Nutrient deprivation improves field performance of woody seedlings in a degraded semi-arid shrubland

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1164-1173

  Trubat, Roman ^a,b   Cortina, Jordi ^b   Vilagrosa, Alberto ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Fertilization; Logistic regression; Nutrient stress; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DRY LAND; FERTILIZATION; FIELD PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; NUTRIENT STATUS; NUTRIENT STRESS; NUTRIENT-DEPRIVED; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAIT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT SIZE; QUERCUS; SEEDLING QUALITY; SEEDLING SIZE; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SEEDLING TISSUES; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS; SEMIARID AREA; SHRUBLANDS; SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZERS; TETRACLINIS ARTICULATA; WOODY SEEDLING; WOODY SPECIES;

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OILS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

SEED;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND;

PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS; RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES; TETRACLINIS ARTICULATA;

EID: 79957978239     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

References (80)

1. Aerts R., Chapin F.S. The mineral nutrition of wild plants revisited: a re-evaluation of processes and patterns. Adv. Ecol. Res. 2000, 30:1-67.
2. Bonet A., Pausas J. Species richness and cover along a 60-year chronosequence in old-fields of southeastern Spain. Plant Ecol. 2004, 174:257-270.
3. Castro-Díez P., Villar-Salvador P., Pérez-Rontomé C., Maestro-Martínez M., Montserrat-Martí G. Leaf morphology and leaf chemical composition in three Quercus (Fagaceae) species along a rainfall gradient in NE Spain. Trees 1997, 11:127-134.
4. Chapin F.S. Integrated responses of plants to stress. BioScience 1991, 41:29-36.
5. Chirino E., Vilagrosa A., Hernández E., Vallejo R. Effects of the use of deep container on morpho-functional characteristics of Quercus suber L. seedling for reforestation in Mediterranean climate. For. Ecol. Manage. 2008, 256:779-785.
6. Coleman M. Spatial and temporal patterns of root distribution in developing stands of four woody crop species grown with drip irrigation and fertilization. Plant Soil 2007, 299:195-213.
7. Corcuera L., Camarero J.J., Gil-Pelegrín E. Functional groups in Quercus species derived from the analysis of pressure-volume curves. Trees 2002, 16:465-472.
8. Cortina J., Bellot J., Vilagrosa A., Catarla R., Maestre F., Rubio E., Martínez J.M., Bonet A. Restauración en semiárido. Avances en el Estudio de la Gestión del Monte Mediterráneo 2004, 345-406. Fundación CEAM, Valencia. V.R. Vallejo, J.A. Alloza (Eds.).
9. Cortina, J., Monerris, J., Disante, K., Fuentes, D., Valdecantos, A., 2008. Abiotic factors limiting the establishment of Quercus ilex seedlings. In: Mediterranean karstic lanscape. Drylands, Deserts & Desertification Conference. Negev, pp. 46-47.
10. Cortina, J., Monerris, J., Disante, K., Fuentes, D., Valdecantos, A., 2009. Fertilización tardía y establecimiento de Quercus ilex subsp. ballota. In: Resúmenes del 5° Congreso Forestal Español. SECF-Junta De Castilla y León, Ávila, p. 10.
11. Cortina, J., Peñuelas, J.L., Puértolas, J., Vilagrosa, A., Savé, R., 2006. Calidad de Planta Forestal para la Restauración en Ambientes Mediterráneos. Estado Actual de Conocimientos, Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid.
12. Cortina J., Valdecantos A., Seva J.P., Vilagrosa A., Bellot J., Vallejo V.R. Relación tamaños supervivencia en plantones de especies arbustivas mediterráneas producidos en vivero. Actas del II Congreso Forestal Español. Mesa 3. Pamplona, Gobierno de Navarra 1997, 159-164.
13. Cuesta B., Villar-Salvador P., Puértolas J., Jacobs D.F., Rey Benayas J.M. Why do large, nitrogen rich seedlings better resist stressful transplanting conditions? A physiological analysis in two functionally contrasting Mediterranean forest species. For. Ecol. Manage. 2010, 260:71-78.
14. Davis A.S., Jacobs D.F. Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance. New For. 2005, 30:295-311.
