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The Seasonal Contribution of C"3 and C"4 Plant Species to Primary Production in a Mixed Prairie
Abstract
A Mixed Prairie in the Northern Great Plains (South Dakota, USA) was studied to determine the floristic composition, according to C 3 and C 4 types, of the seasonal contribution to aboveground production. Twenty—seven of the 305 species present in the Ordway Prairia possessed Kranz anatomy and are assumed to be C 4. Thirty—six percent (19) of the grasses were C 4 whereas <2% (4) of dicots were C 4. Dicots were often weedy and fugitive or introduced species. C 3 plants possessed a mean °13 C value of —26.7%, C 4 plants a value of —12.9%. The biomass of lowland and upland communities possessed low °13 C values in spring. These values increased significantly in the upland community in midsummer to —20.0% indicating a shift to C 4 activity. In fall the biomass °13 C values were again low in both communities indicating a return to C 3 activity. These data show a clear seasonal displacement in production activity of C 3 and C 4 grasses in the Mixed Prairie. A general discussion of the evolution and significance of photosynthetic pathways is included.
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- Authors
- Ode, D. J., Tieszen, L. L., & Lerman, J. C.
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1980-12
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1304-1311
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9170
- OpenAlex
- W2096755439
- Cited by
- 164
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 14.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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