Morphological traits of Chamaecyparis obtusa fine roots are sensitive to soil acid buffering capacity
Morphological traits of Chamaecyparis obtusa fine roots are sensitive to soil acid buffering capacity
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DOI:
10.1007/s11104-020-04561-w
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发表时间:
2020-05
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4.9
通讯作者:
Ryuusei Doi;T. Tanikawa;Ryusei Wada;Y. Hirano
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作者:
Ryuusei Doi;T. Tanikawa;Ryusei Wada;Y. Hirano
AimsThe purpose of this study was to clarify how the morphological traits ofChamaecyparis obtusa(Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl. roots vary with soil acid buffering capacity (ABC), i.e., along a gradient in soil acidification. We used an order-based root classification system instead of a diameter-based root classification system, as the former relates better to root function.MethodsWe sampled 210 intact fine root systems up to the fourth order and measured the morphological traits of a total of 16,657 individual branch-order roots in threeC. obtusastands with high soil ABC and four stands with low soil ABC.ResultsWe found significant differences in the morphological traits of the first- to fourth-order roots between the soil ABCs. In the low-ABC soils, the fine root systems consisted of more and thinner roots than in the high-ABC soils. The diameter of the second-order roots was positively correlated with the soil pH and the concentration of base cations, but negatively with soil aluminum.ConclusionMorphological traits of fine roots are sensitive indicators of soil acidification inC. obtusaforests.