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Foliar carbon isotope discrimination in Larix species and sympatric evergreen conifers: a global comparison
Abstract
Larches (Larix spp.), deciduous conifers, occur in the northern hemisphere in cold-temperate and boreal climates - an environment normally thought to favor evergreen tree species. We compare foliar carbon isotope discrimination (Δ), instantaneous water use efficiency, total foliar nitrogen concentration, and specific leaf area (for a subset of sites) between Larix spp. and co-occurring evergreen conifers at 20 sites throughout the natural range of larches. Except for Larix occidentalis in the xeric Intermountain West, USA, Δ is significantly (P < 0.05) greater for larches than co-occurring evergreen conifers at 77% of the sites, suggesting that larches use water less efficiently. At elevations greater than 3000 m, the Δ of Larix spp. and co-occurring conifers converge, suggesting that water is not the limiting resource. Foliar nitrogen concentration and specific leaf area are two ecophysiological characteristics that are positively correlated with high photosynthetic capacity. Foliar nitrogen concentration is significantly greater for larches than evergreen conifers at 88% of the sites and specific leaf area is approximately three times greater for larches than co-occurring conifers. Future studies should examine the potential effect that global warming may have on the distribution of larch forests because the water use efficiency of larches is commonly less than co-occurring evergreen conifers and the boreal and high-latitude environments are likely to experience the greates…
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kloeppel, B. D., Treichel, I. W., Kharuk, S., & Gower, S. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- ORCID
- Kloeppel, Brian D.
- Venue
- Oecologia
- Published
- 1998-04-01
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 153-159
- ISSN
- 0029-8549 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1939
- OpenAlex
- W2171082912
- Cited by
- 105
- References
- 42
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- FWCI
- 4.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Oecologia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Tree-ring climate responses
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Keywords
- larch, evergreen conifers, carbon isotope discrimination, water use efficiency, foliar nitrogen concentration, specific leaf area, deciduous conifers, altitude, boreal forest, global warming, photosynthetic capacity, sympatric species comparison
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