Coordination of leaf hydraulic and economic traits in Cinnamomum camphora under impervious pavement

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paved urban environments can pose great threats to the physiological functioning and ecological services of street trees. In this context, assessment of leaf phenotypic plasticity is crucial for understanding the ecological strategy of tree species under impervious pavements.

Results

In this study, we measured a set of leaf economic traits, hydraulic traits of Cinnamomum camphora, and surrounding environmental factors in a street site (the soil was covered by the impervious pavement) and a park site (the soil was covered by grass) in Hefei, eastern China. Compared with the park site, trees in the street site had higher stomatal length (SL), leaf thickness (LT), maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II (Y(II)), and lower stomatal density (SD), speci

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287966 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature