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Probability distributions of nonstructural carbon ages and transit times provide insights into carbon allocation dynamics of mature trees

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<abstract type="main" xml:id="nph16461-abs-0001" xml:lang="en"> <title type="main">Summary</title> <p> <list formatted="paragraph" style="custom" xml:id="nph16461-list-0001"> <listItem> <label>●</label> In trees, the use of nonstructural carbon (NSC) under limiting conditions impacts the age structure of the NSC pools. We compared model predictions of NSC ages and transit times for <i>Pinus halepensis</i> , <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Pinus taeda</i> , to understand differences in carbon (C) storage dynamics in species with different leaf phenology and growth environments. </listItem> <listItem> <label>●</label> We used two C allocation models from the literature to estimate the NSC age and transit time distributions, to simulate C limitation, and to evaluate the sensitivity of the mean ages to changes in allocation fluxes. </listItem> <listItem> <label>●</label> Differences in allocation resulted in different NSC age and transit time distributions. The simulated starvation flattened the NSC age distribution and increased the mean NSC transit time, which can be used to estimate the age of the NSC available and the time it would take to exhaust the reserves. Mean NSC ages and transit times were sensitive to C fluxes in roots and allocation of C from wood storage. </listItem> <listItem> <label>●</label> Our results demonstrate how trees with different storage traits are expected to react differently to starvation. They also provide a probabilistic explanation for the ‘last‐in, first‐out’ pattern of NSC mobilization from well‐mixed C pools. </listItem> </list> </p> </abstract>

carbon ages and transit timescarbon allocationmodelingnonstructural carbohydratestree carbon dynamicstree storage dynamics

Herrera‐Ramírez David、Muhr Jan、Hartmann Henrik、R?mermann Christine、Trumbore Susan、Sierra Carlos A.

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Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryHans‐Kn?ll‐Str 10,Jena,07745,Germany

Institute for Ecology and EvolutionFriedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 16,Jena,07743,Germany

2020

The New Phytologist

The New Phytologist

ISSN:0028-646X
年,卷(期):2020.226(5)
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