Influence of elevated CO2 concentrations on cell division and nitrogen fixation rates in the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena

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作者
Czerny, J. [1 ]
Barcelos e Ramos, J. [1 ]
Riebesell, U. [1 ]
机构
[1] IFM GEOMAR, Leibniz Inst Marine Sci, Kiel, Germany
关键词
INORGANIC-CARBON; BALTIC SEA; MARINE-PHYTOPLANKTON; ELEMENTAL RATIOS; SURFACE BLOOMS; N-2; FIXATION; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRICHODESMIUM; MECHANISMS;
D O I
10.5194/bg-6-1865-2009
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The surface ocean absorbs large quantities of the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere from human activities. As this CO2 dissolves in seawater, it reacts to form carbonic acid. While this phenomenon, called ocean acidification, has been found to adversely affect many calcifying organisms, some photosynthetic organisms appear to benefit from increasing [CO2]. Among these is the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium, a predominant diazotroph (nitrogenfixing) in large parts of the oligotrophic oceans, which responded with increased carbon and nitrogen fixation at elevated pCO(2). With the mechanism underlying this CO2 stimulation still unknown, the question arises whether this is a common response of diazotrophic cyanobacteria. In this study we therefore investigate the physiological response of Nodularia spumigena, a heterocystous bloom-forming diazotroph of the Baltic Sea, to CO2-induced changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. N. spumigena reacted to seawater acidification/carbonation with reduced cell division rates and nitrogen fixation rates, accompanied by significant changes in carbon and phosphorus quota and elemental composition of the formed biomass. Possible explanations for the contrasting physiological responses of Nodularia compared to Trichodesmium may be found in the different ecological strategies of non-heterocystous (Trichodesmium) and heterocystous (Nodularia) cyanobacteria.
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页码:1865 / 1875
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