Rooting big and deep rapidly: the ecological roots of pine species distribution in southern Europe
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Andivia, Enrique
Zuccarini, Paolo
Grau, Beatriz
Villar-Salvador, Pedro
Fecha de publicación
2018-10-09ISSN
0931-1890
Resumen
Root properties can influence plant drought resistance, and consequently plant species distribution. Root structure strongly varies across biomes partly as a result of phylogeny. However, whether the spatial distribution of phylogenetically close plant species is linked to differences in root properties remains unclear. We examined whether root properties mediate the strong correlation between summer drought intensity and the spatial segregation of pine species native to southern Europe. For this, we compared the seedling root growth and structure of five ecologically distinct pine species grown in 360 L rhizotrons for 19 months under typical hot and dry Mediterranean conditions. We studied the mountain and boreo-alpine pines Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra, and the Mediterranean pines Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea, and Pinus halepensis. Mediterranean pines formed deep roots faster than mountain pines, their shoots and roots grew faster and had higher root growth, especially P. halepensis, at low air temperature. By the end of the study, Mediterranean pines had larger root systems than mountain pines. Neither distribution of root mass with depth nor root-to-shoot mass ratio varied significantly among species. Across species, minimal annual rainfall to which species are exposed in their range related negatively to root growth but positively to specific root length and the time needed for roots to reach a depth of 40 cm. This study highlights the importance of root growth as a driver of pine distribution in southern Europe and suggests that rapidly producing a large, deep root system may be a key attribute for pines to colonize dry Mediterranean locations.
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Materias (CDU)
574 - Ecología general y biodiversidad
630 - Silvicultura. Arboricultura
Páginas
42
Publicado por
Springer Verlag
Publicado en
Trees - Structure and Function
Citación
Andivia, Enrique, Paolo Zuccarini, Beatriz Grau, Felicidad de Herralde, Pedro Villar-Salvador, and Robert Savé. 2018. "Rooting Big And Deep Rapidly: The Ecological Roots Of Pine Species Distribution In Southern Europe". Trees 33 (1): 293-303. Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/s00468-018-1777-x.
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EC/LIFE/LIFE12 ENV-ES-000536/EU/Demonstration and validation of innovative methodology for regional climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean area/LIFE MEDACC
MINECO/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/AGL2011-24296/EU/TOLERANCIA Y ESTRATEGIAS ECOFISIOLOGICAS DE LOS PINOS IBERICOS DURANTE LA FASE JUVENIL EN RESPUESTA AL ESTRES HIDRICO, LAS BAJAS TEMPERATURAS Y LA DISPONIBILIDAD DE NUTRIENTES/ECOLPIN
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Fructicultura
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