13C isotopic composition in planted white spruce1

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  • Thomas E. Staples
  • Ken C.J. Van Rees
  • J. Diane Knight
  • C. van Kessel
چکیده

Moisture availability is the factor that most commonly influences the discrimination against 13C fixation (∆) by C3 plants. Therefore, by changing the availability of moisture by way of controlling competing vegetation, ∆ in white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) seedlings should be affected. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of manual brushing on ∆ in white spruce seedlings planted in disc-trenched and control (i.e., no site preparation) microsites. The effects of site preparation and vegetation management on soil moisture, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and ∆ in white spruce seedlings were evaluated over three growing seasons. Vegetation management increased the amount of PAR reaching seedlings in the control and disc-trenched treatments by removing the shading by native vegetation around each seedling. It appears that the increase in PAR reaching seedlings decreased ∆ by increasing the photosynthetic consumption of CO2. Differences in soil available moisture (up to 22%) between control and disc-trenched treatments were not reflected in ∆ values, contrary to our initial hypothesis. This may indicate that the site was not moisture limiting. Also, these results underline the complexity and difficulty of determining the controlling mechanisms by which ∆ is affected. Résumé : La disponibilité en eau est le facteur qui influence le plus souvent la sélectivité envers la fixation du 13C (∆) chez les plantes en C3. Ainsi, en changeant la disponibilité en eau via le contrôle de la végétation compétitrice, la valeur de ∆ devrait être affectée chez les semis d’épinette blanche (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss). L’objectif de cette étude visait à déterminer l’influence du débroussaillage manuel sur la valeur de ∆ chez des semis d’épinette blanche plantés dans des microsites scarifiés (disques Delta) et témoins (i.e., sans préparation de terrain). Les effets de la préparation du site et du contrôle de la végétation sur la disponibilité en eau, le rayonnement photosynthétiquement actif (PAR) et la valeur de ∆ des semis d’épinette blanche ont été évalués pendant trois saisons de croissance. Le contrôle de la végétation a augmenté la quantité de PAR atteignant les semis dans les traitements témoins et scarifiés en éliminant l’ombrage causé par la végétation compétitrice autour de chaque semis. Il semble que l’augmentation du PAR atteignant les semis ait diminué la valeur de ∆ en augmentant la consommation photosynthétique en CO2. Des différences de disponibilité en eau (jusqu’à 22%) entre les traitements témoins et scarifiés ne se sont pas reflétées dans les valeurs de ∆, contrairement à notre hypothèse initiale. Cela peut indiquer que le site n’était pas limitant en eau. Ces résultats font également ressortir la complexité et la difficulté de déterminer les mécanismes de contrôle qui influencent

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تاریخ انتشار 2001