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The Right-Skewed Distribution of Fine-Root Size in Three Temperate Forests in Northeastern China.
Wang, Cunguo; Brunner, Ivano; Wang, Junni; Guo, Wei; Geng, Zhenzhen; Yang, Xiuyun; Chen, Zhijie; Han, Shijie; Li, Mai-He.
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  • Wang C; Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
  • Brunner I; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
  • Wang J; Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
  • Guo W; College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
  • Geng Z; College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
  • Yang X; College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China.
  • Chen Z; International Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
  • Han S; International Joint Research Laboratory for Global Change Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
  • Li MH; Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Front Plant Sci ; 12: 772463, 2021.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35069627
Trees can build fine-root systems with high variation in root size (e.g., fine-root diameter) and root number (e.g., branching pattern) to optimize belowground resource acquisition in forest ecosystems. Compared with leaves, which are visible above ground, information about the distribution and inequality of fine-root size and about key associations between fine-root size and number is still limited. We collected 27,573 first-order fine-roots growing out of 3,848 second-order fine-roots, covering 51 tree species in three temperate forests (Changbai Mountain, CBS; Xianrendong, XRD; and Maoershan, MES) in Northeastern China. We investigated the distribution and inequality of fine-root length, diameter and area (fine-root size), and their trade-off with fine-root branching intensity and ratio (fine-root number). Our results showed a strong right-skewed distribution in first-order fine-root size across various tree species. Unimodal frequency distributions were observed in all three of the sampled forests for first-order fine-root length and area and in CBS and XRD for first-order fine-root diameter, whereas a marked bimodal frequency distribution of first-order fine-root diameter appeared in MES. Moreover, XRD had the highest and MES had the lowest inequality values (Gini coefficients) in first-order fine-root diameter. First-order fine-root size showed a consistently linear decline with increasing root number. Our findings suggest a common right-skewed distribution with unimodality or bimodality of fine-root size and a generalized trade-off between fine-root size and number across the temperate tree species. Our results will greatly improve our thorough understanding of the belowground resource acquisition strategies of temperate trees and forests.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Plant Sci Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Plant Sci Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Suiza