Taxon-specific differences in photoacclimation to fluctuating irradiance in an Antarctic diatom and a green flagellate
Taxon-specific differences in photoacclimation to fluctuating irradiance in an Antarctic diatom and a green flagellate
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DOI:
10.3354/meps288009
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发表时间:
2005-03
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Van Leeuwe;B. V. Sikkelerus;W. Gieskes;J. Stefels
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作者:
Van Leeuwe;B. V. Sikkelerus;W. Gieskes;J. Stefels
Photoacclimation towards rapid changes in irradiance was studied in 2 Antarctic microalgae, the diatom Chaetoceros brevis (Bacillariophyceae) and the flagellate Pyramimonas sp. (Prasinophyceae). Both species were subjected to 3 different light regimes. Two regimes of vertical mixing (1:1 h and 3:3 h high light:low light) were superimposed on a diurnal light cycle mimicking the solar sine. For both species, maximum growth was recorded at the fastest rates of light fluctua- tion (1:1 h). The light regimes had a minor effect on growth rates of the flagellate but growth in the diatom was reduced significantly at moderate rates of mixing (3:3 h). While xanthophyll cycling was active in both species, fluorescence analysis with a dual-modulated fluorometer showed that down-regulation of photosynthetic efficiency was more pronounced in Pyramimonas sp. (ca. 50%) than in C. brevis (ca. 30%). The ratio of photoprotectors to chlorophyll a was not significantly affected by the light regime, neither in the flagellate nor in the diatom. In the flagellate, state tran- sition offered an additional means of energy dissipation during the periods of high irradiance. The diatom apparently acclimated to the average light intensity received and not to the maximum irra- diance. It can be reasoned that this strategy led to photodamage during the 3:3 h cycling. It is argued that enhanced maintenance costs associated with necessary repair processes can explain the reduced growth rate that was observed. The ecological consequences for large bloom-forming diatom species are briefly discussed.