Seasonal dynamics of fine root biomass, root length density, specific root length, and soil resource availability in a Larix gmelinii plantation

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• 作者：Yunhuan Cheng (1)
  Youzhi Han (1) (2)
  Qingcheng Wang (1)
  Zhengquan Wang (1)
  
• 关键词：Larix gmelinii ; fine root biomass ; root length density ; specific root length ; soil resource availability ; seasonal dynamics
• 刊名：Frontiers in Biology
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：September 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：1
• 期：3
• 页码：310-317
• 全文大小：412KB
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• 作者单位：Yunhuan Cheng (1)
  Youzhi Han (1) (2)
  Qingcheng Wang (1)
  Zhengquan Wang (1)
  
  1. School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
  2. School of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
  
• ISSN：1674-7992

文摘

Fine root turnover is a major pathway for carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and is most likely sensitive to many global change factors. Despite the importance of fine root turnover in plant C allocation and nutrient cycling dynamics and the tremendous research efforts in the past, our understanding of it remains limited. This is because the dynamics processes associated with soil resources availability are still poorly understood. Soil moisture, temperature, and available nitrogen are the most important soil characteristics that impact fine root growth and mortality at both the individual root branch and at the ecosystem level. In temperate forest ecosystems, seasonal changes of soil resource availability will alter the pattern of carbon allocation to belowground. Therefore, fine root biomass, root length density (RLD) and specific root length (SRL) vary during the growing season. Studying seasonal changes of fine root biomass, RLD, and SRL associated with soil resource availability will help us understand the mechanistic controls of carbon to fine root longevity and turnover. The objective of this study was to understand whether seasonal variations of fine root biomass, RLD and SRL were associated with soil resource availability, such as moisture, temperature, and nitrogen, and to understand how these soil components impact fine root dynamics in Larix gmelinii plantation. We used a soil coring method to obtain fine root samples ( mm in diameter) every month from May to October in 2002 from a 17-year-old L. gmelinii plantation in Maoershan Experiment Station, Northeast Forestry University, China. Seventy-two soil cores (inside diameter 60 mm; depth intervals: 0-0 cm, 10-0 cm, 20-0 cm) were sampled randomly from three replicates 25 m × 30 m plots to estimate fine root biomass (live and dead), and calculate RLD and SRL. Soil moisture, temperature, and nitrogen (ammonia and nitrates) at three depth intervals were also analyzed in these plots. Results showed that the average standing fine root biomass (live and dead) was 189.1 g·m·a, 50% (95.4 g·m·a) in the surface soil layer (0-0 cm), 33% (61.5 g·m·a), 17% (32.2 g·m·a) in the middle (10-0 cm) and deep layer (20-0cm), respectively. Live and dead fine root biomass was the highest from May to July and in September, but lower in August and October. The live fine root biomass decreased and dead biomass increased during the growing season. Mean RLD (7,411.56 m·m·a) and SRL (10.83 m·g·a) in the surface layer were higher than RLD (1 474.68 m·m·a) and SRL (8.56 m·g·a) in the deep soil layer. RLD and SRL in May were the highest (10 621.45 m·m and 14.83m·g) compared with those in the other months, and RLD was the lowest in September (2 198.20 m·m) and SRL in October (3.77 m·g). Seasonal dynamics of fine root biomass, RLD, and SRL showed a close relationship with changes in soil moisture, temperature, and nitrogen availability. To a lesser extent, the temperature could be determined by regression analysis. Fine roots in the upper soil layer have a function of absorbing moisture and nutrients, while the main function of deeper soil may be moisture uptake rather than nutrient acquisition. Therefore, carbon allocation to roots in the upper soil layer and deeper soil layer was different. Multiple regression analysis showed that variation in soil resource availability could explain 71-3% of the seasonal variation of RLD and SRL and 58% of the variation in fine root biomass. These results suggested a greater metabolic activity of fine roots living in soil with higher resource availability, which resulted in an increased allocation of carbohydrate to these roots, but a lower allocation of carbohydrate to those in soil with lower resource availability.