A preliminary study on ecological response of dominant tree species in Korean pine broadleaf forest at Changbai Mountain to soil water stress and their biomass allocation

Abstract

Abstract: Pot culture experiments were conducted to examine the ecological response and biomass allocation of Pinus koraienes,Fraxinus mandshurica,Juglans mandshurica,Tilia amurensis,and Quercus mongolica.The five dominant species in the Korean pine-broadleaf forest at Changbai mountain.Their seedlings were grown under three different soil moistures,e.g.,85%～100%(CK),65%～85%(MW)and 45%～65%(LW)of field water-holding capacity.The results showed that drought significantly decreased the individual leaf area,number of fine root,root length,and individual biomass of seedlings.The root proportions of T.amurensis and F.mandshurica increased with increasing soil water content,but the leaf proportion of J.mandshurica and Q.mongolica in MW treatment was higher than that of CK and LW.There was no significant difference in stem proportions of 5 tree species among different water stress treatments.The response of the biomass of 5 tree species to water stress was significant,the total biomass of T.amurensis,F.mandshurica,J.mandshurica and P.koraienes in MW and LW decreased by 32.8%,43.6%,26.2% and 23 8%,respectively,while that in Q.mongolica increased by 4.8%,indicating that Q.mogolica was the most drought-tolerent species among 5 tested species.

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WANG Miao, DAI Limin, JI Lanzhu . A preliminary study on ecological response of dominant tree species in Korean pine broadleaf forest at Changbai Mountain to soil water stress and their biomass allocation[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2001, (4): 496-500.

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