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- Title
UV effects on photosynthesis and DNA in propagules of three Antarctic seaweeds ( Adenocystis utricularis, Monostroma hariotii and Porphyra endiviifolium).
- Authors
Zacher, Katharina; Roleda, Michael Y.; Hanelt, Dieter; Wiencke, Christian
- Abstract
Ozone depletion is highest during spring and summer in Antarctica, coinciding with the seasonal reproduction of most macroalgae. Propagules are the life-stage of an alga most susceptible to environmental perturbations therefore, reproductive cells of three intertidal macroalgal species Adenocystis utricularis (Bory) Skottsberg, Monostroma hariotii Gain, and Porphyra endiviifolium (A and E Gepp) Chamberlain were exposed to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), PAR + UV-A and PAR + UV-A + UV-B radiation in the laboratory. During 1, 2, 4, and 8 h of exposure and after 48 h of recovery, photosynthetic efficiency, and DNA damage were determined. Saturation irradiance of freshly released propagules varied between 33 and 83 μmol photons m−2 s−1 with lowest values in P. endiviifolium and highest values in M. hariotii. Exposure to 22 μmol photons m−2 s−1 PAR significantly reduced photosynthetic efficiency in P. endiviifolium and M. hariotii, but not in A. utricularis. UV radiation (UVR) further decreased the photosynthetic efficiency in all species but all propagules recovered completely after 48 h. DNA damage was minimal or not existing. Repeated exposure of A. utricularis spores to 4 h of UVR daily did not show any acclimation of photosynthesis to UVR but fully recovered after 20 h. UVR effects on photosynthesis are shown to be species-specific. Among the tested species, A. utricularis propagules were the most light adapted. Propagules obviously possess good repair and protective mechanisms. Our study indicates that the applied UV dose has no long-lasting negative effects on the propagules, a precondition for the ecological success of macroalgal species in the intertidal.
- Subjects
ANTARCTICA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET radiation; MARINE algae; DNA damage; GERM cells; ACCLIMATIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY active radiation (PAR); CLIMATE change; REPRODUCTION
- Publication
Planta: An International Journal of Plant Biology, 2007, Vol 225, Issue 6, p1505
- ISSN
0032-0935
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00425-006-0436-4