Increased precipitation weakens the role of Stipa breviflora as the keystone species in a desert steppe

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第一作者: Cui, Yuan-Yuan

作者: Cui, Yuan-Yuan;Bai, Liu;Hou, Dong-Jie;Wang, Zhong-Wu;Wang, Jing;Qu, Zhi-Qiang;Wang, Yun-Bo;Han, Guo-Dong;Li, Zhi-Guo;Ren, Hai-Yan;Wang, Hai-Ming

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关键词: climate change; keystone species; species succession; leaf functional traits; desert steppe; (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic); (sic)(sic)(sic); (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic); (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic); (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)

期刊名称:JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY ( 影响因子:3.9; 五年影响因子:2.9 )

ISSN: 1752-9921

年卷期: 2025 年 18 卷 1 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Precipitation significantly influences the composition and structure of grassland ecosystems, particularly in arid desert steppes. Stipa breviflora, as a keystone species, plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the desert steppe. However, the response of S. breviflora's succession strategy to changes in precipitation within the community remains uncertain. Since 2016, this research was conducted in a desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China, involving control precipitation (PCK), and increases of 50% (P50) and 100% (P100) in natural precipitation. We measured biomass, height and canopy cover, calculated the importance value (IV) by species, and assessed the photosynthetic parameters and leaf elemental content of S. breviflora in 2021 and 2022. Results showed that the increase of precipitation significantly reduced the IV of S. breviflora. The net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, aboveground biomass carbon content and aboveground biomass nitrogen of S. breviflora leaves grew considerably in experimental plots receiving more precipitation, while delta 13C value of leaves decreased significantly. Linear regression analysis and structural equation model showed that although the increase of precipitation improved the adaptability of S. breviflora functional traits and increased its IV, a higher transpiration rate significantly contributed to the decrease in its IV. Consequently, our research reveals the succession strategy of S. breviflora and provides a theoretical basis for studying the response mechanisms of desert steppe plant communities to climate change. (sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)

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