15. Ewers B.E., Oren R., Sperry J.S. Influence of nutrient versus water supply on hydraulic architecture and water balance in Pinus taeda. Plant Cell Environ. 2000, 23:1055-1066.
16. Fenner M. Relationships between seed weight, ash content and seedling growth in twenty-four species of compositae. New Phytol. 1983, 95:697-706.
17. Fernández-Escobar R., Moreno R., Garci{dotless}óa-Creus M. Seasonal changes of mineral nutrients in olive leaves during the alternate-bearing cycle. Sci. Hortic. 1999, 82:25-45.
18. Forde B.G., Lorenzo H. The nutritional control of root development. Plant Soil 2001, 232:51-68.
19. García-Fayos, P., Gulias, J., Martínez, J., Marzo, A., Melero, J.P., Traveset, A., Veintinilla, P., Verdú, M., Cerdán, V., Gasque, M., Medrano, H., 2001. Bases ecológicas para la recolección, almacenamiento y germinación de semillas de especies de uso forestal de la Comunidad Valenciana. Banc de Llavors Forestals (Conselleria de Medi Ambiente, Generalitat Valenciana), Valencia.
20. Gratani L., Bombelli A. Differences in leaf traits among Mediterranean broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. Ann. Bot. Fen. 2001, 38:15-24.
21. Grossnickle S.C. Importance of root growth in overcoming planting stress. New For. 2005, 30:273-294.
22. Harvey H.P., van den Driessche R. Nitrogen and potassium effects on xylem cavitation and water use-efficiency in poplars. Tree Physiol. 1999, 19:943-950.
23. Hernández E.I., Vilagrosa A., Luis V.C., Llorca M., Chirino E., Vallejo R.V. Root hydraulic conductance, gas exchange and water potential in seedlings of Pistacia lentiscus L. and Quercus suber L. under different conditions of fertilization and light radiation. Environ. Exp. Bot. 2009, 67:267-276.
24. Hosmer D.W., Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression 1989, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
25. Hulbert S.H. Functional importance vs. keystoneness: reformulating some questions in theoretical biocenology. Aust. J. Ecol. 1997, 22:369-382.
26. Ingestad T., Ågren G.I. The influence of plant nutrition on biomass allocation. Ecol. Appl. 1991, 1:168-174.
27. Jurado E., Westoby M. Seedling growth in relation to seed size among species of arid Australia. J. Ecol. 1992, 80:407-416.
28. Kormanik, P.P., Sung, S.S., Kass, D.J., Schlarbaum, S., 1997. Effect of seedling size and first-order lateral roots on early development of Northern Red Oak on Mesic Sites. Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, February 25-27, 1997, Clemson, SC.
29. Lambers H., Poorter H. Inherent variation in growth rate between higher plants: a search for physiological causes and ecological consequences. Adv. Ecol. Res. 2004, 34:283-362.
30. Landis T.D. Mineral nutrition as an index of seedling quality. Evaluating Seedling Quality: Principles, Procedures, and Predictive Abilities of Major Tests 1985, 29-48. Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis. M.L. Duryea (Ed.).
31. Larcher W. Physiological Plant Ecology 1995, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
32. L'Hirondelle S.J., Simpson D.G., Binder W.D. Chlorophyll fluorescence, root growth potential, and stomatal conductance as estimates of field performance potential in conifer seedlings. New For. 2007, 34:235-251.
33. Lee R.B., Rudge K.A. Effect of nitrogen deficiency on the absorption of nitrate and ammonium by barley plants. Ann. Bot. 1986, 57:471-486.
34. Le Houérou H.N. The desert and arid zones of Northern Africa. Ecosystems of the World 12B. Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands B 1986, 101-147. Elsevier, Amsterdam. M. Evenary, I. Noy-Meir, D.W. Goodall (Eds.).
35. Liu Z., Dickmann D.L. Responses of two hybrid Populus clones to flooding, drought, and nitrogen availability. II. Gas exchange and water relations. Can. J. Bot. 1993, 71:927-938.
36. Lloret F., Casanovas C., Peñuelas J. Seedling survival of Mediterranean shrubland species in relation to root:shoot ratio, seed size and water and nitrogen use. Funct. Ecol. 1999, 13:210-216.
37. Luis V.C., Peters J., González-Rodríguez A.M., Jiménez M.S., Morales D. Testing nursery plant quality of Canary Island pine seedlings grown under different cultivation methods. Phyton Ann. Rei Bot. 2004, 44:231-244.
