入侵植物牛膝菊种子萌发对PEG模拟干旱胁迫的响应

采用浓度分别为5%、10%、15%、20%和25%的PEG-6000溶液模拟干旱条件,测定不同干旱胁迫条件下牛膝菊的种子萌发时间、萌发率、日相对萌发率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数及幼苗的初生根与胚芽的长度等指标,研究了干旱胁迫对牛膝菊种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响,探讨了经PEG浸种预处理后种子的萌发恢复能力。结果表明:随着水分胁迫的加重,牛膝菊种子萌发和幼苗生长受到抑制程度增加,牛膝菊种子的日相对萌发率、发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数、活力指数及幼苗的初生根长和胚芽长均呈下降趋势;与对照组相比,牛膝菊种子首次萌发时间延迟越长,当PEG浓度为20%、25%时牛膝菊种子未见萌发;本研究建立了水分胁迫PEG浓度与种子萌发率的线性回归方程,得出牛膝菊种子萌发的PEG浓度临界值为12.9%;经PEG浓度为20%、25%处理的种子在适宜条件下可以恢复萌发,浸种时间相同条件下,20%PEG浓度对牛膝菊种子伤害较小,其恢复性较强,25%PEG浓度对牛膝菊种子伤害较大,其恢复性较弱。     

赤霉素、钙和甜菜碱对小桐子种子萌发及幼苗抗低温和干旱的影响

小桐子(Jatropha curcas L.)属大戟科( Euphorbiaceae)麻疯树属(Jatropha L.)的能源植物。分别以小桐子种子和幼苗为实验材料,研究了不同浓度的赤霉素和CaCl₂单独处理,以及不同浓度的赤霉素、CaCl₂和甜菜碱组合处理对小桐子种子萌发及幼苗抗低温和干旱的影响。结果表明:分别用10 mg/L赤霉素和10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理小桐子种子,不仅可以提高其在正常萌发条件(26℃)、低温(18℃)和干旱胁迫(5% PEG6000)下的发芽率,还可缓解小桐子幼苗在低温(2℃)或干旱胁迫(25% PEG6000)下电解质渗漏率的增加和丙二醛(MDA)的积累。用10 mg/L赤霉素、5 mmol/L CaCl₂和15 mmol/L甜菜碱组合处理小桐子种子,也可进一步增强其在正常萌发(26℃)、低温(18℃)和干旱胁迫(5% PEG6000)条件下种子的发芽率,以及缓解小桐子幼苗在低温(2℃)或干旱胁迫(25% PEG6000)下电解质渗漏率的增加和MDA的积累,表明10 mg/L赤霉素和10 mmol/L CaCl₂分别处理或10 mg/L赤霉素、5 mmol/L CaCl₂和10 mmol/L甜菜碱组合处理可提高小桐子种子在低温和干旱胁迫下的发芽率,以及提高小桐子幼苗对低温和干旱胁迫的抵抗能力。     

黄腐酸浸种对PEG模拟干旱胁迫下紫花苜蓿种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

以紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa L.)为研究对象,采用不同PEG模拟干旱处理(CK、10%PEG、0.03%FA+10%PEG和0.05%FA+10%PEG)方法,探讨黄腐酸(FA)浸种对紫花苜蓿种子萌发、幼苗生长及抗逆性生理生化指标的影响。结果显示:(1)在PEG模拟干旱胁迫下,紫花苜蓿种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数、以及幼苗叶绿素含量、膜稳定指数(MSI)和根系活力较对照均呈下降趋势,株高和生物量的增长速率均显著低于对照;而幼苗叶片丙二醛(MDA)、过氧化氢(H2O2)、脯氨酸、可溶性糖含量均随处理时间呈上升趋势,过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)活性则呈下降-升高-下降的趋势,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性及超氧阴离子(O-·2)产生速率则均呈先升高后降低的趋势。(2)经黄腐酸浸种处理后,模拟干旱胁迫下紫花苜蓿种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和幼苗株高、生物量、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量均显著升高,并显著减小了模拟干旱胁迫引起的叶绿素含量、根系活力和MSI下降的幅度,相对提高了SOD、POD、CAT、GR活性,降低了MDA、H2O2含量和活性氧水平。研究表明,10%PEG模拟的干旱胁迫使紫花苜蓿的种子萌发及幼苗生长发育受到显著抑制,而黄腐酸浸种处理可通过提高渗透调节物质含量和保护酶活性来有效缓解干旱胁迫对紫花苜蓿幼苗造成的氧化伤害,增强植株的整体抗旱性,维持其正常生长发育,并以0.05%黄腐酸浸种对干旱胁迫下紫花苜蓿种子萌发及幼苗生长的保护效应较为显著。     

