气候变化作为C3和C4植物丰富度的冰川-冰川间变化的主要控制因素
Y Huang1, F A Street-Perrott, S E Metcalfe
1Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
概括
仅仅是低大气二氧化碳不能解释C4植物的扩张. 湿度和温度等气候因素对C4植物生长至关重要,影响C3和C4植物类型之间的平衡.
科学领域:
- 古植物学和古气候学.
- 植物生态学植物生态学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
背景情况:
- 已知的现象是,C4植物在米奥生晚期的扩张,但其驱动因素仍在争论中.
- 重建过去的环境条件,包括降水,温度和大气中的二氧化碳 (PCO2) 是一个挑战.
- 了解影响C3和C4植物分布的因素是解释过去陆地生态系统的关键.
研究的目的:
- 通过古气候代理来调查C4植物扩张的主要驱动因素.
- 评估PCO2,湿度和温度在控制C3和C4植物丰度方面的相对重要性.
- 为了重建自最后一个冰川最大期以来中美洲的区域气候变化.
主要方法:
- 来自湖泊沉积物核心的叶n-的碳同位素组成 (δ13C) 的分析.
- 利用中美洲两个具有相反湿度历史的地点.
- 解释同位素趋势作为C3和C4植物相对丰度的指标.
主要成果:
- 在两个研究地点之间观察到相互矛盾的同位素趋势,反映了对区域气候的不同反应.
- 这些相反的趋势表明,区域气候,特别是水分的可用性,强烈影响C3和C4植物比率.
- 仅仅低的PCO2水平不足以促进C4工厂在湿度和温度条件不理想时的扩张.
结论:
- 区域气候,特别是湿度是控制C3和C4植物相对丰富的主要因素.
- 过去的C4工厂扩建不能仅仅归因于大气PCO2.2的下降.
- 有利的温度和湿度制度是显著C4植物繁殖的必要先决条件.
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