Yong-Hao Tan , Sze-Wan Poong , John Beardall , Siew-Moi Phang , Phaik-Eem Lim
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Abstract
Phytoplankton are cosmopolitan marine photosynthetic organisms that are vital to biogeochemical cycles and marine ecosystems. The current rise in atmospheric CO2 and surface ocean temperatures are poised to disrupt the ecological niches of phytoplankton. Picochlorophytes, a broad taxon of small green eukaryotic phytoplankton, have been shown to perform well under future rising oceanic CO2 and temperature scenarios. This study investigates the acclimation responses of cosmopolitan picochlorophytes from the Chlorella-lineage under high CO2 (1000 p.p.m.) and a rise of 4 °C (8 °C – polar picochlorophyte; 32 °C, tropical picochlorophyte). In order to determine how the future ocean warming and acidification might affect picochlorophytes, a polar strain of Chlorella and a tropical Parachlorella were selected, and their physiology and GCMS-based metabolomics were investigated. Growth rate and cellular dimensions (diameter, volume, and surface area) of Chlorella significantly increased in all environmental future scenarios compared to Parachlorella. Photosynthetic parameters of the picochlorophytes studied showed acclimation, with high temperature and high CO2 triggering the adaptation of Fv/Fm, NPQmax, and Ek of Chlorella and Parachlorella, respectively. High CO2 induced the most changes in the Chlorella metabolome, altering the levels of metabolites related to amino acids and their derivatives, glutathione production, carbohydrates, and photochemical quenching. Combined high CO2/temperature altered Parachlorella's metabolome, though with a small number of biomarkers detected. This study provided evidence to support the hypothesis that picochlorophytes could thrive in a more acidified and warmer ocean.
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Marine Environmental Research publishes original research papers on chemical, physical, and biological interactions in the oceans and coastal waters. The journal serves as a forum for new information on biology, chemistry, and toxicology and syntheses that advance understanding of marine environmental processes.
Submission of multidisciplinary studies is encouraged. Studies that utilize experimental approaches to clarify the roles of anthropogenic and natural causes of changes in marine ecosystems are especially welcome, as are those studies that represent new developments of a theoretical or conceptual aspect of marine science. All papers published in this journal are reviewed by qualified peers prior to acceptance and publication. Examples of topics considered to be appropriate for the journal include, but are not limited to, the following:
– The extent, persistence, and consequences of change and the recovery from such change in natural marine systems
– The biochemical, physiological, and ecological consequences of contaminants to marine organisms and ecosystems
– The biogeochemistry of naturally occurring and anthropogenic substances
– Models that describe and predict the above processes
– Monitoring studies, to the extent that their results provide new information on functional processes
– Methodological papers describing improved quantitative techniques for the marine sciences.