In this study, we sampled leaves of coniferous species Pinus koraiensis and broad-leaved tree species Fraxinus mandshurica from four latitudes in northeastern China to investigate the carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) stoichiometric characteristics and nutrient resorption efficiency and their potential relationships, as well as their responses to climatic and edaphic factors. The results showed that stoichiometric characteristics were species-specific, and that the C and N contents in leaves of F. mandshurica significantly increased with increasing latitude. The C:N of F. mandshurica and N:P of P. koraiensis were negatively correlated with latitude, but an inverse relationship was found for N:P of F. mandshurica. P resorption efficiency was significantly correlated with latitude in P. koraiensis. The spatial variation of ecological stoichiometry of these two species was mainly affected by climatic factors such as mean annual temperature and precipitation, while that of nutrient resorption was influenced by several soil factors such as soil pH and nitrogen content. Principal component analysis showed that P resorption efficiency of P. koraiensis and F. mandshurica was significantly negatively correlated with N:P, but positively correlated with P content. N resorption efficiency showed significantly positive correlation with P content but negative correlation with N:P in P. koraiensis. Compared with P. koraiensis, F. mandshurica was more inclined to fast investment and return in terms of leaf traits.
以我国东北地区4个纬度针叶树种红松和阔叶树种水曲柳为对象,研究两树种成熟叶碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)化学计量特征和养分重吸收率及其相关性,分析气候和土壤因子对叶化学计量特征及养分重吸收率的影响。结果表明: 叶化学计量特征的地理变异存在种间差异,随着纬度的升高,水曲柳叶C、N含量显著增加;水曲柳C∶N、红松N∶P均与纬度呈显著负相关,而水曲柳N∶P与纬度呈显著正相关。红松磷重吸收率与纬度呈显著正相关。相关分析表明,红松和水曲柳叶的生态化学计量特征主要受到气候因子(年均温和降水量)的影响,而养分重吸收率仅受少数土壤因子(pH和全氮)的影响。主成分分析表明,红松和水曲柳磷重吸收率与N∶P均呈显著负相关,与P含量呈显著正相关;氮重吸收率仅在红松中与P含量呈显著正相关,与N∶P呈显著负相关。水曲柳相比红松更倾向于具有快速投资-收益型特征。.
Keywords: ecological stoichiometry; environmental change; intraspecific variation; latitude; nutrient resorption.