(Table 1) Effects of desiccation on photochemical processes and nitrogenase activity in Nostoc commune s.l. colonies
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| author | Kvíderová, Jana Elster, Josef Simek, Miloslav |
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| contents | The effects of desiccation on photochemical processes and nitrogenase activity were evaluated in Nostoc commune s.l. colonies in situ from a wet thufur meadow at Petuniabukta, Billefjorden, Central Svalbard, during the 2009 arctic summer. The colonies were collected in the fully hydrated state, and were subjected to slow desiccation at ambient temperatures (5 - 8°C) and low light (30 - 80 µmol/m**2/s). For each colony the weight, area, photochemical performance, and nitrogenase activity were determined at the beginning, as well as on every day during the first four days of the experiment; thereafter, on every second day until desiccation was complete. The photochemical performance was evaluated from variable chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (FV/FM, Phi(PSII) , qP, and NPQ), and the nitrogenase activity was estimated by an acetylene-ethylene reduction assay. A significant decrease in the photochemically active area was recorded from the third day, when the colony had lost approximately 40% of its original weight indicating some changes in the extracellular matrix, and stopped on the 14th to 18th day. No effects of the desiccation on the main photochemical parameters (FV/FM, Phi(PSII), qP) were observed up to the sixth to eighth days of desiccation. Slightly lower values of FV/FM and Phi(PSII) recorded in fully-hydrated colonies could be caused by impaired diffusion of CO2 into cells. The steep reduction of photochemical activity occurred between the eighth and tenth day of the experiment, when the colony had lost approximately 80% of its fully-hydrated weight. The nitrogenase activity was highest on the first day, probably due to improved diffusion of N2 into cells, then declined, but was detectable until the sixth day of the experiment. Since Nostoc commune s.l. colonies were capable of photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation to the level of ca. 60% of its fully-hydrated weight, even partly-hydrated colonies contribute substantially to carbon and nitrogen cycling in the High Arctic wet meadow tundra ecosystem. |
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| spellingShingle | (Table 1) Effects of desiccation on photochemical processes and nitrogenase activity in Nostoc commune s.l. colonies Kvíderová, Jana Elster, Josef Simek, Miloslav Biological sample; BIOS; Day of experiment; Desiccation experiment; Effective quantum yield; Effective quantum yield, standard deviation; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Mass; Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II; Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II, standard deviation; Nitrogenase activity, standard deviation; Nitrogenase activity in amount C2H4 per fresh biomass; Non photochemical quenching; Non photochemical quenching, standard deviation; Number of pixels; Petuniabukta; Photochemical quenching; Photochemical quenching, standard deviation; Standard deviation; Svalbard The effects of desiccation on photochemical processes and nitrogenase activity were evaluated in Nostoc commune s.l. colonies in situ from a wet thufur meadow at Petuniabukta, Billefjorden, Central Svalbard, during the 2009 arctic summer. The colonies were collected in the fully hydrated state, and were subjected to slow desiccation at ambient temperatures (5 - 8°C) and low light (30 - 80 µmol/m**2/s). For each colony the weight, area, photochemical performance, and nitrogenase activity were determined at the beginning, as well as on every day during the first four days of the experiment; thereafter, on every second day until desiccation was complete. The photochemical performance was evaluated from variable chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (FV/FM, Phi(PSII) , qP, and NPQ), and the nitrogenase activity was estimated by an acetylene-ethylene reduction assay. A significant decrease in the photochemically active area was recorded from the third day, when the colony had lost approximately 40% of its original weight indicating some changes in the extracellular matrix, and stopped on the 14th to 18th day. No effects of the desiccation on the main photochemical parameters (FV/FM, Phi(PSII), qP) were observed up to the sixth to eighth days of desiccation. Slightly lower values of FV/FM and Phi(PSII) recorded in fully-hydrated colonies could be caused by impaired diffusion of CO2 into cells. The steep reduction of photochemical activity occurred between the eighth and tenth day of the experiment, when the colony had lost approximately 80% of its fully-hydrated weight. The nitrogenase activity was highest on the first day, probably due to improved diffusion of N2 into cells, then declined, but was detectable until the sixth day of the experiment. Since Nostoc commune s.l. colonies were capable of photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation to the level of ca. 60% of its fully-hydrated weight, even partly-hydrated colonies contribute substantially to carbon and nitrogen cycling in the High Arctic wet meadow tundra ecosystem. |
| title | (Table 1) Effects of desiccation on photochemical processes and nitrogenase activity in Nostoc commune s.l. colonies |
| topic | Biological sample; BIOS; Day of experiment; Desiccation experiment; Effective quantum yield; Effective quantum yield, standard deviation; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Mass; Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II; Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II, standard deviation; Nitrogenase activity, standard deviation; Nitrogenase activity in amount C2H4 per fresh biomass; Non photochemical quenching; Non photochemical quenching, standard deviation; Number of pixels; Petuniabukta; Photochemical quenching; Photochemical quenching, standard deviation; Standard deviation; Svalbard |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.813420 |