干旱胁迫下外源钙对石灰岩地区复羽叶栾树种子萌发的影响

以石灰岩生态恢复优选树种复羽叶栾树种子为试材,采用聚乙二醇(PEG6000)设置0％(CK)、5％、15％、25％、30％模拟石灰岩山区不同干旱环境,以CaCl2设置0(CK)、15、20、25、30 mmol·L-1为外源钙离子梯度,模拟石灰岩地区的土壤高钙环境,研究不同浓度CaCl2、PEG及二者交互作用对种子萌发特征的影响.结果表明:单纯CaCl2作用下,中低浓度的外源钙对复羽叶栾树种子萌发参数无显著影响,而高浓度的外源钙对种子萌发具有抑制作用,中低浓度CaCl2可以增加萌发后幼苗的鲜质量.PEG浓度从0％增至25％,各处理组的种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数及活力指数均与对照呈显著递减趋势,幼苗鲜质量明显减小.对各干旱处理组施加一定浓度的外源钙后,中低浓度的CaCl2可提高种子的萌发特性,而当CaCl2浓度达到30 mmol·L-1时,种子难以萌发.PEG浓度达到30％时,种子无萌发.施加一定的外源钙可以提高PEG胁迫下幼苗的鲜质量,使幼苗更加适应干旱缺水的环境.     

不同温度下PEG-6000模拟干旱对柠条锦鸡儿种子萌发的胁迫效应

在人工气候箱控制的不同温度(10、15、20、25℃和30℃)下,设置聚乙二醇(PEG-6000)质量百分比浓度分别为0%、5%、10%、15%、20%、25%和30%的7个模拟干旱胁迫处理,研究了柠条锦鸡儿(Caragana korshinskii Kom.)种子的萌发特性。结果表明:(1)温度和PEG模拟干旱胁迫及二者的交互作用对柠条锦鸡儿种子的萌发率、萌发速率系数、萌发值、萌发指数和活力指数均具有极显著影响(P0.01)。(2)种子萌发率在15℃下最大,显著大于10℃下的(P0.01),随着温度的继续升高逐渐减小;萌发速率系数随着温度的升高有减小的趋势,30℃下又显著增大;萌发值和萌发指数分别在25℃和20℃下最大,但均随温度的继续升高而显著减小(P0.05);活力指数随着温度的升高而减小,除在10℃和20℃间无显著差异外,其他温度间均差异显著(P0.05)。(3)种子萌发率、萌发值和萌发指数在15℃下与PEG浓度呈不显著的负相关关系,而在其他温度下均与PEG胁迫浓度显著负相关(P0.05),且相关系数均在25℃或30℃下最大;萌发速率系数在各温度下均与PEG胁迫浓度显著正相关;活力指数与PEG胁迫浓度呈显著负相关,相关系数随着温度的升高逐渐增大。(4)萌发参数与PEG胁迫浓度间的回归模型表现为三次曲线、二次曲线和直线模型3种类型,其中以三次曲线模型为主,全部回归模型均达到显著性水平(P0.05);在20℃以下的温度条件下,较低浓度PEG处理对柠条锦鸡儿种子萌发具有一定的促进作用,在15℃下种子萌发对PEG模拟干旱胁迫的耐受性最强;柠条锦鸡儿种子在不同温度和干旱胁迫下的萌发模式是对其分布区生境长期适应和进化的结果。     

