Xin ZM1,2, MH Liu2, Q Lu1,3, CA Busso5, YJ Zhu1,3, Z Li2, YR Huang2, XL Li2, FM Luo2, F Bao1, JQ Qian4*, YH Li1,3*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 144-155, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.144
Abstract Leaf δ13C is widely used to explain plant strategies
related to resource availability in different environments. However,
the coupled response of leaf δ13C to precipitation and temperature
as well as the relationship between leaf δ13C and leaf traits remain
unclear. The leaf δ13C and its relationship with leaf traits [leaf size
(LS), leaf length (LL), leaf width (LW), leaf length to width ratio
(L:W), specific leaf area (SLA) and mass-based leaf nitrogen concentration
(Nmass)] were investigated on the dominant shrub species
Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. in the arid region (Dengkou and Minqin)
of northwestern China under the simulated increasing precipitation
(PGS)… More >
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