Comparison of growth, photosynthesis and phenotypic plasticity between invasive and native Bidens species under different light and water conditions

doi:10.17520/biods.2016366

Abstract

Abstract:

To explore the traits related to the invasiveness of exotic Bidens species in China, we compared the morphology, growth, biomass allocation, photosynthesis, and phenotypic plasticity of two invasive Bidens species (B. pilosa and B. frondosa) with two native congeners (B. biternata and B. tripartita) under different light and water conditions in a common garden. The results showed that the invasive and native species displayed similar plant heights and total biomass under unfavorable conditions (i.e. low light and low water treatment). However, under favorable light and water conditions (i.e. high light and high water treatment), the invasive species showed significantly greater plant height and total biomass than the native congeners. Furthermore, in high light treatments, the relative growth rate of the invasive species was higher than that of the native species. The invasive species allocated more resources to root biomass at high light levels compared to low light levels, while they allocated more resources to leaf biomass at low light levels compared to high light levels. Specific leaf area of the invasive species was greater than that of the native congeners under low light conditions. These traits may enhance the abilities of invasive species to capture and utilize resources, enabling them to withstand adverse environmental conditions or to respond more positively to favorable conditions. The phenotypic plasticity indices of invasive and native species for morphology, growth, and photosynthetic parameters were low for water availability and high for light intensity. However, for most variables, invasive species showed a higher phenotypic plasticity index than native congeners, and this may contribute to their invasion success. In addition, there were no significant differences for photosynthetic parameters between invasive and native Bidens species under any treatment. In conclusion, this study shows that morphology, growth, biomass allocation, and phenotypic plasticity may play more important roles than photosynthetic parameters in the success of invasive Bidens species.

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Key words: Bidens, invasive species, native species, growth traits, photosynthetic characteristics, phenotypic plasticity

Yumei Pan, Saichun Tang, Chunqiang Wei, Xiangqin Li. Comparison of growth, photosynthesis and phenotypic plasticity between invasive and native Bidens species under different light and water conditions[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2017, 25(12): 1257-1266.

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变量 Variables	光照 Light (L) (df = 1)	水分 Water (W) (df = 1)	来源 Origin (O) (df = 1)	物种(来源) Species (origin) (df = 2)	L × W (df = 1)	L × O (df = 1)	W × O (df = 1)	L × W × O (df = 1)
株高 Plant height	194.98^***	39.31^***	0.39	30.70^***	50.92^***	8.11^**	1.24	5.96^*
比叶面积 SLA	467.90^***	11.36^**	15.32	0.78	6.36^*	7.38^*	0.08	0.08
总生物量 Total biomass	494.65^***	76.66^***	0.544	25.33^***	73.15^***	11.2^**	3.45	3.7
相对生长速率 RGR	1,747.95^***	29.13^***	0.89	101.44^***	33.78^***	5.70^*	3.37	1.02
根生物量比 RMR	46.92^***	0.03	0.09	9.07^***	3.16	15.43^***	0.04	0.001
茎生物量比 SMR	0.101	9.09^**	4.27	2.44	1.30	11.05^**	0.06	0.03
叶生物量比 LMR	5.53^*	8.07^**	5.13	1.49	3.19	22.38^***	0.02	0.03
光补偿点 LCP	220.98^***	0.01	0.01	2.17	0.91	0.57	0.10	0.005
光饱和点 LSP	117.78^***	0.06	0.57	0.61	0.05	0.60	0.73	0.03
最大净光合速率 A_max	132.73^***	0.08	0.16	0.81	0.60	0.64	0.44	0.10
暗呼吸速率 R_day	119.90^***	0.064	0.036	3.45^*	0.002	0.054	0.052	0.279

