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Saturating light and not increased carbon dioxide under ocean acidification drives photosynthesis and growth in Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta)
Authors:Pamela A Fernández  Martina Strittmatter  Svenja Heesch  Christopher E Cornwall  Catriona L Hurd  Michael Y Roleda
Institution:1. Department of Botany, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;2. The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, Scotland;3. Irish Seaweed Research Group, Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland;4. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Abstract:Carbon physiology of a genetically identified Ulva rigida was investigated under different CO2(aq) and light levels. The study was designed to answer whether (1) light or exogenous inorganic carbon (Ci) pool is driving growth; and (2) elevated CO2(aq) concentration under ocean acidification (OA) will downregulate CAext-mediated dehydration and alter the stable carbon isotope (δ13C) signatures toward more CO2 use to support higher growth rate. At pHT 9.0 where CO2(aq) is <1 μmol L?1, inhibition of the known use mechanisms, that is, direct uptake through the AE port and CAext-mediated dehydration decreased net photosynthesis (NPS) by only 56–83%, leaving the carbon uptake mechanism for the remaining 17–44% of the NPS unaccounted. An in silico search for carbon-concentrating mechanism elements in expressed sequence tag libraries of Ulva found putative light-dependent transporters to which the remaining NPS can be attributed. The shift in δ13C signatures from –22‰ toward –10‰ under saturating light but not under elevated CO2(aq) suggest preference and substantial use to support photosynthesis and growth. U. rigida is Ci saturated, and growth was primarily controlled by light. Therefore, increased levels of CO2(aq) predicted for the future will not, in isolation, stimulate Ulva blooms.
Keywords:Bicarbonate  C:N ratio  carbon physiology  carbon‐concentrating mechanism  carbonic anhydrase  chlorophyll fluorescence  Fv/Fm  pigments  seaweed  stable carbon isotope
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