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Plant Biol (Stuttg) ; 18(6): 947-961, 2016 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27465780

RESUMEN

With the projected increase in drought duration and intensity in future, small water bodies, and especially the terrestrial-aquatic interfaces, will be subjected to longer dry periods with desiccation of the sediment. Drought effects on the plant-sediment microorganism carbon continuum may disrupt the tight linkage between plants and microbes which governs sediment carbon and nutrient cycling, thus having a potential negative impact on carbon sequestration of small freshwater ecosystems. However, research on drought effects on the plant-sediment carbon transfer in aquatic ecosystems is scarce. We therefore exposed two emergent aquatic macrophytes, Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia, to a month-long summer drought in a mesocosm experiment. We followed the fate of carbon from leaves to sediment microbial communities with 13 CO2 pulse labelling and microbial phospholipid-derived fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. We found that drought reduced the total amount of carbon allocated to stem tissues but did not delay the transport. We also observed an increase in accumulation of 13 C-labelled sugars in roots and found a reduced incorporation of 13 C into the PLFAs of sediment microorganisms. Drought induced a switch in plant carbon allocation priorities, where stems received less new assimilates leading to reduced starch reserves whilst roots were prioritised with new assimilates, suggesting their use for osmoregulation. There were indications that the reduced carbon transfer from roots to microorganisms was due to the reduction of microbial activity via direct drought effects rather than to a decrease in root exudation or exudate availability.


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Carbono/metabolismo , Sedimentos Geológicos/microbiología , Poaceae/fisiología , Typhaceae/fisiología , Transporte Biológico , Desecación , Sequías , Ecosistema , Hojas de la Planta/microbiología , Hojas de la Planta/fisiología , Raíces de Plantas/microbiología , Raíces de Plantas/fisiología , Tallos de la Planta/microbiología , Tallos de la Planta/fisiología , Poaceae/microbiología , Estaciones del Año , Typhaceae/microbiología
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Plant Biol (Stuttg) ; 18(5): 785-96, 2016 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27061772

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In trees, the interplay between reduced carbon assimilation and the inability to transport carbohydrates to the sites of demand under drought might be one of the mechanisms leading to carbon starvation. However, we largely lack knowledge on how drought effects on new assimilate allocation differ between species with different drought sensitivities and how these effects are modified by interspecific competition. We assessed the fate of (13) C labelled assimilates in above- and belowground plant organs and in root/rhizosphere respired CO2 in saplings of drought-tolerant Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and drought-sensitive European beech (Fagus sylvatica) exposed to moderate drought, either in mono- or mixed culture. While drought reduced stomatal conductance and photosynthesis rates in both species, both maintained assimilate transport belowground. Beech even allocated more new assimilate to the roots under moderate drought compared to non-limited water supply conditions, and this pattern was even more pronounced under interspecific competition. Even though maple was a superior competitor compared to beech under non-limited soil water conditions, as indicated by the changes in above- and belowground biomass of both species in the interspecific competition treatments, we can state that beech was still able to efficiently allocate new assimilate belowground under combined drought and interspecific competition. This might be seen as a strategy to maintain root osmotic potential and to prioritise root functioning. Our results thus show that beech tolerates moderate drought stress plus competition without losing its ability to supply belowground tissues. It remains to be explored in future work if this strategy is also valid during long-term drought exposure.


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Dióxido de Carbono/metabolismo , Fagus/fisiología , Fotosíntesis/fisiología , Estrés Fisiológico , Transporte Biológico , Biomasa , Carbono/metabolismo , Isótopos de Carbono/análisis , Respiración de la Célula , Sequías , Floema/fisiología , Hojas de la Planta/fisiología , Raíces de Plantas/fisiología , Suelo , Árboles , Agua/fisiología
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