文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：The roots of blue carbon: responses of mangrove stilt roots to variation in soil bulk density

作者：Ola, Anne[1] Gauthier, Arnault R. G.[2] Xiong, Yanmei[1,3] Lovelock, Catherine E.[1]

第一作者：Ola, Anne

通信作者：Ola, A[1]

机构：[1]Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia;[2]Univ Queensland, Sch Biomed Sci, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia;[3]Chinese Acad Forestry, Res Inst Trop Forestry, Guangzhou 510520, Guangdong, Peoples R China

年份：2019

卷号：15

期号：4

外文期刊名：BIOLOGY LETTERS

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85064220862);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000465405300009)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：adventitious; aerenchyma; lignin; nitrogen; prop roots; Rhizophora stylosa

摘要：Mangroves harbour large soil organic carbon (C) pools. These C stocks are attributed to the production and slow decomposition of the below-ground biomass. Novel in-growth containers were used to assess the effect of soil bulk density (BD: 0.4, 0.8 and 1.2 g cm(-3)) on morphological, anatomical and chemical traits of the below-ground fraction of aerial roots of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa. Dense soils increased total root biomass and primary root diameter, while the primary root length decreased. Furthermore, high soil BD reduced aerenchyma lacunae and led to the formation of structural features such as fibrous strands. These morphological and anatomical changes were not reflected in tissue chemistry, with lignin levels averaging 17.0 +/- 0.6%, although roots grown in high BD had higher nitrogen levels. This likely affects decomposition rates. Thus, variation in soil BD has major implications for C sequestration in Rhizophora-dominated mangroves.