Anthropogenic NOx emissions alter the intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEi) for Quercus cerris stands under Mediterranean climate conditions.
Anthropogenic NOx emissions alter the intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEi) for Quercus cerris stands under Mediterranean climate conditions.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2010.06.017
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发表时间:
2010-09
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
R. Guerrieri;R. Siegwolf;M. Saurer;F. Ripullone;Maurizio Mencuccini;M. Borghetti
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作者:
R. Guerrieri;R. Siegwolf;M. Saurer;F. Ripullone;Maurizio Mencuccini;M. Borghetti
We investigated the effect of N deposition (Ndep) on intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEi), the ratio of photosynthesis (A) to stomatal conductance (gs), for two Quercus cerris stands at different distances to an oil refinery in Southern Italy. We used δ13C in tree rings for assessing changes in WUEi; while the influence of climate and NOxemission was explored through δ18O and δ15N, respectively. Differences in WUEibetween the two sites were significant, with trees exposed to different degrees of NOxemissions showing an abrupt increase with the onset of pollution. Assuming similar gsat the two sites, as inferred through δ18O, the higher N availability at the polluted site caused the shift of the A/gsratio in favour of A. Overall, our result suggests that an increase of Ndep may enhance tree WUE under a scenario of reduction of precipitation predicted for Mediterranean area.