Simulated global increases in atmospheric CO2 alter the tissue composition, but not the growth of some submerged aquatic plant bicarbonate users growing in DIC rich waters

Hussner, Andreas; Smith, Rosali; Mettler-Altmann, Tabea; Hill, Martin P; Coetzee, Julie A

Title: Simulated global increases in atmospheric CO2 alter the tissue composition, but not the growth of some submerged aquatic plant bicarbonate users growing in DIC rich waters
Creator: Hussner, Andreas
Creator: Smith, Rosali
Creator: Mettler-Altmann, Tabea
Creator: Hill, Martin P
Creator: Coetzee, Julie A
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2019
Date: 2019
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/419388
Identifier: vital:71640
Identifier: xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.11.009"
Description: Current global change scenarios predict an increase in atmospheric CO2 from the current 380 ppm to a value ranging from 540 ppm to 960 ppm by the year 2100. The effects of three air CO2 levels (400, 600 and 800 ppm) on five submerged aquatic plants that utilize HCO3− were studied, using the elevated CO2 Open Top Chamber facility at Rhodes University (Grahamstown, South Africa). Plants grew in water with two different initial dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations of 1.5 and 3.0 mM. Overall, the growth rates and biomass allocation to roots were not affected by the initial DIC and air CO2, even though differences between the species were found. Furthermore, no overall effects were found on net photosynthesis, chlorophyll and starch content, even though significant effects of CO2 and DIC were observed in some species. In contrast, with increasing DIC and air CO2 a significant global decline in leaf nitrogen content linked with an increased C:N molar ratio was observed. The results indicate that submerged aquatic HCO3− users will be less affected by atmospheric CO2 increases when growing in DIC rich waters, in comparison to obligate CO2 users growing under CO2 limiting conditions as documented in previous studies. However, the changes found in plant nitrogen illustrate that atmospheric CO2 increases will affect nitrogen absorption by submerged plants, with subsequent ecosystem level effects.
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Format: 1 online resource (7 pages)
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Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Relation: Aquatic Botany
Relation: Hussner, A., Smith, R., Mettler-Altmann, T., Hill, M.P. and Coetzee, J., 2019. Simulated global increases in atmospheric CO2 alter the tissue composition, but not the growth of some submerged aquatic plant bicarbonate users growing in DIC rich waters. Aquatic Botany, 153, pp.44-50
Relation: Aquatic Botany volume 153 p. 44 2019 1879-1522
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