Epiphyton phenology determines the persistence of submerged macrophytes: Exemplified in temperate shallow lakes

IF 3.8 1区 地球科学 Q1 LIMNOLOGY
Alena S. Gsell, Sven Teurlincx, Marta M. Alirangues Nuñez, Sabine Hilt
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Submerged macrophytes are key components in many freshwater and marine ecosystems, contributing to ecosystem functions and services. In temperate shallow lakes, spring epiphyton shading can be decisive for submerged macrophyte development, potentially leading to macrophyte collapse and a shift to undesired, turbid conditions. Global change can alter epiphyton phenology; however, the consequences for submerged macrophytes and their stabilizing effects on clear-water conditions remain to be elucidated. Based on field data, we propose a general epiphyton shading phenology for submerged macrophytes in temperate shallow lake ecosystems. We express the temporal dynamics of epiphyton shading in terms of onset and relative increase (slope) of epiphyton development as well as epiphyton grazing impacts (onset, duration) using a Boltzmann function. This function is added to the ecosystem model PCLake+ as a customizable, macrophyte-specific shading factor. We then assess how changes in the epiphyton phenology and the presence of grazing on epiphyton affects submerged macrophyte biomass in a generic temperate shallow model lake under control and warm winter scenarios. The results from the model provide a proof-of-concept that epiphyton shading can provoke macrophyte loss and shifts between alternative equilibria. Threshold values for critical shifts depend on epiphyton shading phenology. Earlier onset and longer duration of grazing can maintain macrophytes in nutrient or climate conditions under which they would otherwise collapse. Our results show the pivotal importance of epiphyton phenology in determining lake ecosystem-wide responses stressing the need for better incorporation of epiphyton into both models and monitoring.

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附生植物物候决定了水下大型植物的持久性:以温带浅湖为例
水下大型植物是许多淡水和海洋生态系统的关键组成部分,有助于生态系统功能和服务。在温带浅湖中,春季附生植物遮阳对淹没的大型植物的发育具有决定性作用,可能导致大型植物崩溃并转向不希望的浑浊条件。全球变化可改变附生植物物候;然而,对淹没植物的影响及其在清水条件下的稳定作用仍有待阐明。在野外资料的基础上,提出了温带浅湖淹没植物的一般附生植物遮阳物候。我们使用玻尔兹曼函数来表达附生植物遮阳的时间动态,包括附生植物发育的开始和相对增加(斜率)以及附生植物放牧影响(开始,持续时间)。这个功能被添加到生态系统模型PCLake+中,作为一个可定制的、大型植物特定的遮阳因子。然后,我们评估了在控制和暖冬情景下,一般温带浅模式湖附生植物物候的变化和附生植物放牧的存在对淹没植物生物量的影响。该模型的结果提供了一个概念证明,即附生植物遮荫可以引起大型植物的损失和在替代平衡之间的转移。临界位移的阈值取决于附生植物遮阳物候。较早的开始和较长的放牧时间可以使大型植物保持在营养或气候条件下,否则它们会崩溃。我们的研究结果表明附生植物物候学在确定湖泊生态系统响应方面的关键重要性,强调需要更好地将附生植物纳入模型和监测中。
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Limnology and Oceanography
Limnology and Oceanography 地学-海洋学
CiteScore
8.80
自引率
6.70%
发文量
254
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Limnology and Oceanography (L&O; print ISSN 0024-3590, online ISSN 1939-5590) publishes original articles, including scholarly reviews, about all aspects of limnology and oceanography. The journal''s unifying theme is the understanding of aquatic systems. Submissions are judged on the originality of their data, interpretations, and ideas, and on the degree to which they can be generalized beyond the particular aquatic system examined. Laboratory and modeling studies must demonstrate relevance to field environments; typically this means that they are bolstered by substantial "real-world" data. Few purely theoretical or purely empirical papers are accepted for review.
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