This study aimed to investigate the adaptive mechanisms of mulberry (Morus alba) to waterlogged conditions, with a specific focus on the development of adventitious roots (ARs), alteration of growth strategies, and adjustment of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. To achieve this goal, 4-year-old potted mulberry plants were selected for research, and a waterlogging simulation method was implemented. Four treatments were established to investigate the effects of varying water conditions on leaf waterlogging damage, the number of ARs, plant height, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, and proton motive force (pmf) parameters in mulberry plants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVegetation net primary productivity (NPP) represents the ability of plants to fix ecosystem carbon, which is a key indicator to determine the health status and sustainable development of ecosystems. Its spatial and temporal changes and driving factors play an important role in revealing the status of vegetation restoration and guiding ecological restoration. Based on MODIS17A3 NPP data, land use, and meteorological data from 2001 to 2020, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics and driving factors of vegetation NPP in the Ulansuhai Nur Basin of Inner Mongolia were explored by using the methods of coefficient of variation, Theil-Sen Median trend analysis, Mann-Kendall significance test, Hurst index, and Geodetector.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuan Jing Ke Xue
September 2023
Land use and climate change are the most important factors driving the change in ecosystem services (ESs). It is critical to understand the mechanisms behind such changes for improving ESs. However, there is still a lack of accurate understanding of change and dominant influencing factors of ESs in the agro-pastoral ecotone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Net primary productivity (NPP) is an important indicator used to characterize the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems. The spatial distribution and dynamic change in NPP are closely related to regional climate, vegetation growth and human activities. Studying the spatiotemporal dynamics of NPP and its influencing factors plays a vital role in understanding ecosystem carbon sink capacity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBecause of its high flooding tolerance, in recent years, mulberry has become a tree species that is used in plant restoration in impact zones in reservoir areas. Therefore, 3-year-old potted forage mulberry seedlings were used to investigate the mechanism of mulberry adaptation to flooding stress. An indoor simulated flooding method was adopted to study the morphology of mulberry seedling leaves and the changes in leaf chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and fluorescence imaging under different flooding times and depths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFacing the relative lag of forest ecosystem service and estimation in China, this paper proposed to quickly carry out the research on the evaluation of forest ecosystem service. On the basis of the classification of forest ecosystem types in China, the service of artificial and semi-artificial forest ecosystems was investigated, which was divided into eight types, i.e.
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