Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species
© 2024 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.
Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 241(2024), 5 vom: 25. März, Seite 1985-1997 |
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Schlagworte: | Journal Article carbon leaf economics spectrum leaf lifespan nutrient limitation nutrient resorption phosphorus-use efficiency photosynthesis trade-off Phosphorus mehr... |
Zusammenfassung: | © 2024 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation. Adaptations of plants to phosphorus (P) deficiency include reduced investment of leaf P in storage (orthophosphates in vacuoles), nucleic acids and membrane lipids. Yet, it is unclear how these adaptations are associated with plant ecological strategies. Five leaf P fractions (orthophosphate P, Pi ; metabolite P, PM ; nucleic acid P, PN ; lipid P, PL ; and residual P, PR ) were analysed alongside leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species from three habitats: one a high-P basalt-derived soil and two low-P sandstone-derived soils, one undisturbed and one disturbed by human activities with artificial P inputs. Species at the undisturbed low-P site generally exhibited lower concentrations of total leaf P ([Ptotal ]), primarily associated with lower concentrations of Pi , and PN . The relative allocation of P to each fraction varied little among sites, except that higher PL per [Ptotal ] (rPL ) was recorded at the undisturbed low-P site than at the high-P site. This higher rPL , reflecting relative allocation to membranes, was primarily associated with lower concentrations of leaf nitrogen at the undisturbed low-P site than at the high-P site. Associations between leaf P fractions and leaf nitrogen may provide a basis for understanding the variation in plant ecological strategies dependent on soil P availability |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 09.02.2024 Date Revised 09.02.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
DOI: | 10.1111/nph.19513 |