变量 Variables	光照 Light (L) (df = 1)	水分 Water (W) (df = 1)	来源 Origin (O) (df = 1)	物种(来源) Species (origin) (df = 2)	L × W (df = 1)	L × O (df = 1)	W × O (df = 1)	L × W × O (df = 1)
株高 Plant height	194.98^***	39.31^***	0.39	30.70^***	50.92^***	8.11^**	1.24	5.96^*
比叶面积 SLA	467.90^***	11.36^**	15.32	0.78	6.36^*	7.38^*	0.08	0.08
总生物量 Total biomass	494.65^***	76.66^***	0.544	25.33^***	73.15^***	11.2^**	3.45	3.7
相对生长速率 RGR	1,747.95^***	29.13^***	0.89	101.44^***	33.78^***	5.70^*	3.37	1.02
根生物量比 RMR	46.92^***	0.03	0.09	9.07^***	3.16	15.43^***	0.04	0.001
茎生物量比 SMR	0.101	9.09^**	4.27	2.44	1.30	11.05^**	0.06	0.03
叶生物量比 LMR	5.53^*	8.07^**	5.13	1.49	3.19	22.38^***	0.02	0.03
光补偿点 LCP	220.98^***	0.01	0.01	2.17	0.91	0.57	0.10	0.005
光饱和点 LSP	117.78^***	0.06	0.57	0.61	0.05	0.60	0.73	0.03
最大净光合速率 A_max	132.73^***	0.08	0.16	0.81	0.60	0.64	0.44	0.10
暗呼吸速率 R_day	119.90^***	0.064	0.036	3.45^*	0.002	0.054	0.052	0.279

变量 Variables	入侵种 Invasive species				本地种 Native species
	光照 Light		水分 Water		光照 Light		水分 Water
	高水处理 High water	低水处理 Low water	高光处理 High light	低光处理 Low light	高水处理 High water	低水处理 Low water	高光处理 High light	低光处理 Low light
株高 Plant height	0.65	0.302	0.41	0.15	0.5	0.298	0.31	0.03
比叶面积 SLA	0.62	0.57	0.02	0.135	0.57	0.53	0.09	0.16
总生物量 Total biomass	0.98	0.94	0.57	0.09	0.96	0.93	0.51	0.24
根生物量比 RMR	0.53	0.42	0.08	0.12	0.26	0.07	0.08	0.14
茎生物量比 SMR	0.17	0.1	0.16	0.09	0.1	0.2	0.19	0.07
叶生物量比 LMR	0.4	0.24	0.25	0.05	0.03	0.22	0.25	0.07
相对生长速率 RGR	0.52	0.42	0.1	0.07	0.5	0.45	0.14	0.05
最大净光合速率 A_max	0.71	0.67	0.11	0.03	0.64	0.59	0.005	0.12
光补偿点 LCP	0.87	0.93	0.04	0.48	0.81	0.86	0.08	0.21
光饱和点 LSP	0.56	0.55	0.05	0.03	0.53	0.5	0.05	0.11
平均值 Mean value	0.6	0.51	0.18	0.12	0.49	0.46	0.17	0.12

变量 Variables	入侵种 Invasive species				本地种 Native species
	光照 Light		水分 Water		光照 Light		水分 Water
	高水处理 High water	低水处理 Low water	高光处理 High light	低光处理 Low light	高水处理 High water	低水处理 Low water	高光处理 High light	低光处理 Low light
株高 Plant height	0.65	0.302	0.41	0.15	0.5	0.298	0.31	0.03
比叶面积 SLA	0.62	0.57	0.02	0.135	0.57	0.53	0.09	0.16
总生物量 Total biomass	0.98	0.94	0.57	0.09	0.96	0.93	0.51	0.24
根生物量比 RMR	0.53	0.42	0.08	0.12	0.26	0.07	0.08	0.14
茎生物量比 SMR	0.17	0.1	0.16	0.09	0.1	0.2	0.19	0.07
叶生物量比 LMR	0.4	0.24	0.25	0.05	0.03	0.22	0.25	0.07
相对生长速率 RGR	0.52	0.42	0.1	0.07	0.5	0.45	0.14	0.05
最大净光合速率 A_max	0.71	0.67	0.11	0.03	0.64	0.59	0.005	0.12
光补偿点 LCP	0.87	0.93	0.04	0.48	0.81	0.86	0.08	0.21
光饱和点 LSP	0.56	0.55	0.05	0.03	0.53	0.5	0.05	0.11
平均值 Mean value	0.6	0.51	0.18	0.12	0.49	0.46	0.17	0.12