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Leaf osmotic potentials of 104 plant species in relation to habitats and plant functional types in Hunshandak Sandland, Inner Mongolia, China

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Leaf osmotic potentials ( ψ s) of 104 plant species from different habitats, i.e., fixed sand dunes, lowland and wetlands in Hunshandak Sandland, Inner Mongolia, China, were investigated. The values of ψ s were strongly species-specific, and varied from −6.54 MPa ( Caragana microphylla), to −0.44 MPa ( Digitaria ischaemum); 75% of plants investigated had ψ s from −1.01 to −3.0 MPa. Shrubs were found to have the lowest ψ s, with an average value of −3.19 MPa, while grasses showed the highest ψ s. The order of plant ψ s is shrubs<trees<grasses. The result may relate to anatomical features of shrubs. C4 photosynthetic pathway plants showed lower ψ s values. The ψ s values of 104 species were negatively correlated with their rooting depths ( r 2=0.42; P <0.001). High hydraulic pressure resulting from the deep roots may well explain this trend. The value of ψ s increased as the environment became wetter, ranging from −0.79 MPa in wetlands to −2.09 MPa in fixed sand dunes. Although soil salt content was higher in wetlands, we did not find any effect on ψ s.

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Acknowledgements

This work was founded by Key Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX1-8-2). The authors want to thank Mr. Liu Guohou, the leader of Zhenlan Banner (based in Hunshandak Sandland) and Mr. Wutunasen, the chairperson of the village, for their assistance in field work. Sari Kontunen-Soppela and Kari Laine from the University of Oulu, Department of Biology, are thanked for their assistance with the references.

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Liu, M.Z., Jiang, G.M., Li, Y.G. et al. Leaf osmotic potentials of 104 plant species in relation to habitats and plant functional types in Hunshandak Sandland, Inner Mongolia, China. Trees 17, 554–560 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-003-0277-8

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