Leaf phenology and seasonal variation of photosynthesis of invasive Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) and two co-occurring native understory shrubs in a northeastern United States deciduous forest

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Xu, Cheng-Yuan, Griffin, Kevin L. and Schuster, W. S. F.. 2007. "Leaf phenology and seasonal variation of photosynthesis of invasive Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) and two co-occurring native understory shrubs in a northeastern United States deciduous forest." Oecologia. 154 (1), pp. 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0807-y
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Leaf phenology and seasonal variation of photosynthesis of invasive Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) and two co-occurring native understory shrubs in a northeastern United States deciduous forest

ERA Journal ID3297
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsXu, Cheng-Yuan (Author), Griffin, Kevin L. (Author) and Schuster, W. S. F. (Author)
Journal TitleOecologia
Journal Citation154 (1), pp. 11-21
Number of Pages11
Year2007
Place of PublicationHeidelberg, Germany
ISSN0029-8549
1432-1939
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0807-y
Web Address (URL)http://www.springerlink.com/content/100458/
Abstract

Early leafing and extended leaf longevity can be important mechanisms for the invasion of the forest understory. We compared the leaf phenology and photosynthetic characteristics of Berberis thunbergii, an early leafing invasive shrub, and two co-occurring native species, evergreen Kalmia latifolia and late leafing Vaccinium corymbosum, throughout the 2004 growing season. Berberis thunbergii leafed out 1 month earlier than V. corymbosum and approximately 2 weeks prior to the overstory trees. The photosynthetic capacity [characterized by the maximum carboxylation rate of Rubisco (Vcmax) and the RuBP regeneration capacity mediated by the maximum electron transport rate (Jmax)] of B. thunbergii was highest in the spring open canopy, and declined with canopy closure. The 2003 overwintering leaves of K. latifolia displayed high Vcmax and Jmax in spring 2004. In new leaves of K. latifolia produced in 2004, the photosynthetic capacity gradually increased to a peak in mid-September, and reduced in late November. V. corymbosum, by contrast, maintained low Vcmax and Jmax throughout the growing season. In B. thunbergii, light acclimation was mediated by adjustment in both leaf mass per unit area and leaf N on a mass basis, but this adjustment was weaker or absent in K. latifolia and V. corymbosum. These results indicated that B. thunbergii utilized high irradiance in the spring while K. latifolia took advantage of high irradiance in the fall and the following spring. By contrast, V. corymbosum generally did not experience a high irradiance environment and was adapted to the low irradiance understory. The apparent success of B. thunbergii therefore, appeared related to a high spring C subsidy and subsequent acclimation to varying irradiance through active N reallocation and leaf morphological modifications.

Keywordsleaf longevity; phenology; photosynthetic acclimation; photosynthetic nitrogen use eYciency; shade adaptation
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020410202. Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology
310303. Ecological physiology
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Black Rock Forest Consortium, United States
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