Dynamic Changes in Plant Resource Use Efficiencies and Their Primary Influence Mechanisms in a Typical Desert Shrub Community

• Published in: Forests Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 1372
• Main Authors: Jiang, Yan, Tian, Yun, Zha, Tianshan, Jia, Xin, Bourque, Charles P.-A., Liu, Peng, Jin, Chuan, Jiang, Xiaoyan, Li, Xinhao, Wei, Ningning, Gao, Shengjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Acclimation; Acclimatization; Adaptation; Aridity; Artemisia ordosica; Climate change; Coefficient of variation; Desert plants; Divergence; Drought; dryland; Ecosystems; Environmental conditions; Leaf area; Leaves; Leymus secalinus; light use efficiency; Moisture content; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Plant species; Precipitation; Rain; resource use efficiency; Seasonal variations; Shrubs; Soil water; Species; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; Vapor pressure; Water content; Water shortages; Water supply; water use efficiency; Water vapor; Beijing China; United States > US; China

Understanding plant resource use efficiencies (RUEs) and their tradeoffs in a desert shrub community, particularly as it concerns the usage of water, light, and nitrogen, remains an ecological imperative. Plant RUEs have been widely used as indicators to understand plant acclimation processes to unf...