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Nitrate limitation and ocean acidification interact with UV-B to reduce photosynthetic performance in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum |
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W. Li, K. Gao, J. Beardall |
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Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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1726-4170
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Erschienen |
In: Biogeosciences ; 12, no. 8 ; Nr. 12, no. 8 (2015-04-23), S.2383-2393 |
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250117908
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/bg-12-2383-2015.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
It has been proposed that ocean acidification (OA) will interact with other
environmental factors to influence the overall impact of global change on
biological systems. Accordingly we investigated the influence of nitrogen
limitation and OA on the physiology of diatoms by growing the diatom
Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin under elevated (1000 μatm; high CO2 – HC) or ambient (390 μatm; low CO2 – LC)
levels of CO2 with replete (110 μmol L−1; high nitrate – HN) or reduced
(10 μmol L−1; low nitrate – LN) levels of NO3- and subjecting the
cells to solar radiation with or without UV irradiance to determine their
susceptibility to UV radiation (UVR, 280–400 nm). Our results indicate that
OA and UVB induced significantly higher inhibition of both the
photosynthetic rate and quantum yield under LN than under HN conditions. UVA
or/and UVB increased the cells' non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) regardless
of the CO2 levels. Under LN and OA conditions, activity of superoxide
dismutase and catalase activities were enhanced, along with the highest
sensitivity to UVB and the lowest ratio of repair to damage of PSII.
HC-grown cells showed a faster recovery rate of yield under HN but not under
LN conditions. We conclude therefore that nutrient limitation makes cells
more prone to the deleterious effects of UV radiation and that HC conditions
(ocean acidification) exacerbate this effect. The finding that nitrate
limitation and ocean acidification interact with UV-B to reduce
photosynthetic performance of the diatom P. tricornutum implies that ocean primary
production and the marine biological C pump will be affected by OA under
multiple stressors. |
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