Effects of desiccation and temperature/irradiance on the metabolism of 2 arctic stream bryophyte taxa

被引:19
作者
Arscott, DB
Bowden, WB
Finlay, JC
机构
[1] Univ New Hampshire, Dept Nat Resources, Durham, NH 03824 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Integrat Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY | 2000年 / 19卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Kuparuk River; arctic Alaska; Schistidium agassizii; Hygrohypnum alpestre; Hygrohypnum ochraceum; stress physiology; photosynthesis; desiccation; temperature; phosphorus;
D O I
10.2307/1468069
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Long-term (13 y) experimental P enrichment of a 4th-order reach of the Kuparuk River (North Slope, Alaska) had little effect on the distribution, abundance, or metabolism of a common, clump-forming bryophyte (Schistidium [Grimmia] agassizii), but promoted rapid and extensive growth by mat-forming, streamer bryophytes (Hygrohypnum alpestre and H. ochraceum) that formerly were rare in the river. In previous research we showed that there were important physiological differences (i.e., photosynthetic efficiency) that helped explain why S. agassizii was able to persist in the river under cold, oligotrophic conditions, whereas H. alpestre and H. ochraceum were not. Here we hypothesize that S. agassizii should be more tolerant than Hygrohypnum spp. to desiccation stress, and that Hygrohypnum spp. would take greater advantage (e.g, greater rates of net primary production) than S. agassizii of elevated temperatures. We did laboratory experiments using small-scale metabolism chambers to test this hypothesis. Desiccation affected net photosynthesis more in Hygrohypnum spp than in S. agassizii. Hygrohypnum spp, had a greater tolerance to temperatures >20 degrees C than S. agassizii. Further, net photosynthetic rates (at light saturation) were significantly higher for Hygrohypnum spp. (1676-6342 mu g O(2) g(-1) dry mass [dm] h(-1)) than for S. agassizii (428-1163 mu g O(2) g(-1) dm h(-1)) at all temperatures measured. In fact, S. agassizii showed minimal response to increases in light availability and recovered rapidly from desiccation, but was inhibited by high temperature. In contrast, Hygrohypnum spp. were susceptible to desiccation, and responded strongly to increased light and temperature. The physiological attributes we measured helped explain the distribution of our test species in arctic tundra streams.
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页数:11
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