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  Seasonal and inter-annual photosynthetic response of representative C4 species to soil water content and leaf nitrogen concentration across a tropical seasonal floodplain

Mantlana, K. B., Arneth, A., Veenendaal, E. M., Wohland, P., Wolski, P., Kolle, O., et al. (2008). Seasonal and inter-annual photosynthetic response of representative C4 species to soil water content and leaf nitrogen concentration across a tropical seasonal floodplain. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 24(Part 2), 201-213. doi:10.1017/S0266467408004859.

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Mantlana, K. B.1, Author           
Arneth, A., Author
Veenendaal, E. M., Author
Wohland, P., Author
Wolski, P., Author
Kolle, O.2, Author           
Lloyd, J., Author
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1Department Biogeochemical Processes, Prof. E.-D. Schulze, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1497751              
2Service Facility Field Measurements & Instrumentation, O. Kolle, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1497769              

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Free keywords: Africa C-4 photosynthesis C-i/c-a ratio Grassland Leaf nitrogen Leaf phosphorus Leaf-to-air vapour pressure deficit Savanna Stomatal conductance Gas-exchange characteristics Amaranthus-retroflexus l Chenopodium-album l Use efficiency Okavango delta Stomatal sensitivity Echinochloa-polystachya Amazon floodplain CO2 assimilation Elevated CO2
 Abstract: We examined the seasonal and inter-annual variation of leaf-level photosynthetic characteristics of three C-4 perennial species, Cyperus articulatus, Panicum repens and Imperata cylindrica, and their response to environmental variables, to determine comparative physiological responses of plants representing particular microhabitats within a seasonal tropical floodplain in the Okavango River Delta, Botswana. Five measurement campaigns were carried out over a period of 2 y which covered two early rainy seasons, two late rainy seasons and one dry season. For all three species, light-saturated net photosynthetic rates (A(sat)) and stomatal conductance (9,at) decreased with decreasing soil water content with a seasonal range for A(sat) of approximately 5-45 mu mol m(-2) s(-1), and for g(sat) of 0.03-0.35 mol m-2 s(-1). The species representing the wettest microhabitat (Cyperus) had the highest g(sat) at low leaf-to-air vapour pressure deficits (D-l), the highest ratio of intercellular to ambient CO2 concentration (C-i/C-a), as well as the highest degree of variation in C-l/C-a from season to season. We interpret this as being indicative of its adaptation to a moist growth environment allowing for non-conservative water use strategies as soil moisture is usually abundant. For all three species there was significant variation in photosynthetic fluxes from one year to another that was related to variation in leaf nitrogen and phosphorus. This study shows that when assessing the role of savanna stands in large-scale carbon balance models, the remarkable inter-annual variation in leaf photosynthesis reported in this study should be taken into account. [References: 54]

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Publ. Info: Cambridge [England] : Published for INTECOL and the ICSU Press by Cambridge University Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 24 (Part 2) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 201 - 213 Identifier: CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925341739
ISSN: 0266-4674