Xylem anatomical and hydraulic traits of trees with different wood properties in a temperate forest in northeast China

doi:10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202209061

JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2024, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (3): 229-236.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202209061

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Xylem anatomical and hydraulic traits of trees with different wood properties in a temperate forest in northeast China

ZHANG Rui(), ZHOU Zhenghu, WANG Chuankuan, JIN Ying^*()

Center for Ecological Research, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Received:2022-09-29 Revised:2022-11-17 Online:2024-05-30 Published:2024-06-14

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【Objective】 Xylem anatomy affects the water transport efficiency and drought resistance of trees, which in turn affects tree growth and survival. Therefore, studying xylem anatomical and hydraulic traits will enable a better understanding of the response and adaptation mechanisms of trees to environmental changes. 【Method】 Here, we measured xylem anatomical and hydraulic traits in 20 tree species with three different wood properties (11 diffuse-porous, 5 ring-porous, and 4 non-porous) in a temperate forest in northeastern China. Our aim was to examine the differences in stem anatomical and hydraulic traits of tree species with three different wood properties and explore the potential relationships between stem hydraulic and anatomical traits. 【Result】 We found that there were significant differences in the anatomical traits (mean vessel (tracheid) diameter, maximum vessel (tracheid) diameter, vessel (tracheid) density, mean vessel (tracheid) area, proportion of lumen area), and hydraulic traits (theoretical hydraulic conductivity, hydraulic diameter, vessel (tracheid) mechanical strength, Huber value) among the tree species with different woody properties (P<0.05). The ring-porous trees had the highest theoretical hydraulic conductivity, whereas the non-porous trees had the highest tracheid mechanical strength. Theoretical hydraulic conductivity was significantly correlated with all anatomical traits. Huber values (sapwood area/leaf area) were significantly correlated with all anatomical traits (P<0.05), except vessel (tracheid) wall thickness and maximum vessel length. However, there were no significant correlations between wood density and all anatomical traits (except vessel length). 【Conclusion】 We concluded that wood density cannot better reflect the hydraulic traits of trees in temperate forests in northeastern China and that their water transport capacity is dependent on the xylem anatomical structure and the balance between a tree’s supply and demand for water.

Key words: xylem anatomy, hydraulic traits, wood density, Huber values, wood property

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ZHANG Rui, ZHOU Zhenghu, WANG Chuankuan, JIN Ying. Xylem anatomical and hydraulic traits of trees with different wood properties in a temperate forest in northeast China[J]. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY, 2024, 48(3): 229-236.

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稠李 Prunus padus	散孔材	落叶	8.30
暴马丁香 Syringa reticulata subsp. amurensis	散孔材	落叶	5.00
白桦 Betula platyphylla	散孔材	落叶	27.40
青楷槭 Acer tegmentosum	散孔材	落叶	14.36
五角槭 Acer pictum subsp. mono	散孔材	落叶	21.86
紫椴 Tilia amurensis	散孔材	落叶	22.05
糠椴 Tilia mandshurica	散孔材	落叶	21.07
白牛槭 Acer mandshuricum	散孔材	落叶	25.90
枫桦 Betula costata	散孔材	落叶	24.68
山杨 Populus davidiana	散孔材	落叶	31.00
水曲柳 Fraxinus mandshurica	环孔材	落叶	24.70
蒙古栎 Quercus mongolica	环孔材	落叶	25.63
胡桃楸 Juglans mandshurica	环孔材	落叶	27.33
春榆 Ulmus davidiana	环孔材	落叶	25.32
黄菠萝 Phellodendron amurense	环孔材	落叶	26.00
兴安落叶松 Larix gmelinii	无孔材	落叶	24.78
红皮云杉 Picea koraiensis	无孔材	常绿	21.84
红松 Pinus koraiensis	无孔材	常绿	23.95
樟子松 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica	无孔材	常绿	26.00

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