Photosynthetic phenological variation may promote coexistence among co-dominant tree species in a Madrean sky island mixed conifer forest
Photosynthetic phenological variation may promote coexistence among co-dominant tree species in a Madrean sky island mixed conifer forest
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光合物候变化可能促进马德雷天空岛混交针叶林共优势树种的共存
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10.1093/treephys/tpx076
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2017
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4
通讯作者:
Barron-Gafford, G.A.
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作者:
Potts, D.L.;Minor, R.L.;Braun, Z.;Barron-Gafford, G.A.
Across much of western North America, forests are predicted to experience a transition from snow- to rain-dominated precipitation regimes due to anthropogenic climate warming. Madrean sky island mixed conifer forests receive a large portion of their precipitation from summertime convective storms and may serve as a lens into the future for snow-dominated forests after prolonged warming. To better understand the linkage between physiological traits, climate variation, and the structure and function of mixed conifer forests, we measured leaf photosynthetic (A) responses to controlled variation in internal CO2concentration (Ci) to quantify interspecific phenological variation inA/Ci-derived ecophysiological traits among ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosaLawson and C. Lawson), southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformisEngelm.) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii(Mirb.) Franco). Species had similar, positive responses in net photosynthesis under ambient conditions (Anet) to the onset of summertime monsoonal precipitation, but during the cooler portions of the yearP. ponderosawas able to maintain greaterAnetthanP. menziesiiandP. strobiformis. Moreover,P. ponderosahad greaterAnetin response to ephemerally favorable springtime conditions than eitherP. menziesiiorP. strobiformis. Monsoonal precipitation was associated with a sharp rise in the maximum rates of electron transport (Jmax) and carboxylation (VCmax) inP. menziesiiin comparison withP. ponderosaandP. strobiformis. In contrast, species shared similar low values ofJmaxandVCmaxin response to cool winter temperatures. Patterns of relative stomatal limitation followed predictions based on species’ elevational distributions, reinforcing the role of stomatal behavior in maintaining hydraulic conductivity and shaping bioclimatic limits. Phenological variation in ecophysiologial traits among co-occurring tree species in a Madrean mixed conifer forest may promote temporal resource partitioning and thereby contribute to species’ coexistence. Moreover, these results provide a physiological basis for predicting the ecological implications of North American mixed conifer forests currently transitioning from snow- to rain-dominated precipitation regimes.
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