PEG胁迫对文冠果种子萌发和幼苗生理特性的影响

在种子发芽箱中,以清水为对照,用5%、10%、15%、20%、25%、30%和35%共7个浓度聚乙二醇(PEG-6000)溶液浇灌栽培基质,观察文冠果种子的萌发和幼苗生长情况,以及幼苗叶片脯氨酸、丙二醛的含量和细胞膜相对透性的变化,探讨文冠果种子萌发对土壤水分的要求及其幼苗忍耐干旱的能力。结果显示:(1)在PEG浓度5%～35%范围内,文冠果种子发芽率、成苗率、幼苗根长和细胞膜透性均随着胁迫强度的增加呈明显的下降趋势;细胞膜透性随着胁迫强度的增加先升高后降低,但脯氨酸、丙二醛含量和幼苗根数量则呈现逐渐上升趋势。(2)5%的PEG浓度能够促进文冠果种子萌发,提高成苗率和根数量,降低幼苗死亡率;5%～10%的PEG能够明显促进苗高生长,但对根长影响不大;当PEG浓度高于15%后,种子萌发受到抑制,成苗率明显降低。(3)当PEG浓度高于25%时幼苗死亡率急剧上升,幼苗脯氨酸含量、丙二醛含量和细胞膜透性显著增加,细胞膜结构受到严重伤害。研究表明,低浓度PEG处理有利于文冠果种子萌发和幼苗生长,但过高浓度却对文冠果种子萌发和幼苗生长具有一定的抑制作用;文冠果种子萌发及其幼苗可忍受5%～25%的PEG渗透胁迫,即文冠果种子萌发和幼苗生长可忍受土壤水势为-7.94～-11.05MPa的干旱胁迫。     

盐分、温度及其互作对羊草种子发芽率和幼苗生长的影响

羊草是多年生优质牧草,也是中国松嫩平原的优势建群植物。研究了羊草种子在8种浓度（0、50、100、150、200、300、400和500mmol／L）NaCl胁迫及将胁迫解除后在3种变温（16／28℃、5／28℃和5／35℃）条件下的发芽率以及幼苗的生长变化。双因素方差分析表明,NaCl胁迫解除前后盐浓度、温度及其互作均极显著影响羊草种子萌发和幼苗生长。胁迫解除前,在3种温度下,羊草种子发芽率最高出现在没有盐胁迫的条件下,随着NaCl浓度的增加,发芽率呈下降趋势。5／28℃下,NaCl溶液对种子萌发抑制最小,浓度达到200mmol／L时,仍有25．3％的种子萌发;在5／35℃下,对种子萌发抑制作用最大,浓度超过100mmol／L时,种子萌发被完全抑制;16／28℃的处理介于二者之间。胁迫解除后,羊草种子在3种温度下发芽趋势不同。16／28℃下表现为NaCl浓度较大的处理发芽率较高,5／28℃下则呈先上升（0～150mmol/L）后基本保持不变趋势;5／35℃下则呈先上升后下降趋势。盐胁迫下,羊草幼苗在16／28℃变温下生长最好,其次为5／28℃,5／35℃生长最差。盐胁迫解除后,16／28℃和5／28℃下,0～100mmol／LNaCl处理的幼苗根长和苗长随浓度增加而显著上升,大于此浓度变化较小;在5／35℃下,100mmol/LNaCl处理的幼苗根长和苗长最大,而浓度大于100mmol／L时,则随着NaCl浓度增加呈下降趋势。     

干旱胁迫对鹿角杜鹃种子萌发和幼苗生理特性的影响

为探明鹿角杜鹃种子萌发和幼苗生长期的耐旱性,以鹿角杜鹃干种子和90d苗龄幼苗为材料,采用聚乙二醇(PEG-6000)模拟不同程度的干旱胁迫,研究干旱胁迫对其种子萌发、早期幼苗生长及幼苗的细胞膜透性、MDA含量、有机渗透调节物质和抗氧化酶活性的影响,并对种子萌发率、早期幼苗生长量与PEG胁迫浓度间进行了回归分析。结果表明:(1)5%~25%PEG胁迫范围内,随着干旱胁迫程度的增加,鹿角杜鹃种子的发芽启动时间推迟,发芽持续时间延长,发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和幼苗生长量显著降低;重度干旱胁迫(25%PEG)下,鹿角杜鹃种子完全未萌发。(2)发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数以及幼苗生长量的变化均与干旱胁迫程度呈极显著负相关关系,回归分析求得鹿角杜鹃种子萌发的半致死PEG干旱胁迫浓度为15.68%、半致矮PEG干旱胁迫浓度为15.37%。(3)随着PEG胁迫浓度的增加,鹿角杜鹃幼苗叶片SOD活性呈先升后降的趋势,但各胁迫处理仍显著高于CK(0%PEG);细胞膜透性、MDA、脯氨酸、可溶性糖含量、POD和CAT活性则在中度(15%~20%PEG)和重度胁迫下显著升高,与干旱胁迫程度呈极显著正相关关系。研究表明,干旱胁迫显著抑制了鹿角杜鹃种子萌发和早期幼苗生长,使其细胞膜受到损伤,同时鹿角杜鹃可通过体内渗透调节物质和抗氧化酶活性的增加来适应干旱环境,使得自身受抑制、损伤程度降到最低。     

