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OECOLOGIA
卷 181, 期 1, 页码 55-63出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-016-3558-9
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Acclimation; Diurnal change; Epidermal ultraviolet transmittance; Latitude; Ultraviolet-A
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- Louisiana Board of Regents [SURE/NSF grant LEQSF-EPS) [(2013)-SURE-85]
- US Department of Agriculture UV-Monitoring Program (USDA-CSREES) [2008-34263-19485]
- Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
- Loyola University J. H. Mullahy Endowment in Environmental Biology
- NIFA [2008-34263-19485, 582826] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
The accumulation of ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing compounds (flavonoids and related phenylpropanoids) in the epidermis of higher plants reduces the penetration of solar UV radiation to underlying tissues and is a primary mechanism of acclimation to changing UV conditions resulting from ozone depletion and climate change. Previously we reported that several herbaceous plant species were capable of rapid, diurnal adjustments in epidermal UV transmittance (T (UV)), but how widespread this phenomenon is among plants has been unknown. In the present study, we tested the generality of this response by screening 37 species of various cultivated and wild plants growing in four locations spanning a gradient of ambient solar UV and climate (Hawaii, Utah, Idaho and Louisiana). Non-destructive measurements of adaxial T-UV indicated that statistically significant midday decreases in T (UV) occurred in 49 % of the species tested, including both herbaceous and woody growth forms, and there was substantial interspecific variation in the magnitude of these changes. In general, plants in Louisiana exhibited larger diurnal changes in T-UV than those in the other locations. Moreover, across all taxa, the magnitude of these changes was positively correlated with minimum daily air temperatures but not daily UV irradiances. Results indicate that diurnal changes in UV shielding are widespread among higher plants, vary both within and among species and tend to be greatest in herbaceous plants growing in warm environments. These findings suggest that plant species differ in their UV protection strategies though the functional and ecological significance of this variation in UV sunscreen protection remains unclear at present.
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