Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem

LI Zimin; SONG Zhaoliang; LI Beilei; CAI Yanbin

doi:10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2013.04.002

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LI Zimin, SONG Zhaoliang, LI Beilei, CAI Yanbin. Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem[J]. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2013, 30(4): 470-476. doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2013.04.002

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LI Zimin, SONG Zhaoliang, LI Beilei, CAI Yanbin. Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem[J]. Journal of Zhejiang A&F University, 2013, 30(4): 470-476. doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2013.04.002

Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem

doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2013.04.002

1.
School of Environmental and Resource Sciences，Zhejiang A & F University，Lin’an 311300，Zhejiang，China;
2.
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration，Zhejiang A & F University，Lin’an 311300，Zhejiang，China;
3.
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry，Institute of Geochemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Guiyang 550002，Guizhou，China

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Corresponding author: SONG Zhaoliang
Received Date: 2012-09-25
Rev Recd Date: 2012-11-23
Publish Date: 2013-08-20

Abstract

Phytoliths，also referred to as plant opal，are silicified features that form as a result of biomineralization within plants and plays an important role in terrestrial biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon. This study selected 18 different plant species at the Xixi Wetlands in Zhejiang Province，to determine the phytolith content and its production flux using microwave，Walkley-Black digestion，and a correlation analysis. The main purpose of this study is to provide scientific reference for understanding the role of phytoliths in biogeochemical cycles of silicon and carbon. Results showed strong variation in phytolith content among the 18 plants：Cortaderia selloana（7.7%），Setaria viridis（7.6%），Digitaria ternata（6.9%），and Phragmites australis （6.6%）were higher than Salvinia natans（1.3%），Halerpestes cymbalaria（1.1%），and Canna indica L.（1.0%）. A positive correlation between phytolith content and total SiO2 in the 18 plants（R2=0.663 3，P＜0.01）was also found. Phytolith production flux was 4.48-129.92 gm-2a-1；phytolith sequestration of atmospheric CO2 was 0.16-1.03 gm-2a-1；and the phytolith sequestration rate of atmospheric CO2 was 8.29 ta-1. So，it is very important to improve the flux of aboveground plant phytolith production in wetlands ecosystems by selecting a plant with high-phytolith（silicon）content and high-ANPP（aboveground net primary production）yields for the plant Phragmites australis.［Ch，1 fig. 1 tab. 35 ref.］
- botany,
- phytolith,
- wetland,
- phytolith production flux,
- phytolith sequestration carbon,
- carbon sink,

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Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem

1. School of Environmental and Resource Sciences，Zhejiang A & F University，Lin’an 311300，Zhejiang，China;

2. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration，Zhejiang A & F University，Lin’an 311300，Zhejiang，China;

3. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry，Institute of Geochemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Guiyang 550002，Guizhou，China

Corresponding author: SONG Zhaoliang

Received Date: 2012-09-25

Rev Recd Date: 2012-11-23

Publish Date: 2013-08-20

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Abstract: Phytoliths，also referred to as plant opal，are silicified features that form as a result of biomineralization within plants and plays an important role in terrestrial biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon. This study selected 18 different plant species at the Xixi Wetlands in Zhejiang Province，to determine the phytolith content and its production flux using microwave，Walkley-Black digestion，and a correlation analysis. The main purpose of this study is to provide scientific reference for understanding the role of phytoliths in biogeochemical cycles of silicon and carbon. Results showed strong variation in phytolith content among the 18 plants：Cortaderia selloana（7.7%），Setaria viridis（7.6%），Digitaria ternata（6.9%），and Phragmites australis （6.6%）were higher than Salvinia natans（1.3%），Halerpestes cymbalaria（1.1%），and Canna indica L.（1.0%）. A positive correlation between phytolith content and total SiO2 in the 18 plants（R2=0.663 3，P＜0.01）was also found. Phytolith production flux was 4.48-129.92 gm-2a-1；phytolith sequestration of atmospheric CO2 was 0.16-1.03 gm-2a-1；and the phytolith sequestration rate of atmospheric CO2 was 8.29 ta-1. So，it is very important to improve the flux of aboveground plant phytolith production in wetlands ecosystems by selecting a plant with high-phytolith（silicon）content and high-ANPP（aboveground net primary production）yields for the plant Phragmites australis.［Ch，1 fig. 1 tab. 35 ref.］

Phytolith production in wetland plants of the Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands ecosystem

doi: 10.11833/j.issn.2095-0756.2013.04.002

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