NDLI: Important foliar traits depend on species-grouping: analysis of a remnant temperate forest at the Keerqin Sandy Lands, China

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Author	Chen, Fu Sheng Niklas, Karl J. Zeng, De Hui
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Foliar traits are often interpreted to reflect strategies for coping with water and nutrient supply limitations. In this study, we measured several important leaf traits for 147 species sampled from a remnant, temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest in Keerqin Sandy Lands, Northeast China to test whether these traits are ‘invariant’ or dependent on water supply limitations. Our data show that average specific leaf area (SLA), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations, leaf C/N, C/P and N/P were 273 cm$^{2}$ g$^{−1}$, 18.1 mg g$^{−1}$, 1.60 mg g$^{−1}$, 28.2, 343 and 12.4, respectively. However, most of these traits were significantly different (P < 0.05) for different species groupings based on growth forms, phylogenetic history, photosynthetic pathways, or habitats. SLA was positively correlated with leaf P concentration across the broad spectrum of 118 species and most species functional groupings. However, SLA was not correlated with N concentration across all species or within each species functional group. SLA and N and P concentrations in dry habitats were lower than those in wet habitats, whereas leaf C/N, C/P, and N/P had the opposite trend both across all species and within major species functional groupings (herb, monocots and C3 species). Our data indicate that SLA vs. leaf N and SLA vs. P relationships may be regulated differentially for different species functional groupings and that water limitation may have a greater influence than nutrient limitation for plant growth.
Starting Page	337
Ending Page	345
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	340
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-10-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Diminishing return Leaf N/P ratio Sandy forest ecosystem Semi-arid region Species functional group Specific leaf area (SLA) Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Soil Science & Conservation Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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