38. Luis V.C., Puértolas J., Climent J., Peters J., González-Rodríguez Á.M., Morales D., Jiménez M.S. Nursery fertilization enhances survival and physiological status in Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis) seedlings planted in semiarid environment. Eur. J. For. Res. 2009, 128:221-229.
39. Maestre F., Bautista S., Cortina J. Positive, negative, and net effects in grass-shrublands interactions in Mediterranean semiarid grasslands. Ecology 2003, 84:3186-3197.
40. Maestre F., Cortina J. Insights into ecosystem and function in a sequence of degraded semiarid steppes. Rest. Ecol. 2004, 12:494-502.
41. Maestre F., Cortina J. Small-scale spatial variation in soil CO2 efflux in a Mediterranean semiarid steppe. Appl. Soil Ecol. 2003, 23:199-209.
42. Martínez-Mena M., Alvarez Rigel J., Castillo V., Alvadalejo J. Organic carbon and nitrogen losses influenced by vegetation removal in a semiarid Mediterranean soil. Biogeochemistry 2002, 61:309-321.
43. Mediavilla S., Escudero A. Stomatal responses to drought at a Mediterranean site: a comparative study of co-occurring woody species differing in leaf longevity. Tree Physiol. 2003, 23:987-996.
44. Milla R., Castro-Dióez P., Maestro-Martiónez M., Montserrat-Martió G. Relationships between phenology and the remobilization of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in branches of eight Mediterraean evergreens. New Phytol. 2005, 168:167-178.
45. Miller P.C., Stoner W.A. Canopy structure and environmental interactions. Topics in Plant Population Biology 1979, 428-458. Columbia University Press, New York. O.T. Solbrig, S. Jain, G.B. Johnson, P.H. Raven (Eds.).
46. Mohammed G.H., Noland T.L., Parker W.C., Wagner R.G. Pre-planting physiological stress assessment to forecast field growth performance of jack pine and black spruce. For. Ecol. Manage. 1997, 92:107-117.
47. Navarro R.M., Retamosa M.J., López J., del Campo A., Salmora L. Nursery practices and field performance for the endangered Mediterranean species Abies pinsapo. Boiss. Ecol. Eng. 2006, 27:93-99.
48. Navarro R.M., Villar-Salvador P., del Campo A. Morfología y establecimiento de los plantones. Calidad de planta forestal para la restauración en ambientes Mediterráneos. Estado actual de conocimientos 2006, 67-88. O.A.P.N. Ministerio Medio Ambiente, Madrid. J. Cortina, A. et (Eds.).
49. Oliet J., Planelles R., Artero F., Jacobs D.F. Nursery fertilization and tree shelters affect long-term field response of Acacia salicina Lindl. planted in Mediterranean semiarid conditions. For. Ecol. Manage. 2005, 215:339-351.
50. Oliet J., Valdecantos A., Puértolas J., Trubat R. Influencia del estado nutricional y el contenido en carbohidratos en el establecimiento de las plantaciones. Calidad de planta forestal para la restauración en ambientes Mediterráneos. Estado actual de conocimientos 2006, 89-118. O.A.P.N. Ministerio Medio Ambiente, Madrid. J. Cortina, A. et (Eds.).
51. Padilla F.M., Pugnaire F.I. Rooting depth and soil moisture control Mediterranean woody seedling survival during drought. Funct. Ecol. 2007, 21:489-495.
52. Palacios G., Navarro R.M., del Campo A., Toral M. Site preparation, stock quality and planning date effect on early establishment of Hola oak (Quercus ilex L.) seedlings. Ecol. Eng. 2009, 35:38-46.
53. Poorter H., Nagel O. The role of biomass allocation in the growth response of plants to different levels of light, CO2, nutrients and water: a quantitative review. Funct. Plant Biol. 2000, 27:595-607.
54. Pueórtolas J., Gil L., Pardos J.A. Effects of nutritional status and seedling size on field performance of Pinus halepensis planted on former arable land in the Mediterranean basin. Forestry 2003, 76:159-168.
55. Radin J.W. Stomatal responses to water stress and to abscisic acid in phosphorus-deficient cotton plants. Plant Physiol. 1984, 76:392-394.
56. Rose R., Gleason J.F., Atkinson M. Morphological and water-stress characteristics of three Douglas-fir stocktypes in relation to seedling performance under different soil moisture conditions. New For. 1993, 7:1-17.
