Variations in carbon isotope of the main woody plants along the elevational
 gradient on the Gongga Mountain

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2014.06.007

JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2014, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (06): 33-37.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2014.06.007

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Variations in carbon isotope of the main woody plants along the elevational gradient on the Gongga Mountain

XIE Jing^1,2,ZHU Wanze^1*,ZHOU Peng^1,2,ZHAO Guang^1,2

1.Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment,Ministry of Water Resources, CAS,Chengdu 610041,China;
2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China

Online:2014-12-31 Published:2014-12-31

Abstract

Abstract: The main woody plants were collected from different elevations on the eastern slope of Gongga Mountain to study the variety of stable isotope carbon composition along the elevational gradient. This paper showed the δ_¹³C values of 22 woody plants ranged from -3.236% to -2.521% and with the average of(-2.957±0.163)%. There was a considerable difference in the leaf δ_¹³C values of the woody plants at different elevations. The δ_¹³C values increased along the elevational gradient, and the same situation with the δ_¹³C of Rhododendron faberi, Abies fabri, Tetrcentron sinense and Fargesia spathacea. Significant difference in life form of δ_¹³C values was found, deciduous species was greater than evergreen species. Significant inverse correlation was observed between δ_¹³C values and the temperature from June to September, and a significant positive correlation between δ_¹³C values and the precipitation from June to August. The temperature and precipitation might be the main factors that influence the leaf δ_¹³C values of Gongga Mountain.

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S718

XIE Jing,ZHU Wanze,ZHOU Peng,ZHAO Guang. Variations in carbon isotope of the main woody plants along the elevational gradient on the Gongga Mountain[J]. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY, 2014, 38(06): 33-37.

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