The scaling of elemental stoichiometry and growth rate over the course of bamboo ontogeny

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Stoichiometric rules may explain the allometric scaling among biological traits and body size, a fundamental law of nature. However, testing the scaling of elemental stoichiometry and growth to size over the course of plant ontogeny is challenging. Here, we used a fast-growing bamboo species to examine how the concentrations and contents of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), relative growth rate (G), and nutrient productivity scale with whole-plant mass (M) at the culm elongation and maturation stages. The whole-plant C content vs M and N content vs P content scaled isometrically, and the N or P content vs M scaled as a general 3/4 power function across both growth stages. The scaling exponents of G vs M and N (and P) productivity in newly grown mass vs M relationships across the whole growth stages decreased as a -1 power function. These findings reveal the previously undocumented generality of stoichiometric allometries over the course of plant ontogeny and provide new insights for understanding the origin of ubiquitous quarter-power scaling laws in the biosphere.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:241

Enthalten in:

The New phytologist - 241(2024), 3 vom: 22. Jan., Seite 1088-1099

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ouyang, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Di [VerfasserIn]
Niklas, Karl J [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Zhengbing [VerfasserIn]
Han, Wenxuan [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Qingshui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Guoping [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Chengjun [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Zhiyao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jingyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

27YLU75U4W
Carbon
Growth
Journal Article
N762921K75
Nitrogen
Nutrient productivity
Phosphorus
Scaling
Size
Stoichiometry

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 12.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/nph.19408

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364822945