To examine the synergetic effects of ocean acidification(OA)and light intensity on the photosynthetic performance of marine diatoms,the marine centric diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii was cultured under ambient low CO...To examine the synergetic effects of ocean acidification(OA)and light intensity on the photosynthetic performance of marine diatoms,the marine centric diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii was cultured under ambient low CO_(2)(LC,390μatm)and elevated high CO_(2)(HC,1000μatm)levels under low-light(LL,60μmol m^(-2)s^(-1))or high-light(HL,220μmol m^(-2)s^(-1))conditions for over 20 generations.HL stimulated the growth rate by 128 and 99%but decreased cell size by 9 and 7%under LC and HC conditions,respectively.However,HC did not change the growth rate under LL but decreased it by 9%under HL.LL combined with HC decreased both maximum quantum yield(FV/FM)and effective quantum yield(ΦPSII),measured under either low or high actinic light.When exposed to UV radiation(UVR),LL-grown cells were more prone to UVA exposure,with higher UVA and UVR inducing inhibition ofΦPSII compared with HL-grown cells.Light use efficiency(α)and maximum relative electron transport rate(rETRmax)were inhibited more in the HC-grown cells when UVR(UVA and UVB)was present,particularly under LL.Our results indicate that the growth light history influences the cell growth and photosynthetic responses to OA and UVR.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41720104005,41721005,41890803)Key Research and Development Program of Anhui Province(202004i07020004)+3 种基金Excellent Youth Scholars Support Program of Anhui Province(gxyq2021212)MEL Visiting Fellowship Program(MELRS2008)Research Platform of Eco-Environmental Protection Research Centre of Xin’an River Basin,Huangshan University(kypt202102)The authors are grateful to the laboratory engineers Xianglan Zeng and Wenyan Zhao for their logistical and technical support.
文摘To examine the synergetic effects of ocean acidification(OA)and light intensity on the photosynthetic performance of marine diatoms,the marine centric diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii was cultured under ambient low CO_(2)(LC,390μatm)and elevated high CO_(2)(HC,1000μatm)levels under low-light(LL,60μmol m^(-2)s^(-1))or high-light(HL,220μmol m^(-2)s^(-1))conditions for over 20 generations.HL stimulated the growth rate by 128 and 99%but decreased cell size by 9 and 7%under LC and HC conditions,respectively.However,HC did not change the growth rate under LL but decreased it by 9%under HL.LL combined with HC decreased both maximum quantum yield(FV/FM)and effective quantum yield(ΦPSII),measured under either low or high actinic light.When exposed to UV radiation(UVR),LL-grown cells were more prone to UVA exposure,with higher UVA and UVR inducing inhibition ofΦPSII compared with HL-grown cells.Light use efficiency(α)and maximum relative electron transport rate(rETRmax)were inhibited more in the HC-grown cells when UVR(UVA and UVB)was present,particularly under LL.Our results indicate that the growth light history influences the cell growth and photosynthetic responses to OA and UVR.