温度对干旱、盐胁迫下两种黄芪属种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

为探讨温度对干旱、盐胁迫下黄芪属种子萌发和幼苗生长特性的影响,以黄芪属蒙古黄芪和扁茎黄芪2种种子为研究对象,纯净水处理为对照组,NaCl、PEG处理为实验组,设置4个渗透势水平(0、-0.1、-0.3、-0.5 MPa),置于5种不同的温度(10、15、20、25、30 ℃)下,每日观察并记录两种种子萌发和幼苗生长情况。结果表明：旱盐胁迫下蒙古黄芪和扁茎黄芪种子萌发最适宜的温度分别为25和20 ℃左右;蒙古黄芪耐高温不耐低温,而扁茎黄芪恰恰相反;但25和20 ℃均适宜两种幼苗生长,包括胚根、胚轴和子叶的生长。蒙古黄芪各处理组(除未发芽的种子)的平均发芽时间都比扁茎黄芪长;NaCl胁迫程度的增加使得两种种子的最终发芽率降低,但蒙古黄芪的耐盐性高于扁茎黄芪;随着PEG胁迫程度的增加,二者的发芽均受到抑制,甚至会出现完全不萌发,但扁茎黄芪的耐旱性高于蒙古黄芪;在相同的渗透势时,尤其是-0.5 MPa,PEG比NaCl对两种种子的影响大;交互胁迫作用下,随着渗透势的增加两种幼苗的鲜重、干重以及胚根、胚轴、子叶的长和宽变化较大;利用Design Expert软件预测发现：温度25 ℃、NaCl渗透势为-0.1 MPa,温度24 ℃、PEG渗透势为-0.04 MPa的处理是蒙古黄芪种子萌发和幼苗生长达到最优化的组合;而扁茎黄芪最优化的组合则为23 ℃下NaCl渗透势为-0.07 MPa的处理,20 ℃下PEG渗透势为-0.13 MPa的处理。     

温度对干旱、盐胁迫下两种黄芪属种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

为探讨温度对干旱、盐胁迫下黄芪属种子萌发和幼苗生长特性的影响,以黄芪属蒙古黄芪和扁茎黄芪2种种子为研究对象,纯净水处理为对照组,NaCl、PEG处理为实验组,设置4个渗透势水平(0、-0.1、-0.3、-0.5 MPa),置于5种不同的温度(10、15、20、25、30℃)下,每日观察并记录两种种子萌发和幼苗生长情况。结果表明:旱盐胁迫下蒙古黄芪和扁茎黄芪种子萌发最适宜的温度分别为25和20℃左右;蒙古黄芪耐高温不耐低温,而扁茎黄芪恰恰相反;但25和20℃均适宜两种幼苗生长,包括胚根、胚轴和子叶的生长。蒙古黄芪各处理组(除未发芽的种子)的平均发芽时间都比扁茎黄芪长; NaCl胁迫程度的增加使得两种种子的最终发芽率降低,但蒙古黄芪的耐盐性高于扁茎黄芪;随着PEG胁迫程度的增加,二者的发芽均受到抑制,甚至会出现完全不萌发,但扁茎黄芪的耐旱性高于蒙古黄芪;在相同的渗透势时,尤其是-0.5 MPa,PEG比NaCl对两种种子的影响大;交互胁迫作用下,随着渗透势的增加两种幼苗的鲜重、干重以及胚根、胚轴、子叶的长和宽变化较大;利用Design Expert软件预测发现:温度25℃、NaCl渗透势为-0.1 MPa,温度24℃、PEG渗透势为-0.04 MPa的处理是蒙古黄芪种子萌发和幼苗生长达到最优化的组合;而扁茎黄芪最优化的组合则为23℃下NaCl渗透势为-0.07 MPa的处理,20℃下PEG渗透势为-0.13 MPa的处理。     

