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The combined effects of PAR and temperature including the chilling-light stress on the photosynthesis of a temperate brown alga, Sargassum patens (Fucales), based on field and laboratory measurements

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The combined effects of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and temperature on the photosynthesis of a temperate Japanese brown alga, Sargassum patens (Fucales), were determined by field and laboratory measurements. Underwater measurements of the natural population of this alga in Kagoshima, Japan, revealed that the effective quantum yield (Φ PSII ) declined with increasing incident PAR, with minimum Φ PSII occurring during noon to early afternoon. Φ PSII recovered in the evening, indicating dynamic photoinhibition. In laboratory experiments, Φ PSII was also negatively correlated with PAR, which decreased after 12 h of continuous exposure to 200 (low) and 1000 (high) μmol photons m−2 s−1 at 8, 20, and 28 °C. Maximum quantum yield (F v /F m ) at 8 °C with low PAR failed to recover after 12 h of dark acclimation, suggesting the influence of low temperature in chronic photoinhibition. Photosynthesis–irradiance (P–E) curves likewise revealed lower net photosynthetic rates and photoinhibition at 8 °C. Gross photosynthesis and dark respiration experiments determined over a range of temperatures (8–40 °C) revealed that the maximum gross photosynthetic rate (GP max) occurred at 26.9 °C. F v /F m after 72 h of temperature exposures was stable at 8–32 °C; but it was deactivated at 36 and 40 °C. This species is well-adapted to the current range of temperature in the temperate region of Japan (7–28 °C). However, the combined effects of low temperature and PAR may influence algal photosynthetic efficiency and so may be limiting at the marginal region of northern distribution of this temperate species.

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This research was supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (#25340012, #25450260, #26241027, and #16H02939) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Technology (MEXT). All authors have provided consent.

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    Ryuta Terada, Iris Ann Borlongan & Yuki Watanabe

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Terada, R., Matsumoto, K., Borlongan, I.A. et al. The combined effects of PAR and temperature including the chilling-light stress on the photosynthesis of a temperate brown alga, Sargassum patens (Fucales), based on field and laboratory measurements. J Appl Phycol 30, 1893–1904 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1344-7

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Keywords

  • Algae
  • Chilling-light stress
  • Diurnal change
  • Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)-chlorophyll fluorometry
  • Sargassaceae