[1]WANG Yin-shan,YU En-tao,HE Xue-fen,et al.A Study on Stable Carbon Isotope Composition of Main Halophytes in Ebinur Lake Wetland[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2009,16(05):245-250.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
16
Number of periods:
2009 05
Page number:
245-250
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Public date:
2009-10-20
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A Study on Stable Carbon Isotope Composition of Main Halophytes in Ebinur Lake Wetland
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WANG Yin-shan1,2, YU En-tao3, HE Xue-fen1,2, HE Jing1,2, XU Min1,2, LÜ Guang-hui1,2,4
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1. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Urumqi 830046, China;
2. College of Resources and Environment Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China;
3. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
4. Institute of Arid Ecology & Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- Keywords:
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Ebinur Lake wetland; halophytes; stable carbon isotopes; water use efficiency (WUE)
- CLC:
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S945.12
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- Abstract:
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The stable carbon isotopes (δ13C) compositions of 28 plant species growing in Ebinur Lake Wetland in Xinjiang,China were measured.The results showed that 24 species were identified as C3 plant,and 4 species were categorized as C4 plant.The δ13C values of C3 species range from -25.67‰~-29.59‰ and the average δ13C value is -27.88‰,which is less negative than investigated results on a global scale (-28.74‰); the δ13C values of C4 species range from -16.63‰~-17.39‰ and the average δ13C value is -16.88‰.Four kinds of C4 plants are classified as Chenopodiaceae,the distribution is centralized.In general,the ability of Chenopodiaceae plant to adapt arid environment is stronger than other families.The δ13C values of shrubs are -27.36‰,which demonstrated the highest of water use efficiency (WUE),the δ13C values of shrubs are less negative than these of grasses significantly,which are herbaceous plants,perennial plants.It indicates that shrubs had stronger adaptability to arid and saline environments than grasses.In addition,the average δ13C value of arboreal plants (-28.16‰) is not the highest.Through comparing with δ13C value,on the whole,δ13C values of 13 species in June obviously were higher than that in August,which indicates that survival environment and moisture condition became good tendency from June to August.