scholarly journals Resorption Efficiency of Four Cations in Different Tree Species in a Subtropical Common Garden

Phyton ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Yaoyi Zhang ◽  
Xiangyin Ni ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Siyi Tan ◽  
Shu Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Resorption Efficiency

scholarly journals Light and propagule pressure affect invasion intensity of Prunus serotina in a 14-tree species forest common garden experiment

NeoBiota ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej M. Jagodziński ◽  
Marcin K. Dyderski ◽  
Paweł Horodecki ◽  
Kathleen S. Knight ◽  
Katarzyna Rawlik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Propagule Pressure ◽  
Light Availability ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
Common Garden Experiment ◽  
Tree Stand ◽  
Biomass Increment ◽  
The Impact

Experiments testing multiple factors that affect the rate of invasions in forests are scarce. We aimed to assess how the biomass of invasive Prunusserotina changed over eight years and how this change was affected by light availability, tree stand growth, and propagule pressure. The study was conducted in Siemianice Experimental Forest (W Poland), a common garden forest experiment with 14 tree species. We investigated aboveground biomass and density of P.serotina within 53 experimental plots with initial measurements in 2005 and repeated in 2013. We also measured light availability and distance from seed sources. We used generalized additive models to assess the impact of particular predictors on P.serotina biomass in 2013 and its relative change over eight years. The relative biomass increments of P.serotina ranged from 0 to 22,000-fold. The success of P.serotina, expressed as aboveground biomass and biomass increment, varied among different tree species stands, but was greater under conifers. Total biomass of P.serotina depended on light and propagule availability while biomass increment depended on the change in tree stand biomass, a metric corresponding to tree stand maturation. Our study quantified the range of invasion intensity, expressed as biomass increment, in a forest common garden experiment with 14 tree species. Canopy cover was the most important variable to reduce susceptibility to invasion by P.serotina. Even a modest decrease of overstory biomass, e.g. caused by dieback of coniferous species, may be risky in areas with high propagule pressure from invasive tree species. Thus, P.serotina control may include maintaining high canopy closure and supporting natural regeneration of tree species with high leaf area index, which shade the understory.

scholarly journals Effects of litter traits, soil biota, and soil chemistry on soil carbon stocks at a common garden with 14 tree species

2015 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin E. Mueller ◽  
Sarah E. Hobbie ◽  
Jon Chorover ◽  
Peter B. Reich ◽  
Nico Eisenhauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Litter Traits ◽  
Soil Carbon Stocks

Selection of tree species for forests under climate change: is PSI functioning a better predictor for net photosynthesis and growth than PSII?

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1561-1571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Pollastrini ◽  
Elisabetta Salvatori ◽  
Lina Fusaro ◽  
Fausto Manes ◽  
Riccardo Marzuoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Photosynthetic Performance ◽  
Seasonal Temperature

Abstract A chlorophyll fluorescence (ChlF) assessment was carried out on oak seedlings (Quercus ilex L., Quercus pubescens Willd., Quercus frainetto Ten.) of Italian and Greek provenance, during the years 2017 and 2018, in a common garden in central Italy planted in 2017. This trial aimed to test the relative performances of the oak species in the perspective of assisted migration as part of the actions for the adaptation of forests to climate change. The assessment of the photosynthetic performance of the tree species included the analysis of the prompt chlorophyll fluorescence (PF) transient and the modulated reflection (MR) at 820 nm, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf gas exchange (net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance), plant growth (i.e., height) and mortality rate after 2 years from the beginning of the experiment. The assessment of the performance of the three oak species was carried out ‘in vivo’. Plants were generated from seeds and exposed to several environmental factors, including changing seasonal temperature, water availability, and soil biological and physical functionality. The results of PF indicate a stable functionality of the photosynthetic system PSII (expressed as FV/FM) across species and provenances and a decline in photochemistry functionality at the I–P phase (ΔVIP) in Q. frainetto, thus indicating a decline of the content of PSI in this species. This result was confirmed by the findings of MR analysis, with the speed of reduction and subsequent oxidation of PSI (VRED and VOX) strongly correlated to the amplitude of ΔVIP. The photosynthetic rates (net photosynthesis, PN) and growth were correlated with the parameters associated with PSI content and function, rather than those related to PSII. The low performance of Q. frainetto in the common garden seems to be related to early foliar senescence with the depletion of nitrogen, due to suboptimal climatic and edaphic conditions. Chlorophyll fluorescence allowed discrimination of populations of oak species and individuation of the less (or/and best) suitable species for future forest ecology and management purposes.

scholarly journals TREE SPECIES EFFECTS ON DECOMPOSITION AND FOREST FLOOR DYNAMICS IN A COMMON GARDEN

Ecology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 2288-2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Hobbie ◽  
Peter B. Reich ◽  
Jacek Oleksyn ◽  
Megan Ogdahl ◽  
Roma Zytkowiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Species Effects ◽  
Tree Species Effects

scholarly journals Soil Chemical Fertility Change Over 4 Decades In The Morvan Mountains And Influence of Tree Species (Burgundy, France)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clesse Margaux ◽  
Legout Arnaud ◽  
Ranger Jacques ◽  
Zeller Bernd ◽  
Van Der Heijden Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Soil Acidification ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Pinus Nigra ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Nutrient Pool ◽  
Atmospheric Depositions ◽  
Species Effect

