Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

O.K. Atkin; K.J. Bloomfield; P.B. Reich; M.G. Tjoelker; G.P. Asner; D. Bonal; G. Bönisch; M.G. Bradford; L.A. Cernusak; E.G. Cosio; D. Creek; K.Y. Crous; T.F. Domingues; J.S. Dukes; J.J.G. Egerton; J.R. Evans; G.D. Farquhar; N.M. Fyllas; P.P.G. Gauthier; E. Gloor; T.E. Gimeno; K.L. Griffin; R. Guerrieri; M.A. Heskel; C. Huntingford; F. Ishida; J. Kattge; Hans Lambers; M.J. Liddell; J. Lloyd; C.H. Lusk; R.E. Martin; A.P. Maksimov; T.C. Maximov; Y.S. Malhi; B.E. Medlyn; P. Meir; L.M. Mercado; N. Mirotchnick; D. Ng; U. Niinemets; O.S. O'Sullivan; O.L. Phillips; L. Poorter; Pieter Poot; I.C. Prentice; N. Salinas; L.M. Rowland; M.G. Ryan; S. Sitch; M. Slot; N.G. Smith; M.H. Turnbull; M.C. Vanderwel; F.J. Valladares; Erik Veneklaas; L.K. Weerasinghe; C. Wirth; I.J. Wright; K.R. Wythers; J. Xiang; S. Xiang; J. Zaragoza-Castells

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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

O.K. Atkin, K.J. Bloomfield, P.B. Reich, M.G. Tjoelker, G.P. Asner, D. Bonal, G. Bönisch, M.G. Bradford, L.A. Cernusak, E.G. Cosio, D. Creek, K.Y. Crous, T.F. Domingues, J.S. Dukes, J.J.G. Egerton, J.R. Evans, G.D. Farquhar, N.M. Fyllas, P.P.G. Gauthier, E. GloorT.E. Gimeno, K.L. Griffin, R. Guerrieri, M.A. Heskel, C. Huntingford, F. Ishida, J. Kattge, Hans Lambers, M.J. Liddell, J. Lloyd, C.H. Lusk, R.E. Martin, A.P. Maksimov, T.C. Maximov, Y.S. Malhi, B.E. Medlyn, P. Meir, L.M. Mercado, N. Mirotchnick, D. Ng, U. Niinemets, O.S. O'Sullivan, O.L. Phillips, L. Poorter, Pieter Poot, I.C. Prentice, N. Salinas, L.M. Rowland, M.G. Ryan, S. Sitch, M. Slot, N.G. Smith, M.H. Turnbull, M.C. Vanderwel, F.J. Valladares, Erik Veneklaas, L.K. Weerasinghe, C. Wirth, I.J. Wright, K.R. Wythers, J. Xiang, S. Xiang, J. Zaragoza-Castells

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© 2015 New Phytologist Trust. Summary: Leaf dark respiration (Rdark) is an important yet poorly quantified component of the global carbon cycle. Given this, we analyzed a new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits. Data for 899 species were compiled from 100 sites (from the Arctic to the tropics). Several woody and nonwoody plant functional types (PFTs) were represented. Mixed-effects models were used to disentangle sources of variation in Rdark. Area-based Rdark at the prevailing average daily growth temperature (T) of each site increased only twofold from the Arctic to the tropics, despite a 20°C increase in growing T (8-28°C). By contrast, Rdark at a standard T (25°C, Rdark 25) was threefold higher in the Arctic than in the tropics, and twofold higher at arid than at mesic sites. Species and PFTs at cold sites exhibited higher Rdark 25 at a given photosynthetic capacity (Vcmax 25) or leaf nitrogen concentration ([N]) than species at warmer sites. Rdark 25 values at any given Vcmax 25 or [N] were higher in herbs than in woody plants. The results highlight variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity. In addition to their ecological significance, the results provide a framework for improving representation of Rdark in terrestrial biosphere models (TBMs) and associated land-surface components of Earth system models (ESMs).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	614-636
Journal	New Phytologist
Volume	206
Issue number	2
Early online date	8 Jan 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13253
Publication status	Published - Apr 2015

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Atkin, O. K., Bloomfield, K. J., Reich, P. B., Tjoelker, M. G., Asner, G. P., Bonal, D., Bönisch, G., Bradford, M. G., Cernusak, L. A., Cosio, E. G., Creek, D., Crous, K. Y., Domingues, T. F., Dukes, J. S., Egerton, J. J. G., Evans, J. R., Farquhar, G. D., Fyllas, N. M., Gauthier, P. P. G., ... Zaragoza-Castells, J. (2015). Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits. New Phytologist, 206(2), 614-636. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13253

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N2 - © 2015 New Phytologist Trust. Summary: Leaf dark respiration (Rdark) is an important yet poorly quantified component of the global carbon cycle. Given this, we analyzed a new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits. Data for 899 species were compiled from 100 sites (from the Arctic to the tropics). Several woody and nonwoody plant functional types (PFTs) were represented. Mixed-effects models were used to disentangle sources of variation in Rdark. Area-based Rdark at the prevailing average daily growth temperature (T) of each site increased only twofold from the Arctic to the tropics, despite a 20°C increase in growing T (8-28°C). By contrast, Rdark at a standard T (25°C, Rdark 25) was threefold higher in the Arctic than in the tropics, and twofold higher at arid than at mesic sites. Species and PFTs at cold sites exhibited higher Rdark 25 at a given photosynthetic capacity (Vcmax 25) or leaf nitrogen concentration ([N]) than species at warmer sites. Rdark 25 values at any given Vcmax 25 or [N] were higher in herbs than in woody plants. The results highlight variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity. In addition to their ecological significance, the results provide a framework for improving representation of Rdark in terrestrial biosphere models (TBMs) and associated land-surface components of Earth system models (ESMs).

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