The mobilization and transport of newly-fixed carbon are driven by plant water-use in an experimental rainforest under drought
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The mobilization and transport of newly-fixed carbon are driven by plant water-use in an experimental rainforest under drought. / Huang, Jianbei; Ladd, S Nemiah; Ingrisch, Johannes; Kübert, Angelika; Meredith, Laura K; van Haren, Joost; Bamberger, Ines; Daber, L Erik; Kühnhammer, Kathrin; Bailey, Kinzie; Hu, Jia; Fudyma, Jane; Shi, Lingling; Dippold, Michaela A; Meeran, Kathiravan; Miller, Luke; O'Brien, Michael J; Yang, Hui; Herrera-Ramírez, David; Hartmann, Henrik; Trumbore, Susan; Bahn, Michael; Werner, Christiane; Lehmann, Marco M.
In: J EXP BOT, Vol. 75, No. 8, 15.04.2024, p. 2545-2557.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The mobilization and transport of newly-fixed carbon are driven by plant water-use in an experimental rainforest under drought
AU - Huang, Jianbei
AU - Ladd, S Nemiah
AU - Ingrisch, Johannes
AU - Kübert, Angelika
AU - Meredith, Laura K
AU - van Haren, Joost
AU - Bamberger, Ines
AU - Daber, L Erik
AU - Kühnhammer, Kathrin
AU - Bailey, Kinzie
AU - Hu, Jia
AU - Fudyma, Jane
AU - Shi, Lingling
AU - Dippold, Michaela A
AU - Meeran, Kathiravan
AU - Miller, Luke
AU - O'Brien, Michael J
AU - Yang, Hui
AU - Herrera-Ramírez, David
AU - Hartmann, Henrik
AU - Trumbore, Susan
AU - Bahn, Michael
AU - Werner, Christiane
AU - Lehmann, Marco M
N1 - © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.
PY - 2024/4/15
Y1 - 2024/4/15
N2 - Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are building blocks for biomass and fuel metabolic processes. However, it remains unclear how tropical forests mobilize, export, and transport NSCs to cope with extreme droughts. We combined drought manipulation and ecosystem 13CO2 pulse-labeling in an enclosed rainforest at Biosphere 2, assessed changes in NSCs, and traced newly assimilated carbohydrates in plant species with diverse hydraulic traits and canopy positions. We show that drought caused a depletion of leaf starch reserves and slowed export and transport of newly assimilated carbohydrates below ground. Drought effects were more pronounced in conservative canopy trees with limited supply of new photosynthates and relatively constant water status than in those with continual photosynthetic supply and deteriorated water status. We provide experimental evidence that local utilization, export, and transport of newly assimilated carbon are closely coupled with plant water use in canopy trees. We highlight that these processes are critical for understanding and predicting tree resistance and ecosystem fluxes in tropical forest under drought.
AB - Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are building blocks for biomass and fuel metabolic processes. However, it remains unclear how tropical forests mobilize, export, and transport NSCs to cope with extreme droughts. We combined drought manipulation and ecosystem 13CO2 pulse-labeling in an enclosed rainforest at Biosphere 2, assessed changes in NSCs, and traced newly assimilated carbohydrates in plant species with diverse hydraulic traits and canopy positions. We show that drought caused a depletion of leaf starch reserves and slowed export and transport of newly assimilated carbohydrates below ground. Drought effects were more pronounced in conservative canopy trees with limited supply of new photosynthates and relatively constant water status than in those with continual photosynthetic supply and deteriorated water status. We provide experimental evidence that local utilization, export, and transport of newly assimilated carbon are closely coupled with plant water use in canopy trees. We highlight that these processes are critical for understanding and predicting tree resistance and ecosystem fluxes in tropical forest under drought.
U2 - 10.1093/jxb/erae030
DO - 10.1093/jxb/erae030
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 38271585
VL - 75
SP - 2545
EP - 2557
JO - J EXP BOT
JF - J EXP BOT
SN - 0022-0957
IS - 8
ER -