Functional traits of Fagaceae plants in shady and sunny slopes in karst degraded tiankeng

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202107.021

Abstract

Abstract: In the negative terrain habitat of the karst degraded tiankeng, the shady and sunny slopes are dramatically different, which results in substantial variations in plant communities. With the degraded tiankeng Shenxiantang in Zhanyi, Yunnan as an example, we explored the functional traits of Fagaceae plants in the shady and sunny slopes, which would help reveal the value of tiankeng as species diversity conservation pool. The results showed that soil nutrients in the shady slope were more than those in the sunny slope. Leaf area, specific leaf area and leaf dry weight of Faga-ceae plants in the shady slope were significantly larger than those in the sunny slope. Leaf thickness was significantly lower than that in the sunny slope. Dry matter content of leaves was less than that of the sunny slope. The main environmental factors affecting functional traits of Fagaceae plants in the shady slope were soil total potassium concentration and soil moisture, while soil total phosphorus concentration was the key factor in the sunny slope. The extent of variation of leaf functional traits in shady slope was less than that in the sunny slope. Fagaceae plants mainly adapted to the shady slope habitat by changing the leaf dry weight to increase photosynthetic rate and carbon accumulation abi-lity. Sunny slope obtained more resource by keeping smaller specific leaf area and increasing the extent of variation of the leaf area. The succession rate of plant community in the shady slope of the degraded tiankeng Shenxiantang was significantly faster than that in the sunny slope. The dominance of Fagaceae plants gradually decreased in the shady slope, but remained to be the constructive species in the sunny slope.

Key words: karst degraded tiankeng, Fagaceae, plant functional trait, shady slope, sunny slope

FENG Jie, JIANG Cong, SHUI Wei, ZHU Su-feng, GUO Ping-ping, SUN Xiang, ZHANG Yong-yong, LIU Yuan-meng. Functional traits of Fagaceae plants in shady and sunny slopes in karst degraded tiankeng[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(7): 2301-2308.

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