Huang_2011_Geochem J_Lipids in leaves and roots

Huang_2011_Geochem J_Lipids in leaves and roots365GeochemicalJournal,Vol.45,pp.365to373,2011*Correspondingauthor(e-mail:xiecug@163.com)Copyright©2011byTheGeochemicalSocietyofJapan.al.,2004,2010;Jansenetal.,2006;Kuhnetal.,2010;Mendez-Millanetal.,2010).Inordertoacclimatizetothespecificconditionsofpeatlands(waterlogged,nutri-entpoorandpartlyanoxicandacidic),plantsdevelopshallowbutflourishingrootsystems(RydinandJeglum,2006),whichcancontributehighamountoflipidstopeatdeposits.Todate,onlyPancostetal.(2002)notedtheroot-derivedlipidsfrompeat-formingplants.Anumberofstudieshavereportedthelipidcomposi-tionsofpeatlandplantcommunities(Fickenetal.,1998;Nottetal.,2000;Pancostetal.,2002;Nicholsetal.,2006).ThesecommunitiesweredistributedinEuropeandNorthAmerica,whiletheresultsinotherregionswerenotavailableintheliteraturetothebestofourknowl-edge.Inaddition,exceptforthepeatmoss(Sphagnumspecies)shrubsareabundantintheabovebogs.Incon-trast,theDajiuhuPeatlandischaracterizedbySphagnumpalustreandvariousherbaceou