The short-term effects of elevated CO2 and ammonium concentrations on physiological responses in Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta)

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Cicilia Kambey¹  Jin Woo Kang¹  Ik Kyo Chung¹  Zhou Shen²  Yufeng Yang² 

[1] Division of Earth Environmental System Oceanography major, Pusan National University;Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University;

关键词: CO2;    Eutrophication;    Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis;    NH4 +;    Ocean acidification (OA);   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41240-017-0063-y

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) and coastal eutrophication affect coastal marine organisms. We studied the physiological responses of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) to increased concentrations of CO2 and NH4 +. Incubation treatments were applied at two different pH units (low, 7.5; high (control), 7.9) and three different NH4 + concentrations (low, 10; medium, 50; high, 100 μM). Growth, rates of photosynthetic oxygen evolution, and NH4 + uptake rates were affected by both elevated CO2 and NH4 + conditions. The changes in the pH of culture media were influenced by elevated CO2 or NH4 + treatments. However, chlorophyll fluorescence was affected only by the level of NH4 +. These results indicate that the physiological responses of G. lemaneiformis might be enhanced when the concentrations of CO2 and NH4 + rise. Therefore, cultures of this alga could provide a good mitigation solution against ongoing problems with OA and coastal eutrophication.

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