ArticleAnnals of botany2018
Thermal acclimation of photosynthesis and respiration of southern and northern white spruce seed sources tested along a regional climatic gradient indicates limited potential to cope with temperature warming.
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- Vertical gradients in photosynthetic physiology diverge at the latitudinal range extremes of white spruce.Plant, cell & environment · 2023Article
- Photosynthetic traits of Australian wild rice (Oryza australiensis) confer tolerance to extreme daytime temperatures.Plant molecular biology · 2022Article
- Temperature responses of photosynthesis and respiration in evergreen trees from boreal to tropical latitudes.The New phytologist · 2022Review
- Tree Maladaptation Under Mid-Latitude Early Spring Warming and Late Cold Spell: Implications for Assisted Migration.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- High Leaf Respiration Rates May Limit the Success of White Spruce Saplings Growing in theFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Granular Calcite Stimulates Natural Mycorrhization and Growth of White Spruce Seedlings in Peat-Based Substrates in Forest Nursery.Microorganisms · 2020Article
- Thermal acclimation of photosynthetic activity and RuBisCO content in two hybrid poplar clones.PloS one · 2019Article
- Measuring RapidFrontiers in plant science · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Knowledge of thermal acclimation of physiological processes of boreal tree species is necessary to determine their ability to adapt to predicted global warming and reduce the uncertainty around the anticipated feedbacks of forest ecosystems and global carbon cycle to climate change. The objective of this work was to examine the extent of thermal acclimation of net photosynthesis (An) and dark respiration (Rd) of two distant white spruce (Picea glauca) seed sources (from south and north of the commerial forest zone in Québec) in response to latitudinal and seasonal variations in growing conditions. Methods: The temperature responses of An, its biochemical and biophysical limitations, and Rd were measured in 1-year-old needles of seedlings from the seed sources growing in eight forest plantations along a regional thermal gradient of 5.5 °C in Québec, Canada. Key Results: The average optimum temperature (Topt) for An was 19 ± 1.2 °C and was similar among seed sources and plantation sites along the thermal gradient. Net photosynthesis at Topt (Aopt) varied significantly among plantation sites and was quadratically related to the mean July temperature (MJT) of plantation sites. Topt for mesophyll conductance, maximum electron transport rate and maximum rate of carboxylation were 28, 22 and 30 °C, respectively. Basal respiration rate (Rd at 10 °C) was linearly and negatively associated with MJT. Q10 of Rd (the rate of change in Rd with a 10 °C increase in temperature) did not show any significant relationship with MJT and averaged 1.5 ± 0.1. The two seed sources were similar in their thermal responses to latitudinal and seasonal variations in growing conditions. Conclusions: The results showed moderate thermal acclimation of respiration and no evidence for thermal acclimation of photosynthesis or local genetic adaptation for traits related to thermal acclimation. Therefore, growth of local white spruces may decline in future climates.
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