Photoperiod mediates the effects of elevated CO2 on the growth and physiological performance in the green tide alga Ulva prolifera

Date modified: 12 June 2019

Ulva spp., an increasingly important food, are the dominant species of the large-scale green tides. In this study, both the growth and the physiological responses of the Ulva prolifera were studied after cultured in three different light and dark regimes (12:12, 14:10 and 16:8-h light/dark) in combination with current (420 $μ$atm; LC) and increased (1000 $μ$atm; HC) levels of atmospheric CO2. Grown rate of U. prolifera was significantly enhanced by increased CO2 under the three light:dark regimes, especially under 16:8 h-light:dark, indicating that growth was C-unsaturated at present CO2 levels. U. prolifera showed a significantly higher growth rate and lower dark respiration rate (Rd) at 16:8 h-light:dark treatment than at 12:12 h-light/dark treatment, regardless of the CO2 treatment. The photochemical performance was largely unaffected by elevated CO2 and daylength. These results suggest that U. prolifera in a future CO2 enriched coastal water, seems to be resilient to higher CO2 concentrations, and this could be enhanced by longer daylength.

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Identifier doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.07.015
Issued 2019-06-12T12:17:31.795416
Modified 2019-06-12T12:17:31.795426
DCAT Type Text
Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.07.015
Publisher Name Elsevier BV
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  • Li Y, Zhong J, Zheng M, Zhuo P, Xu Ni