期刊
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
卷 28, 期 26, 页码 6265-6275出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10114
关键词
seasonal change; water use strategies; water resource; co-occurring desert shrubs; northwest China
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [41171049]
- cooperative China-New Zealand research project [2011DFA31070]
- 'Western Light' program of the Chinese Academy of Science [XBBS201001]
Water is a major limiting factor in desert ecosystems. In order to learn how plants cope with changes in water resources over time and space, it is important to understand plant-water relations in desert region. Using the oxygen isotopic tracing method, our study clarified the seasonal changes in the water use strategies of three co-occurring desert shrubs. During the 2012 growing season, O-18 values were measured for xylem sap, the soil water in different soil layers between 0 and 300cm depth and groundwater. Based on the similarities in O-18 values for the soil water in each layer, three potential water sources were identified: shallow soil water, middle soil water and deep soil water. Then we calculated the percentage utilization of potential water sources by each species in each season using the linear mixing model. The results showed that the O-18 values of the three species showed a clear seasonal pattern. Reaumuria songarica used shallow soil water when shallow layer was relatively wet in spring, but mostly took up middle soil water in summer and autumn. Nitraria tangutorum mainly utilized shallow and middle soil water in spring, but mostly absorbed deep soil water in summer and autumn. Tamarix ramosissima utilized the three water sources evenly in spring and primarily relied on deep soil water in summer and autumn. R. songarica and N. tangutorum responded quickly to large rainfall pulses during droughts. Differential root systems of the three species resulted in different seasonal water use strategies when the three competed for water. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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