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Adaptability of tree water use to elevation changes: A case study of a mixed forest in Northern China by Ziqiang Liu; Zijun Wei; Jiangjiang; Xinxiao Yu is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Global climate change may influence the distribution and water uptake patterns of plants in the rocky mountainous areas of North China. The change in climatic conditions with elevation in mountainous areas provides an opportunity to understand the potential impacts of global climate change on plant water use. To assess the responses and adaptations of plants to the elevations, three aspects were investigated for Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco and Pinus tabuliformis Carrière, namely source of water used, water use efficiency (WUE), and specific leaf area (SLA). These aspects were assessed for the selected species along an elevation from 100 to 1000 m (100, 400, 700, and 1000 m) in a seasonally arid area. The results showed that the soil water contents were significantly and positively correlated with the elevation (P < 0.05). The soil water content increased by 0.33% for every 100 m increase in elevation. P. orientalis (L.) Franco was sensitive to the change in elevation and showed plasticity with regard to the water source used, while P. tabuliformis Carrière was not. P. orientalis mostly used water from the 60-100 cm soil layer (28.6-33.8%) and groundwater (27.8-36.2%) at four
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- Author
- Ziqiang Liu; Zijun Wei; Jiangjiang; Xinxiao Yu
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)