Functional analysis of sigH expression in Corynebacterium glutamicum

The sigH gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum encodes ECF sigma factor sigmaH. The gene apparently plays an important role in other stress responses as well as heat stress response. In this study, we found that deleting the sigH gene made C. glutamicum cells sensitive to the thiol-specific oxidant diamide. In the sigH mutant strain, the activity of thioredoxin reductase markedly decreased, suggesting that the trxB gene encoding thioredoxin reductase is probably under the control of sigmaH. The expression of sigH was stimulated in the stationary growth phase and modulated by diamide. In addition, the SigH protein was required for the expression of its own gene. These data indicate that the sigH gene of C. glutamicum stimulates and regulates its own expression in the stationary growth phase in response to environmental stimuli, and participates in the expression of other genes which are important for survival following heat and oxidative stress response.     

Oxidative stress induces distinct physiological responses in the two Trebouxia phycobionts of the lichen Ramalina farinacea

Background and Aims

Most lichens form associations with Trebouxia phycobionts and some of them simultaneously include genetically different algal lineages. In other symbiotic systems involving algae (e.g. reef corals), the relative abundances of different endosymbiotic algal clades may change over time. This process seems to provide a mechanism allowing the organism to respond to environmental stress. A similar mechanism may operate in lichens with more than one algal lineage, likewise protecting them against environmental stresses. Here, the physiological responses to oxidative stress of two distinct Trebouxia phycobionts (provisionally named TR1 and TR9) that coexist within the lichen Ramalina farinacea were analysed.

Methods

Isolated phycobionts were exposed to oxidative stress through the reactive oxygen species propagator cumene hydroperoxide (CuHP). Photosynthetic pigments and proteins, photosynthesis (through modulated chlorophyll fluorescence), the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GR), and the stress-related protein HSP70 were analysed.

Key Results

Photosynthetic performance was severely impaired by CuHP in phycobionts, as indicated by decreases in the maximal PSII photochemical efficiency (F_v/F_m), the quantum efficiency of PSII (Φ_PSII) and the non-photochemical dissipation of energy (NPQ). However, the CuHP-dependent decay in photosynthesis was significantly more severe in TR1, which also showed a lower NPQ and a reduced ability to preserve chlorophyll a, carotenoids and D1 protein. Additionally, differences were observed in the capacities of the two phycobionts to modulate antioxidant activities and HPS70 levels when exposed to oxidative stress. In TR1, CuHP significantly diminished HSP70 and GR but did not change SOD activities. In contrast, in TR9 the levels of both antioxidant enzymes and those of HSP70 increased in response to CuHP.

Conclusions

The better physiological performance of TR9 under oxidative conditions may reflect its greater capacity to undertake key metabolic adjustments, including increased non-photochemical quenching, higher antioxidant protection and the induction of repair mechanisms.     

Genome-wide screen identifies signaling pathways that regulate autophagy during Caenorhabditis elegans development

The mechanisms that coordinate the regulation of autophagy with developmental signaling during multicellular organism development remain largely unknown. Here, we show that impaired function of ribosomal protein RPL-43 causes an accumulation of SQST-1 aggregates in the larval intestine, which are removed upon autophagy induction. Using this model to screen for autophagy regulators, we identify 139 genes that promote autophagy activity upon inactivation. Various signaling pathways, including Sma/Mab TGF-β signaling, lin-35/Rb signaling, the XBP-1-mediated ER stress response, and the ATFS-1-mediated mitochondrial stress response, regulate the expression of autophagy genes independently of the TFEB homolog HLH-30. Our study thus provides a framework for understanding the role of signaling pathways in regulating autophagy under physiological conditions.Subject Categories: Autophagy & Cell Death; Signal Transduction; Membrane & Intracellular Transport     

