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Seasonal patterns of foliage respiration in dominant and suppressed Eucalyptus globulus canopies
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O'Grady, AP and Eyles, A and Worledge, D and Battaglia, M, Seasonal patterns of foliage respiration in dominant and suppressed Eucalyptus globulus canopies, Tree Physiology, 30, (8) pp. 957-968. ISSN 0829-318X (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1093/treephys/tpq057
Abstract
We examined spatial and temporal dynamics of foliage respiration in canopies of dominant and suppressed Eucalyptus globulus trees to better understand processes regulating foliage respiration in a young fast-growing stand. Temperature response functions and seasonal measures of respiration (measured at a reference temperature of 15 ”ĘC, R15) were studied for ”1 year to (i) examine controls on respiration as a function of canopy position, foliar nitrogen and non-structural carbohydrate concentrations and (ii) assess the capacity for thermal acclimation within E. globulus canopies. The short-term temperature response of respiration varied both with canopy position and seasonally. Area-based R15 measurements declined with increasing canopy depth and were strongly related to foliar N concentrations, especially in upper-canopy positions. R15 was negatively correlated with the average temperature of the preceding 14 days, a pattern consistent with thermal acclimation. In suppressed canopies, R15 was higher than that at similar canopy heights in dominant trees. Similarly, foliar concentrations of non-structural carbohydrates were also relatively higher in suppressed canopies than dominant canopies, providing support for a substrate-based model of leaf respiration. Our data highlight the dynamic nature of foliar respiration within E. globulus canopies, which contrasts with the generally simplistic representation of respiration within most process-based models.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Eucalyptus non-structural carbohydrates size class distributions thermal acclimation |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Forestry Sciences |
| Research Field: | Tree Nutrition and Physiology |
| Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Forestry |
| Objective Field: | Forestry not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | O'Grady, AP (Dr Anthony O'Grady) |
| UTAS Author: | Eyles, A (Dr Alieta Eyles) |
| ID Code: | 63248 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
| Deposited By: | Agricultural Science |
| Deposited On: | 2010-04-26 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-05-03 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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