Responses and mechanisms of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus resorption efficiency to nutrient addition in an alpine meadow
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摘要:
目的 叶片养分重吸收是植物从凋落叶片中回收养分并转运到植物其他组织和器官的能力,是植物养分利用的主要策略之一。前人研究表明氮或磷添加对植物叶片养分重吸收效率的影响表现为负效应或无作用两种情况,但目前关于氮和磷添加及交互作用对植物叶片养分重吸收效率的影响及机理的研究还比较少。 方法 本研究以高寒草甸优势植物为研究对象,基于氮和磷添加两因子正交实验,旨在揭示高寒植物叶片养分重吸收效率对养分添加的响应及机制。 结果 研究发现(1)禾本科和杂类草叶片氮重吸收效率对氮添加的响应表现为增加或不响应,但4种植物叶片磷重吸收效率不受氮添加的影响。(2)磷添加不影响所有植物叶片氮重吸收效率和两种杂类草叶片磷重吸收效率,但提升了禾本科叶片的磷重吸收效率。(3)氮和磷共同添加降低了垂穗披碱草、灰苞蒿和鹅绒委陵菜的叶片氮重吸收效率,但提升了发草叶片的氮重吸收效率。此外,氮和磷同时添加不影响4种植物的叶片磷重吸收效率。 结论 综上所述,本研究指示出养分富集背景下高寒植物采取了3种养分重吸收策略,即对外源获取的养分全部重吸收(绿叶养分增加但凋落叶不增加)、部分重吸收(绿叶和凋落叶同时增加,但凋落叶增加较慢)和不进行重吸收(绿叶和凋落叶均增加,但凋落叶的幅度大于或等于绿叶;或绿叶和凋落叶不响应)。这些研究结果揭示了高寒植物养分内循环策略的多样性和互补性。 Abstract:Objective Leaf nutrient resorption is the ability of plants to recycle nutrients from senescent leaves and transport them to other tissues and organs, which is one of the main strategies for plant nutrient utilization. Previous studies show that nitrogen (N) or phosphorus (P) addition generally reduces or does not affect leaf nutrient resorption efficiency. However, there are still few studies on the effects of N and P addition and their interaction on leaf nutrient resorption efficiency and the underlying mechanisms. Method To answer this question, we performed an experiment of N and P addition in an alpine meadow, measuring leaf nutrient resorption efficiency in four dominant species (Elymus nutans, Deschampsia cespitosa, Artemisia roxburghiana, Potentilla anserina). Result We found that (i) N addition had positive effects or no impact on leaf N resorption efficiency (NRE) in graminoids and forbs, while it did not affect P resorption efficiency (PRE) among four plant species. (ii) P addition had no effect on leaf NRE among four species or PRE in forbs, but it significantly increased leaf PRE in graminoids. (iii) N + P addition together reduced leaf NRE in E. nutans, A. roxburghiana and P. anserina, but increased NRE in D. cespitosa. Moreover, the combination of N + P addition did not affect leaf PRE among four species. Conclusion Overall, our study indicates that alpine plants adopt three nutrient resorption strategies for more nutrient supply: full resorption (increased green leaf nutrient but no change in senescent leaf), partial resorption (more increase in green leaf nutrient than senescent leaf) and no resorption (similar increase in green and senescent leaf nutrient). These findings reveal the diversity and complementarity of plant strategies of nutrient internal cycle in alpine grasslands. -
图 2 4种植物叶片氮重吸收效率对氮添加(N)、磷添加(P)和氮磷同时添加(NP)的响应
^、*分别表示在 P < 0.1、0.05水平上处理与对照差异显著。下同。^, * indicate a significant treatment effect compared with control treatment at P < 0.1, 0.05 respectively. The same below.
Figure 2. Responses of nitrogen resorption efficiency in four dominant species to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) addition and their combined treatments (NP)
图 3 氮添加(N)、磷添加(P)和氮磷同时添加(NP)对4种植物绿叶和凋落叶氮含量的影响
不同小写字母表示差异显著(P < 0.05)。下同。Different lowercase letters indicate a significant difference between control and treatment (P < 0.05). The same below.
Figure 3. Effects of nitrogen addition (N), phosphorus addition (P) and their combined treatments (NP) on nitrogen concentration in green and senescent leaves of four dominant plants
图 4 4种植物养磷重吸收效率对氮添加(N)、磷添加(P)和氮磷同时添加(NP)的响应
***表示在 P < 0.001水平上处理与对照差异显著。*** indicates a significant treatment effect compared with control treatment at P < 0.001.
Figure 4. Responses of phosphorus resorption efficiency in four dominant species to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) addition and their combined treatments (NP)
表 1 氮、磷添加及其交互作用对4种植物绿叶和凋落叶的养分含量以及氮和磷重吸收效率影响的两因素方差分析
Table 1. Two-way ANOVA on the effects of nitrogen and phosphorous addition on green and senescent leaf nutrient concentration, and nutrient resorption efficiency
物种 Species 指标 Index 氮添加
N addition磷添加
P addition氮磷交互作用
N × P addition垂穗披碱草
Elymus nutans绿叶氮含量 Green leaf nitrogen content 9.503** 0.481 0.886 凋落叶氮含量 Senescent leaf nitrogen content 0.823 6.819* 0.488 氮重吸收效率 NRE 0.766 39.198*** 15.953** 绿叶磷含量 Green leaf phosphorus content 6.794* 131.218*** 0.053 凋落叶磷含量 Senescent leaf phosphorus content 1.327 30.389*** 14.597** 磷重吸收效率 PRE 12.46** 12.29** 22.77*** 发草
Deschampsia cespitosa绿叶氮含量 Green leaf nitrogen content 25.652*** 0.227 3.9 凋落叶氮含量 Senescent leaf nitrogen content 0.117 0.472 3.071 氮重吸收效率 NRE 24.287*** 0.161 19.047*** 绿叶磷含量 Green leaf phosphorus content 21.625*** 28.256*** 1.834 凋落叶磷含量 Senescent leaf phosphorus content 2.227 18.638** 0.988 磷重吸收效率 PRE 5.35* 0.009 6.918* 灰苞蒿
Artemisia roxburghiana绿叶氮含量 Green leaf nitrogen content 1.217 3.466 2.466 凋落叶氮含量 Senescent leaf nitrogen content 29.555*** 6.503* 2.6 氮重吸收效率 NRE 0.701 2.203 0.58 绿叶磷含量 Green leaf phosphorus content 10.669** 56.367*** 2.207 凋落叶磷含量 Senescent leaf phosphorus content 9.194* 54.704*** 2.674 磷重吸收效率 PRE 0.313 1.532 0.005 鹅绒委陵菜
Potentilla anserina绿叶氮含量 Green leaf nitrogen content 7.005* 1.971 0.017 凋落叶氮含量 Senescent leaf nitrogen content 72.432*** 1.885 8.259* 氮重吸收效率 NRE 8.84* 5.448* 4.439 绿叶磷含量 Green leaf phosphorus content 0.734 67.76*** 0.95 凋落叶磷含量 Senescent leaf phosphorus content 0.353 33.474*** 1.9 磷重吸收效率 PRE 4.163 1.476 0.762 -
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