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  • The effects of CO2 and nutrient fertilisation on the growth and temperature response of the mangrove Avicennia germinans

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    Reef, Ruth
    Slot, Martijn
    Motro, Uzi
    Motro, Michal
    Motro, Yoav
    Adame, Maria F
    Garcia, Milton
    Aranda, Jorge
    Lovelock, Catherine E
    Winter, Klaus
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    Adame Vivanco, Fernanda
    Year published
    2016
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    In order to understand plant responses to both the widespread phenomenon of increased nutrient inputs to coastal zones and the concurrent rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, CO2–nutrient interactions need to be considered. In addition to its potential stimulating effect on photosynthesis and growth, elevated CO2 affects the temperature response of photosynthesis. The scarcity of experiments testing how elevated CO2 affects the temperature response of tropical trees hinders our ability to model future primary productivity. In a glasshouse study, we examined the effects of elevated CO2 (800 ppm) and nutrient availability ...
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    In order to understand plant responses to both the widespread phenomenon of increased nutrient inputs to coastal zones and the concurrent rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, CO2–nutrient interactions need to be considered. In addition to its potential stimulating effect on photosynthesis and growth, elevated CO2 affects the temperature response of photosynthesis. The scarcity of experiments testing how elevated CO2 affects the temperature response of tropical trees hinders our ability to model future primary productivity. In a glasshouse study, we examined the effects of elevated CO2 (800 ppm) and nutrient availability on seedlings of the widespread mangrove Avicennia germinans. We assessed photosynthetic performance, the temperature response of photosynthesis, seedling growth and biomass allocation. We found large synergistic gains in both growth (42 %) and photosynthesis (115 %) when seedlings grown under elevated CO2 were supplied with elevated nutrient concentrations relative to their ambient growing conditions. Growth was significantly enhanced under elevated CO2 only under high-nutrient conditions, mainly in above-ground tissues. Under low-nutrient conditions and elevated CO2, root volume was more than double that of seedlings grown under ambient CO2 levels. Elevated CO2 significantly increased the temperature optimum for photosynthesis by ca. 4 °C. Rising CO2 concentrations are likely to have a significant positive effect on the growth rate of A. germinans over the next century, especially in areas where nutrient availability is high.
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    Journal Title
    Photosynthesis Research
    Volume
    129
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-016-0278-2
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    © 2016 Springer AAAA. This is an electronic version of an article published in Photosynthesis Research, August 2016, Volume 129, Issue 2, pp 159–170. Photosynthesis Research is available online at: http://link.springer.com// with the open URL of your article.
    Subject
    Genetics
    Plant biology
    Plant biology not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/100325
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