Abstract Background: Intensive silvicultural practices and the planting of monospecific forests of coniferous, more productive compared to hardwoods, may threaten over the mid to long-term the sustainability of soil chemical fertility of forest ecosystems and is a major concern for forest managers and policy.Methods: We investigated the tree species effect (Quercus sessiliflora Smith, Fagus sylvatica L., Picea abies Karst., Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco., Abies nordmanniana Spach. and Pinus nigra Arn. ssp laricio Poiret var corsicana) on the change over time of soil chemical properties and nutrient pool sizes in the mineral and organic layers of the soil during the 45 years after the plantation of the Breuil-Chenue common garden experiment (Burgundy, France). The organic and mineral soil layers down to 70 cm depth were sampled in the different monospecific plots in 1974, 2001 and 2019. Results: The Ca and Mg exchangeable pools and soil pH increased over the entire soil profile in most stands. However, the decrease of pH and the increase of exchange acidity in the topsoil layers under conifers and the overall decrease of exchangeable K pools in most stands highlighted that soil acidification is still on-going at this site but the intensity of this process depends on the tree species. Indeed, three groups of species could be distinguished: i) Nordmann fir / Norway spruce where acidolysis and chelation occurred, resulting in the most pronounced pH decrease in the topsoil, ii) Douglas fir / Laricio pine where acidification caused by elevated nitrification rates is probably currently compensated by larger weathering and/or atmospheric depositions fluxes, iii) and oak / beech where soil acidification was less intense. Counterintuitively, soil acidification at this site resulted in an increase in soil CEC which limited the loss of nutrient cations. This change in soil CEC was most likely explained by the precipitation/dissolution dynamics of aluminium (Al) (hydr)oxides in the interfoliar space of phyllosilicates and/or the increase in soil carbon (C) content in the topsoil layers. Conclusion: Tree species greatly and fairly rapidly (<45 years) influence the soil chemical fertility and the pedogenetic processes which in turn may impact forest ecosystem functions and services.

scholarly journals Do tree species affect decadal changes in soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks in Danish common garden experiments?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Steffens ◽  
Christian Beer ◽  
Stephanie Schelfhout ◽  
An De Schrijver ◽  
Eva‐Maria Pfeiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Common Garden Experiments

scholarly journals Nutrient resorption strategies of three oak tree species in response to interannual climate variability

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baoming Du ◽  
Huawei Ji ◽  
Shirong Liu ◽  
Hongzhang Kang ◽  
Shan Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Nutrient Resorption ◽  
Central China ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Climate Variations ◽  
Resorption Efficiency ◽  
Oak Tree ◽  
Warm Temperate Forest ◽  
Interannual Climate Variability ◽  
Nutrient Conservation

Abstract Background Nutrient resorption is critical for plants toward balancing their nutritional requirements and adapting to environmental variabilities, which further impacts litter quality and nutrient cycling. However, the interannual variability of nutrient resorption under climate change remains unclear. Methods We investigated the five-year nutrient resorption efficiencies (NuRE, %) of 14 elements in three deciduous oak tree species (Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata, Q. glandulifera, and Q. variabilis) in a warm-temperate forest of Central China and assessed their relationships with interannual climate and soil factors. Results Nutrient resorption did not differ between species but varied significantly between different years. For each year, N, P, S, K, C, Mg, and Zn were preferentially resorbed in all of the oak species in contrast to Ca, Na, Mn, Ba, Al, Fe, Cu, which were to some extent discriminated. Among the 14 elements, the NuRE of C, N, P, S, Ca, and Mg was more sensitive to interannual climate variations in the three oak species. The carbon resorption efficiency was significantly increased during the driest year of the study (2014); N resorption efficiency was reduced with temperature; whereas N and P resorption efficiency initially decreased and then increased with precipitation. Moreover, the elements with higher NuREs typically had lower coefficient of variation (CV) in all three oak species. Conclusions Different oak species exhibited analogous nutrient conservation strategies in response to annual climate variabilities, and interannual climate variations strongly impacted plant nutrient resorption. Deciduous plants may establish a tradeoff mechanism to rebalance somatic nutrients for regrowth at the end of the growing season.

Contrasting  effect of coniferous and broadleaf trees on soil carbon storage during reforestation of mature soils and afforestation of immature soils

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Hublova ◽  
Jan Frouz
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
C Sequestration ◽  
Soil Development ◽  
Alkaline Soils ◽  
Soil C ◽  
Coniferous Trees ◽  
C Storage

&lt;p&gt;Soils and forest soil in particular represent important pools of carbon (C). Here, we present a quantitative review of common garden experiments in which various tree species were planted alongside each other in European countries to answer following questions: Does soil sequester more C under broadleaf than under conifer trees? and How do the effects of tree species and litter quality on soil C sequestration change with soil development (i.e., maturity) and other soil properties?&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;We found that the effects of broadleaf and coniferous trees on C sequestration differed with the stage of soil development. In mature soils, more C was stored under coniferous trees than under broadleaf trees. In soils in early stages of soil development, on post-mining spoil heaps, the opposite trend was found, i.e., more C was stored under broadleaf. C sequestration under broadleaf trees was highest in immature soils and in soils with high pH. C sequestration was negatively correlated with the litter C:N ratio in post-mining soils but not in other more mature soils. Similarly C sequestration was negatively correlated with the litter C:N&amp;#160; in alkaline soils and in soil with high clay content. These results suggest that C sequestration mechanisms differ in immature vs. mature soils such that C storage is greater under broadleaf trees in immature soils but is greater under coniferous trees in mature soils. The study was supported by LIFE17/IPE/CZ/000005 project&lt;/p&gt;

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