Anatomical Characteristics of the Xylem of Populus euphratica at Different Groundwater Burial Depths in the Lower Tarim River (China) and Its Response to Temperature Extremes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Experimental Designs
2.3. Sample Processing
2.4. Data Processing
3. Results
3.1. Intra-Annual Variation in Groundwater Depth and Temperature
3.2. Intra-Annual Growth Changes in Xylem Anatomical Characteristics of Populus euphratica Oliv.
3.3. Anatomical Characteristics of Populus euphratica Xylem in Relation to Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures
3.4. Relationship between the Main Components of Xylem Anatomical Parameters and Air Temperature in Populus euphratica
4. Discussions
4.1. Annual Variation in the Anatomical Characteristics of Populus euphratica Xylem
4.2. Anatomical Characteristics of Populus euphratica Xylem in Relation to Growing Season Temperatures
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | Tree Age | DBH | Vessel Number | Vessel Density | Total Vessel | Maximum Vessel Area | Average Vessel Area | Minimum Vessel Area |
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a | cm | n | (×10−6 ind·μm−2) | (×103 μm2) | (×103 μm2) | (×103 μm2) | (×103 μm2) | |
TY1 | 40.81 | 24.67 | 300.95 ± 172.80 | 45.81 ± 11.98 | 1032.15 ± 489.55 | 13.95 ± 4.96 | 3.97 ± 1.17 | 0.42 ± 0.09 |
TY2 | 45.00 | 28.45 | 283.44 ± 162.59 | 45.11 ± 9.57 | 862.74 ± 435.12 | 11.45 ± 4.12 | 2.82 ± 0.99 | 0.34 ± 0.09 |
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Che, J.; Ye, M.; He, Q.; Pan, X. Anatomical Characteristics of the Xylem of Populus euphratica at Different Groundwater Burial Depths in the Lower Tarim River (China) and Its Response to Temperature Extremes. Forests 2024, 15, 1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071087
Che J, Ye M, He Q, Pan X. Anatomical Characteristics of the Xylem of Populus euphratica at Different Groundwater Burial Depths in the Lower Tarim River (China) and Its Response to Temperature Extremes. Forests. 2024; 15(7):1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071087
Chicago/Turabian StyleChe, Jing, Mao Ye, Qingzhi He, and Xiaoting Pan. 2024. "Anatomical Characteristics of the Xylem of Populus euphratica at Different Groundwater Burial Depths in the Lower Tarim River (China) and Its Response to Temperature Extremes" Forests 15, no. 7: 1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071087