Abstract:
The net photosynthesis(
Pn),the daily courses of
Pn,transpiration rate(
TR),stomatal conductance(
COND),water use efficiency(
WUE) and dark respiration(
DR) of
Quercus variabilis under ambient and elevated CO
2 conditions were determined with Licor-6400 photosynthesis system.The results are as follows(1) Compared to the ambient air CO
2 concentration(400 μmol CO
2·mol
-1),
Pn and quantum efficiency under 800 μmol CO
2·mol
-1 were significantly increased.Furthermore,the light compensation point decreased while light saturation point elevated.(2) The daily courses of Pn under ambient CO
2 concentration were double peaked,however under 800 μmol CO
2·mol
-1 they were single peaked.(3) Under elevated CO
2(800 μmol CO
2·mol
-1),
COND,
TR and
DR reduced,and
WUE increased significantly.It was concluded that the increasing CO
2 concentration in the atmosphere would be beneficial to
Quercus variabilis and the
Quercus variabilis forest would slow down the pace of CO
2 increase.