indicate that, although ionic silver is a highly effective disinfectant for E. coli, the presence of chloride ions can significantly reduce disinfection efficacy. For copper-ceramic cubes, log reductions of E. coli by copper embedded cubes increased from 1.2 to 1.5 when chloride ion concentration increased from 0 to 250 mg/L. Total copper concentrations in solution increased from 4 µg/L to 14 µg/L for corresponding chloride ion concentrations. These results point towards the synergistic effect of chloride ions on copper oxidation as an increased concentration of chloride enhances copper release.

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