57. Seva J.P., Valdecantos A., Vilagrosa A., Cortina J., Bellot J. Seedling morphology and survival in some Mediterranean tree shrub species. Mediterranean Desertification. Research Results and Policy Implications 2000, 397-406. EC Report EUR 19303, Brussels. P. Balabanis, D. Peter, A. Ghazi, M. Tsogas (Eds.).
58. Simpson D.G., Ritchie G.A. Does RGP predict field performance? A debate. New For. 1997, 13:253-277.
59. Sperry J.S. Hydraulic constraints on plant gas exchange. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2000, 104:14.
60. Sperry J.S. Evolution of water transport and xylem structure. Int. J. Plant. Sci. 2003, 164:S115-S127.
61. Soil Survey Staff, Keys to Soil Taxonomy USDA Soil Conservation Seviche 1990, Pocahontas Press, Blacksburg. sixth ed.
62. South D.B., Smith C.T. Harvest treatments and fertilizer application affect transplanting stress index of Pinus radiata. N. Z. J. For. Sci. 2000, 30:308-314.
63. Syvertsen J.P., Graham J.H. Hydraulic conductivity of roots, mineral nutrition and leaf gas exchange of citrus rootstocks. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 1985, 110:865-869.
64. Tan W., Hogan G.D. Effects of nitrogen limitation on wáter relations of jack pine (Pinus bancksiana Lamb.) seedlings. Plat Cell Environ. 1995, 18:757-764.
65. Trubat R., Cortina J., Vilagrosa A. Nursery fertilization affects seedling traits but not field performance in Quercus suber L. J. Arid Environ. 2010, 74:491-497.
66. Trubat R., Cortina J., Vilagrosa A. Short-term nitrogen deprivation increases field performance in nursery seedlings of Mediterranean woody species. J. Arid Environ. 2008, 72:879-890.
67. Trubat R., Cortina J., Vilagrosa A. Plant morphology and root hydraulics are altered by nutrient deficiency in P. lentiscus (L.). Trees 2006, 20:334-339.
68. Tuttle C.L., South D.B., Golden M.S., Meldahl R.S. Initial Pinus taeda seedling height relationships with early survival and growth. Can. J. For. Res. 1988, 18:867-871.
69. Valdecantos A., Cortina J., Vallejo V.R. Nutrient status and field performance of tree seedlings planted in Mediterranean degraded areas. Ann. For. Sci. 2006, 63:249-256.
70. Vallejo R., Aronson J., Pausas J.G., Cortina J. Mediterranean woodlands. Restoration Ecology: the New Frontier 2006, 193-207. Blackwell, Oxford. J. van Andel, J. Aronson (Eds.).
71. Van Andel J. Intraspecific variability in the context of ecological restoration projects. Perspec. Plant Ecol. Evol. Syst. 1998, 1:221-237.
72. Van de Dijk S.J., Lanting L., Lambers H., Posthumus F., Stulen I., Hofstra R. Kinetics of nitrate uptake by different species from nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor habitats as affected by the nutrient supply. Physiol. Plant. 2006, 2:103-110.
73. Vilagrosa A., Cortina J., Gil-Pelegrín E., Bellot J. Suitability of growth preconditioning techniques in Mediterranean land restoration. Rest. Ecol. 2003, 11:208-216.
74. Vilagrosa A., Bellot J., Vallejo V.R., Gil-Pelegrín E. Cavitation, stomatal conductance, and leaf dieback in seedlings of two co-occurring Mediterranean shrubs during an intense drought. J. Exp. Bot. 2003, 54:21015-22024.
75. Villar-Salvador, P., 2003. Importancia de la calidad de la planta en los proyectos de revegetación. In: Rey-Benayas, J.M., Espigares Pinilla, T., Nicolau Ibarra, J.M. (Eds.), Restauración de Ecosistemas en Ambientes Mediterráneos. Universidad de Alcalá/Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, pp. 65-86.
76. Villar-Salvador P., Heredia N., Millard P. Remobilization of acorn nitrogen for seedling growth in holm oak (Quercus ilex), cultivated with contrasting nutrient availability. Tree Physiol. 2010, 30:257-263.
77. Villar-Salvador P., Planelles R., Enrique E., Peñuela-Rubira J. Nursery cultivation regimes, plant functional attributes and field performance relationship in the Mediterranean oak Quercus ilex L. For. Ecol. Manage. 2004, 196:257-326.
78. Whitford W. Ecology of Desert Systems 2002, Academic Press, San Diego.
79. Whisenant S.G. Repairing Damaged Wildlands: A Process-oriented, Landscape-scale Approach 1999, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
80. Wu G.L., Chen M., Zhou X.H., Wang Y., Du G. Response of morphological plasticity of three herbaceous seedlings to light and nutrition in the Qing-hai Tibetan plateau. Asian J. Plant Sci. 2006, 5:635-642.