期刊
TREE PHYSIOLOGY
卷 33, 期 9, 页码 940-948出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt067
关键词
localized nitrogen addition; minirhizotron; resource optimization; root efficiency; root foraging; root longevity
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资金
- U.S. National Science Foundation [OEI-0613832, IOS-1120482]
- National Science Foundation
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1120482] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Resource exploitation of patches is influenced not simply by the rate of root production in the patches but also by the lifespan of the roots inhabiting the patches. We examined the effect of sustained localized nitrogen (N) fertilization on root lifespan in four tree species that varied widely in root morphology and presumed foraging strategy. The study was conducted in a 12-year-old common garden in central Pennsylvania using a combination of data from minirhizotron and root in-growth cores. The two fine-root tree species, Acer negundo L. and Populus tremuloides Michx., exhibited significant increases in root lifespan with local N fertilization; no significant responses were observed in the two coarse-root tree species, Sassafras albidum Nutt. and Liriodendron tulipifera L. Across species, coarse-root tree species had longer median root lifespan than fine-root tree species. Localized N fertilization did not significantly increase the N concentration or the respiration of the roots growing in the N-rich patch. Our results suggest that some plant species appear to regulate the lifespan of different portions of their root system to improve resource acquisition while other species do not. Our results are discussed in the context of different strategies of foraging of nutrient patches in species of different root morphology.
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