期刊
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
卷 572, 期 -, 页码 103-116出版社
INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/meps12105
关键词
Light quality; Photomorphogenesis; Plant growth; Seagrass; Seed germination; Seedling survival
资金
- Western Australian Marine Science Institute
- Australian Commonwealth Government's Collaborative Research networks scheme [CRN2011:05]
- School of Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Seagrass meadows provide crucial ecosystem services to the coastal zone but are threatened globally. Seagrass loss to date has mainly been attributed to anthropogenic activities that reduce light quantity (amount of photosynthetic photon flux density), such as dredging, flooding and eutrophication. However, light quality (wavelengths of light within the visible spectrum) is also altered by these anthropogenic stressors. This study addressed the effect of light quality changes on seagrasses. Aquarium-based experiments were conducted to determine whether the seagrass Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) Hook f. responds to different light quality treatments. Separate experiments were performed in which adults, seeds or seedlings were subjected to monochromatic light treatments in the blue (peak lambda = 451 nm), green (peak lambda = 522 nm), yellow (peak lambda = 596 nm) and red (peak lambda = 673 nm) wavelengths with a control of full-spectrum light (lambda = 400 -700 nm, at 200 ae mol photons m(-2) s(-1)). This study is unique in that it measured seagrass responses to light across several plant scales (physiology, productivity, morphology and biomass) as well as across life-history stages (seeds, seedlings, adults and flowering). Adult plants responded differently to seeds and seedlings but were generally consistent with terrestrial angiosperms: blue light decreased below-ground productivity; green light influenced morphology (through increased rhizome internode length); red light enhanced seed germination and survival. The findings indicate that both natural and human-induced changes in light quality could significantly affect seagrass growth and reproduction. As a range of anthropogenic activities are currently contributing to the global losses of seagrasses, this research provides timely information on how light quality influences different seagrass life history stages.
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