Factors affecting leaf morphology: a case study of Ranunculus natans C. A. Mey. (Ranunculaceae) in the arid zone of northwest China
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Li, Zhongqiang1,2,3; Yu, Dan1 |
| 刊名 | ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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| 出版日期 | 2009-11-01 |
| 卷号 | 24期号:6页码:1323-1333 |
| 关键词 | Phenotypic plasticity Adaptation Main factor Aquatic macrophyte Arid zone |
| ISSN号 | 0912-3814 |
| 通讯作者 | Yu, D, Wuhan Univ, State Field Stn Freshwater Ecosyst Liangzi Lake, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China |
| 中文摘要 | In order to examine the role of environmental factors affecting foliar morphology, we performed a case study of leaf morphological variation of Ranunculus natans found in the arid zone of northwest China. We found that foliar phenotypic variation differed significantly between populations. We described substantial positive correlations between altitude and leaf area (LA) as well as leaf perimeter (LP), and also between longitude and number of teeth, along with dissection index (DI). The pH, conductivity, and salinity of the environment caused a significant decrease in both LA and LP. Ranked in terms of their impacts on leaf morphology, the six selected factors were: altitude > pH > conductivity > salinity > longitude > latitude. We found that foliar morphological variations are functional responses to water-quantity factors (e.g., altitude and longitude at regional scales) and water-availability relation factors (e.g., pH, conductivity, and salinity at local scales), rather than to temperature-relation factors (latitude). Therefore, altitude and longitude, along with pH, conductivity, and salinity, are the main factors that significantly influence foliar morphology in the arid zone of China. We found that main factors played major roles in plant phenotypic plasticity in a complex ecosystem, although different combinations and interactions of environmental and geographical factors in each local environment may obscure the general trends in trait changes along environmental gradients. |
| 英文摘要 | In order to examine the role of environmental factors affecting foliar morphology, we performed a case study of leaf morphological variation of Ranunculus natans found in the arid zone of northwest China. We found that foliar phenotypic variation differed significantly between populations. We described substantial positive correlations between altitude and leaf area (LA) as well as leaf perimeter (LP), and also between longitude and number of teeth, along with dissection index (DI). The pH, conductivity, and salinity of the environment caused a significant decrease in both LA and LP. Ranked in terms of their impacts on leaf morphology, the six selected factors were: altitude > pH > conductivity > salinity > longitude > latitude. We found that foliar morphological variations are functional responses to water-quantity factors (e.g., altitude and longitude at regional scales) and water-availability relation factors (e.g., pH, conductivity, and salinity at local scales), rather than to temperature-relation factors (latitude). Therefore, altitude and longitude, along with pH, conductivity, and salinity, are the main factors that significantly influence foliar morphology in the arid zone of China. We found that main factors played major roles in plant phenotypic plasticity in a complex ecosystem, although different combinations and interactions of environmental and geographical factors in each local environment may obscure the general trends in trait changes along environmental gradients. |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| 学科主题 | Ecology |
| 类目[WOS] | Ecology |
| 研究领域[WOS] | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| 关键词[WOS] | AQUATIC PLANT ; ECOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION ; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY ; LOCAL ADAPTATION ; POPULATIONS ; ANATOMY ; HETEROGENEITY ; TEMPERATURE ; PHYSIOLOGY ; GRADIENTS |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 资助信息 | The National Natural Science Foundation of China [30740067, 30870260]; Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [20070420180]; Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2007ABA147]; Hubei Provincial Department of Education [D20081006] |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000270837500017 |
| 公开日期 | 2010-10-13 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/7548]  |
| 专题 | 水生生物研究所_中科院水生所知识产出（2009年前）_期刊论文 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Wuhan Univ, State Field Stn Freshwater Ecosyst Liangzi Lake, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 2.Hubei Univ, Fac Resources & Environm, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Donghu Expt Stn Lake Ecosyst, Wuhan, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Li, Zhongqiang,Yu, Dan. Factors affecting leaf morphology: a case study of Ranunculus natans C. A. Mey. (Ranunculaceae) in the arid zone of northwest China[J]. ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH,2009,24(6):1323-1333. |
| APA | Li, Zhongqiang,&Yu, Dan.(2009).Factors affecting leaf morphology: a case study of Ranunculus natans C. A. Mey. (Ranunculaceae) in the arid zone of northwest China.ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH,24(6),1323-1333. |
| MLA | Li, Zhongqiang,et al."Factors affecting leaf morphology: a case study of Ranunculus natans C. A. Mey. (Ranunculaceae) in the arid zone of northwest China".ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH 24.6(2009):1323-1333. |
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