Seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem photosynthetic features in an alpine dwarf shrubland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Title:

Seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem photosynthetic features in an alpine dwarf shrubland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

Creator:

Li, H. Q., Zhang, F. W., Li, Y. N., Cao, G. M., Zhao, L., and Zhao, X. Q.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:d2d51f55-3a8e-4abc-88f8-69e28accc22f
uuid:d2d51f55-3a8e-4abc-88f8-69e28accc22f
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1007/s11099-014-0035-8

Subject:

fotosyntéza, fenologie, photosynthesis, phenology, Čína západní, Tibet (Čína), China, Western, ecosystem photosynthetic parameters, eddy covariance technique, leaf area index, rectangular hyperbolic light response, 2, and 581

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Description:

Ecosystem photosynthetic characteristics are of utmost importance for the estimation of regional carbon budget, but such characteristics are not well understood in alpine regions. We collected CO2 flux data measured by eddy covariance technique over an alpine dwarf shrubland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau during years 2003-2010; and we quantified the temporal patterns of ecosystem apparent quantum yield (a), saturated photosynthetic rate (Pmax), and ecosystem dark respiration (RDe). Results showed that the strong seasonality of a and RDe was driven mainly by air temperature (Ta), whereas that of Pmax was much more determined by leaf area index rather than abiotic factors. Diurnal thermal fluctuation inhibited significantly the daytime photosynthetic capacity. Stepwise regression revealed that the seasonal deviations of a, Pmax, and RDe were significantly controlled by Ta. The annual a was regulated mainly by annual growing season Ta, which indicated that the response of ecosystem a was instant. The annual variations of Pmax correlated positively with soil temperature 5 cm below ground (Ts) of the annual nongrowing season and those of RDe related negatively with the annual nongrowing season precipitation. We suggested that a lagged response regulated the annual Pmax and the annual RDe. Annual deviations of a and RDe were both significantly controlled by annual Ts, and those of Pmax were marginally determined by annual PPFD. Thus, the future warming scenario, especially significant for nongrowing seasonal warming in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, would favor ecosystem photosynthetic capacity in the alpine dwarf shrubland., H. Q. Li, F. W. Zhang, Y. N. LI, G. M. Cao, L. Zhao, X. Q. Zhao., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

321-331

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2014 Volume:52 | Number:3

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