Underwater light climate and wavelength dependence of microalgae photosynthetic parameters in a temperate sea

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Monica Michel-Rodriguez¹  Sebastien Lefebvre¹  Muriel Crouvoisier¹  Xavier Mériaux²  Fabrice Lizon¹ 

[1] Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale, UMR 8187 LOG, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences;Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, UMR 8187—LOG—Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences

关键词: Phytoplankton;    Photosynthesis;    Photosynthetic parameter;    Light absorption;    Photoregulation;    Photoacclimation;    Wavelength-dependency;    Coastal sea;    Hydrodynamic;    Underwater light climate;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.12101

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Studying how natural phytoplankton adjust their photosynthetic properties to the quantity and quality of underwater light (i.e. light climate) is essential to understand primary production. A wavelength-dependent photoacclimation strategy was assessed using a multi-color pulse-amplitude-modulation chlorophyll fluorometer for phytoplankton samples collected in the spring at 19 locations across the English Channel. The functional absorption cross section of photosystem II, photosynthetic electron transport (PETλ) parameters and non-photochemical quenching were analyzed using an original approach with a sequence of three statistical analyses. Linear mixed-effects models using wavelength as a longitudinal variable were first applied to distinguish the fixed effect of the population from the random effect of individuals. Population and individual trends of wavelength-dependent PETλ parameters were consistent with photosynthesis and photoacclimation theories. The natural phytoplankton communities studied were in a photoprotective state for blue wavelengths (440 and 480 nm), but not for other wavelengths (green (540 nm), amber (590 nm) and light red (625 nm)). Population-detrended PETλ values were then used in multivariate analyses (partial triadic analysis and redundancy analysis) to study ecological implications of PETλ dynamics among water masses. Two wavelength ratios based on the microalgae saturation parameter Ek (in relative and absolute units), related to the hydrodynamic regime and underwater light climate, clearly confirmed the physiological state of microalgae. They also illustrate more accurately that natural phytoplankton communities can implement photoacclimation processes that are influenced by in situ light quality during the daylight cycle in temporarily and weakly stratified water. Ecological implications and consequences of PETλ are discussed in the context of turbulent coastal ecosystems.

【 授权许可】

CC BY