Leaf nutrient concentrations associated with phylogeny, leaf habit and soil chemistry in tropical karst seasonal rainforest tree species

Bai, Kundong; Lv, Shihong; Shijiang, Ning; Zeng, Danjuan; Guo, Yili; Wang, Bin

doi:10.1007/s11104-018-3858-4

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“…The phylogenetic signal for C:N:P stoichiometry and most elements was also lower than that often reported in studies using a wide array of vascular plants (Fernández-Martínez et al, 2018, 2019b) but was similar to those studies using fewer species (Bai et al, 2019;Penuelas et al, 2011;Sardans et al, 2015). Instead, the conservatism of the biogeochemical niche (especially PC1, being mainly positively related to C, C:N, N:P and C:P and negatively related to macro-and micronutrients except C and Ca, Figure 3, Figure S5) was remarkably high (λ = 0.78 [0.25−0.94] ) supporting the biogeochemical niche hypothesis (Peñuelas et al, 2019;Sardans et al, 2021).…”

Section: Evidence For Bryophyte Homeostatic Regulation and Biogeochemical Nichessupporting

confidence: 83%

“…An elementome will be further or closer to the optimal species‐specific biogeochemical niche depending on environmental conditions, the developmental stage of the organism and the balance between elementome plasticity and homeostatic regulation. The evolutionary histories of species have been repeatedly associated with differences in elemental composition amongst species (Bai et al, 2019; Fernández‐Martínez et al, 2019b; Sardans et al, 2015, 2021), further indicating the adaptive value of biogeochemical niches.…”

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Bryophyte C:N:P stoichiometry, biogeochemical niches and elementome plasticity driven by environment and coexistence

Fernández‐Martínez

Preece

Corbera³

et al. 2021

Ecology Letters

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Ecological stoichiometry and studies of biogeochemical niches have mainly focused on plankton and vascular plants, but the phenotypically closest modern relatives of early plants, bryophytes, have been largely neglected. We analysed C:N:P stoichiometries and elemental compositions (K, Na, Mg, Ca, S, Fe) of 35 widely distributed bryophyte species inhabiting springs. We estimated bryophyte C:N:P ratios and their biogeochemical niches, investigated how elementomes respond to the environment and determined whether they tend to diverge more for coexisting than non‐coexisting individuals and species. The median C:N:P was 145:8:1, intermediate between Redfield's ratio for marine plankton and those for vascular plants. Biogeochemical niches were differentiated amongst species and were phylogenetically conserved. Differences in individual and species‐specific elementomes increased with coexistence between species. Our results provide an evolutionary bridge between the ecological stoichiometries of algae and vascular plants and suggest that differences in elementomes could be used to understand community assemblages and functional diversity.

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Section: Evidence For Bryophyte Homeostatic Regulation and Biogeochemical Nichessupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bryophyte C:N:P stoichiometry, biogeochemical niches and elementome plasticity driven by environment and coexistence

Fernández‐Martínez

Preece

Corbera³

et al. 2021

Ecology Letters

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“…In the present study, the N and P concentrations in leaves and roots of C. lanceolata declined under warming conditions (Table 2), although warming increased soil mineralization at the same experimental site [46,47]. Leaf N and P concentrations are often enhanced by the increase in soil N and P availability associated with a higher mineralization rate [8,48]. Similar decreases in the N concentration of leaves in response to warming were recorded by Suseela et al [23].…”

Section: Differential Nutrient Status In Response To Warmingsupporting

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Warming Alters Plant Chemical and Nutrient Compositions by Affecting Metabolites in Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook

Zhang

Zhou

Chen

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Research Highlights: Warming alters the chemical composition of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook, resulting in increased production of macromolecular compounds that protect against heat stress. Background and Objectives: Low latitude forests are experiencing obvious climatic warming; however, the plant physiological responses to warming are not well understood. As warming induces moisture stress, we hypothesized that warming activates metabolites (i.e., lipids, phenolic compounds, amino acids) and causes damage to the leaves, exemplified by the increased concentrations of reactive oxygen species. Materials and Methods: We conducted a warming experiment in a C. lanceolata plantation. Plant physiological traits associated with nutrient status, reactive oxygen species, antioxidant enzymes species, and metabolites were measured. Results: Warming altered the chemical composition of C. lanceolata as it increased C:N ratios of leaves and roots. In particular, the concentrations of N and P in leaves and roots were significantly decreased under the warming condition, which might be related to the biomass production, namely, a dilution effect. Under the warming condition, most of the phospholipid compounds and proteins significantly increased. Leaf C, carbohydrates, amino acids, organic acids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds were identified to have significantly lower concentrations under the warming treatment than those under the control treatment. These results suggested that moisture stress under the warming treatment may drive C deficiency and metabolic restriction in plants. Conclusions: Under the warming condition, C. lanceolata changed its energy utilization strategy and invested more resources to produce macromolecular compounds for protecting against heat stress. Warming in sub-tropical forests alters plant chemical properties, and thus may have an important consequence for nutrient cycling and soil C sequestration.

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“…Foliar concentrations of macronutrients or elements that are required by plants in larger amounts (such as C, N and P) were less variable than microelements (such as Na, Cu, Li, Ti and Al; Han et al ., 2011; Bai et al ., 2019). Nevertheless, S and Mg, both macronutrients, showed relatively large variability when all plants were analysed together, probably due to the different ability to accumulate S and Mg in plants with a contrasting affinity to gypsum.…”

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Recent and ancient evolutionary events shaped plant elemental composition of edaphic endemics: a phylogeny‐wide analysis of Iberian gypsum plants

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Summary The analysis of plant elemental composition and the underlying factors affecting its variation are a current hot topic in ecology. Ecological adaptation to atypical soils may shift plant elemental composition. However, no previous studies have evaluated its relevance against other factors such as phylogeny, climate or individual soil conditions. We evaluated the effect of the phylogeny, environment (climate, soil), and affinity to gypsum soils on the elemental composition of 83 taxa typical of Iberian gypsum ecosystems. We used a new statistical procedure (multiple phylogenetic variance decomposition, MPVD) to decompose total explained variance by different factors across all nodes in the phylogenetic tree of target species (covering 120 million years of Angiosperm evolution). Our results highlight the relevance of phylogeny on the elemental composition of plants both at early (with the development of key preadaptive traits) and recent divergence times (diversification of the Iberian gypsum flora concurrent with Iberian gypsum deposit accumulation). Despite the predominant phylogenetic effect, plant adaptation to gypsum soils had a strong impact on the elemental composition of plants, particularly on sulphur concentrations, while climate and soil effects were smaller. Accordingly, we detected a convergent evolution of gypsum specialists from different lineages on increased sulphur and magnesium foliar concentrations.

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Leaf nutrient concentrations associated with phylogeny, leaf habit and soil chemistry in tropical karst seasonal rainforest tree species

Cited by 26 publications

References 83 publications

Bryophyte C:N:P stoichiometry, biogeochemical niches and elementome plasticity driven by environment and coexistence

Bryophyte C:N:P stoichiometry, biogeochemical niches and elementome plasticity driven by environment and coexistence

Warming Alters Plant Chemical and Nutrient Compositions by Affecting Metabolites in Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook

Recent and ancient evolutionary events shaped plant elemental composition of edaphic endemics: a phylogeny‐wide analysis of Iberian gypsum plants

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