Tropical rainforest species have larger increases in temperature optima with warming than warm-temperate rainforest trees
© 2022 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2022 New Phytologist Foundation.
Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 234(2022), 4 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 1220-1236 |
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Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New phytologist |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't maximum carboxylation rate Vcmax25 maximum electron transport Jmax25 photosynthesis rainforest respiration temperature Carbon Dioxide 142M471B3J |
Zusammenfassung: | © 2022 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2022 New Phytologist Foundation. While trees can acclimate to warming, there is concern that tropical rainforest species may be less able to acclimate because they have adapted to a relatively stable thermal environment. Here we tested whether the physiological adjustments to warming differed among Australian tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate rainforest trees. Photosynthesis and respiration temperature responses were quantified in six Australian rainforest seedlings of tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate climates grown across four growth temperatures in a glasshouse. Temperature-response models were fitted to identify mechanisms underpinning the response to warming. Tropical and subtropical species had higher temperature optima for photosynthesis (ToptA ) than temperate species. There was acclimation of ToptA to warmer growth temperatures. The rate of acclimation (0.35-0.78°C °C-1 ) was higher in tropical and subtropical than in warm-temperate trees and attributed to differences in underlying biochemical parameters, particularly increased temperature optima of Vcmax25 and Jmax25 . The temperature sensitivity of respiration (Q10 ) was 24% lower in tropical and subtropical compared with warm-temperate species. Overall, tropical and subtropical species had a similar capacity to acclimate to changes in growth temperature as warm-temperate species, despite being grown at higher temperatures. Quantifying the physiological acclimation in rainforests can improve accuracy of future climate predictions and assess their potential vulnerability to warming |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 20.04.2022 Date Revised 31.07.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
DOI: | 10.1111/nph.18077 |