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Combined effects of high temperature and light on the photosynthetic parameters and recovery of temperate microphytobenthos in Browns River, Tasmania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2022

Sazlina Salleh Open the ORCID record for Sazlina Salleh [Opens in a new window]  and
Andrew McMinn
Sazlina Salleh*
Affiliation:
Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Center for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Andrew McMinn
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Box 252-77, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia College of Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Author for correspondence: Sazlina Salleh, E-mail: sazlina@usm.my
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Abstract

Microphytobenthos (MPB) communities are responsible for most primary production in shallow intertidal mudflats. The effects of short-term changes in temperature and light (1200, 500 and 0 μmol photons m−2 s−1) on the photosynthetic activity of intertidal MPB communities of Browns River, Tasmania, during winter (0, 5, 10 and 15°C) and summer (20, 25, 30, 35 and 40°C) were examined using a Pulse Amplitude Modulated (Water PAM) fluorometer. The MPB communities were primarily dominated by the diatom genera Navicula, Cocconeis and Amphora, with a difference in species dominance during seasons. During summer, Amphora coffeaeformis dominated communities were significantly impacted by temperatures above 30°C regardless of light intensities. The MPB was able to photosynthesize at temperatures only up to 25°C. The rETRmax at 25°C, ranged from 39.18 ± 3.42 (500 μmol photons m−2 s−1) to 22.83 ± 1.05 (0 μmol photons m−2 s−1), which was lower than the values recorded at an equivalent irradiance in in-situ summer. However, if ambient temperature exceeds 25°C in summer, it is likely that the photosynthetic capabilities of the MPB will be diminished and it will cause irreversible photoinhibition.

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Benthic diatomchlorophyll fluorescenceclimateintertidal flatslightmaximum quantum yieldphotosynthesis
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 102 , Issue 6 , September 2022 , pp. 425 - 434
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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