[C:N:P stoichiometry in plants and soils of Phragmites australis wetland under different water-salt habitats]

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2022 Feb;33(2):385-396. doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202202.040.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

We examined the effects of channel diversion of Yellow River on the content and stoichiometry of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the organs of reeds (stem, leaf, rhizome and fibrous root) and soils in three typical Phragmites australis communities in the Yellow River Delta, including P. australis community in the former Yellow River course abandoned in 1996, P. australis community on the new Yellow River course and the P. australis communities on the intertidal area (far from the abandoned and current channel but affected by the tides). The results showed that foliar C, N and P contents of P. australis were highest in the communities of abandoned Yellow River course. Leaf N, stem C and rhizome P contents were highest in the communities of new Yellow River course. Leaf N and stem C and P contents were highest in the communities of intertidal area. The average leaf C (409.48 g·kg-1) and P (1.09 g·kg-1) contents in the three habitats were lower than national and global average levels, while leaf N content (21.71 g·kg-1) was higher than that of national and global average levels. The mean leaf N:P (20.22) was higher than 16 and the mean soil N:P (0.87) was lower than 14, indicating that the P. australis growth in the three habitats was limited by P. Correlation analysis showed that EC was one of the main factors affecting C:N:P stoichiometry in P. australis. In general, the C and P reserves in P. australis in the study area were low, and N reserve was high. The soil organic carbon content was low, the soil C reserves were large, while the N and P were relatively scarce.

在黄河三角洲选取3种典型的芦苇湿地群落为对象,即:故道区(1996年改道的黄河故道河岸带芦苇群落)、新生区(现行黄河河岸带新生芦苇群落)和潮水区(远离新旧河道但受潮汐影响的潮滩芦苇群落),研究黄河改道对3种生境芦苇各器官(茎、叶、根状茎、须根)和土壤剖面碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)含量变化及化学计量特征的影响。结果表明: 故道区芦苇叶片C、N、P含量最高,新生区叶片N、茎C、根茎P含量最高,潮水区叶片N、茎C和P含量最高。3种生境芦苇叶片C含量(409.48 g·kg-1)和P含量(1.09 g·kg-1)低于全国和全球水平,而N含量(21.71 g·kg-1)高于全国和全球水平。叶片N∶P(20.22)高于16,土壤N∶P(0.87)低于14,表明3种生境下芦苇生长受P限制。相关性分析表明,电导率是影响芦苇C、N、P化学计量的主要因素之一。研究区芦苇体内C、P储量较低,N储量较高;土壤矿化分解较慢,有机碳可利用率低,C储备量较大,而N、P相对匮乏。.

Keywords: Phragmites australis; nutrient content; river diversion; stoichiometry; the Yellow River Delta.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon
  • China
  • Ecosystem
  • Poaceae
  • Rivers
  • Soil*
  • Water
  • Wetlands*

Substances

  • Soil
  • Water
  • Carbon