Osgstu3 and osgtu4, encoding tau class glutathione S-transferases, are heavy metal- and hypoxic stress-induced and differentially salt stress-responsive in rice roots

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have poorly understood roles in plant responses to environmental stresses. A polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced tau class GST was identified in rice roots by protein microsequencing. PEG and the heavy metals Cd (20 microM), Zn (30 microM), Co and Ni rapidly and markedly induced osgstu4 and osgstu3 in rice seedling roots. Osgstu4 and osgstu3 were also induced in roots by hypoxic stress but not by cold nor heat shock. Salt stress and abscisic acid (ABA) rapidly induced osgstu3 in rice roots, whereas osgstu4 exhibited a late salt stress and no ABA response. Salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and the auxin alpha-naphthalene acetic acid triggered osgstu4 and osgstu3 expression. Osgstu4 and osgstu3 were rapidly and markedly induced by the antioxidant dithiothreitol and the strong oxidant hydrogen peroxide, which suggested that redox perturbations and reactive oxygen species are involved in their stress response regulations.     

Plant responsiveness to root-root communication of stress cues

Background and Aims

Phenotypic plasticity is based on the organism''s ability to perceive, integrate and respond to multiple signals and cues informative of environmental opportunities and perils. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that plants are able to adapt to imminent threats by perceiving cues emitted from their damaged neighbours. Here, the hypothesis was tested that unstressed plants are able to perceive and respond to stress cues emitted from their drought- and osmotically stressed neighbours and to induce stress responses in additional unstressed plants.

Methods

Split-root Pisum sativum, Cynodon dactylon, Digitaria sanguinalis and Stenotaphrum secundatum plants were subjected to osmotic stress or drought while sharing one of their rooting volumes with an unstressed neighbour, which in turn shared its other rooting volume with additional unstressed neighbours. Following the kinetics of stomatal aperture allowed testing for stress responses in both the stressed plants and their unstressed neighbours.

Key Results

In both P. sativum plants and the three wild clonal grasses, infliction of osmotic stress or drought caused stomatal closure in both the stressed plants and in their unstressed neighbours. While both continuous osmotic stress and drought induced prolonged stomatal closure and limited acclimation in stressed plants, their unstressed neighbours habituated to the stress cues and opened their stomata 3–24 h after the beginning of stress induction.

Conclusions

The results demonstrate a novel type of plant communication, by which plants might be able to increase their readiness to probable future osmotic and drought stresses. Further work is underway to decipher the identity and mode of operation of the involved communication vectors and to assess the potential ecological costs and benefits of emitting and perceiving drought and osmotic stress cues under various ecological scenarios.     

Body temperature and desiccation constrain the activity of Littoraria irrorata within the Spartina alterniflora canopy

Behavioral patterns of motile ectotherms are often constrained by their microclimate conditions. For intertidal ectotherms, thermal and desiccation stresses are primary limiting factors. In this study, we developed and tested a steady-state heat budget model to calculate the duration of time that the salt marsh snail, Littoraria irrorata (Say), would maintain active behaviors (crawling or attached on stalks of marsh grass Spartina alterniflora) before switching to an inactive state (retracted and glued with a mucus holdfast on the stalks) due to desiccation. The snails' water loss tolerance limit was found to be 43.6±16.0 mg in a laboratory experiment using 5 temperature treatments (25-45 °C in 5 °C increments) with a vapor density (VD) deficit of ∼15 g/m³ (saturated VD-air VD). We found that snails attached to S. alterniflora at lower heights in the canopy had higher body temperatures during daytime hours but lower water loss rates. Furthermore, we found that calculated activity times generally matched daily and seasonal patterns of life history behaviors reported in the literature. If tidal emersion began at night (∼20:00-4:00 h), calculated activity times were much higher than if emersion began in the daytime. The total monthly activity times for 2005-2010 were the highest in May, the lowest in July, and increased from July to September. Therefore, L. irrorata's behaviors appear to be constrained by microclimate conditions within the S. alterniflora canopy as predicted by the heat budget model. The extent to which the snails' life history traits are controlled by environmental conditions will have important implications for their population dynamics as climate change progresses, and heat budget models can help to predict future changes in behavioral responses.