Needle age and season influence photosynthetic temperature response and total annual carbon uptake in mature Picea mariana trees

Jensen, Anna M.; Warren, Jeffrey; Hanson, Paul J.; Childs, Joanne; Wullschleger, Stan D.

doi:10.1093/aob/mcv115

Title: Needle age and season influence photosynthetic temperature response and total annual carbon uptake in mature Picea mariana trees

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2015 · Annals of Botany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv115 · OSTI ID:1223065

Jensen, Anna M. ^[1]; Warren, Jeffrey ^[1]; Hanson, Paul J. ^[1]; Childs, Joanne ^[1]; Wullschleger, Stan D. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Using seasonal- and cohort-specific photosynthetic temperature response functions, we quantified the physiological significance of maintaining multiple foliar cohorts in mature (~40-45 year old) Picea mariana trees in an ombrotrophic Sphagnum-bog, northern Minnesota, USA. We measured photosynthetic capacity, foliar respiration (Rd), biochemistry and morphology to estimate annual carbon (C) uptake by cohort, season and canopy position. Temperature response of key photosynthetic parameters at 25 C (i.e., light-saturated rate of CO₂ assimilation (Asat), light-saturated rate of Rubisco carboxylation (Vcmax), light-saturated electron transport rate (Jmax)) were clearly dependent on season and were generally less responsive in younger needles. Temperature optimums range between 18.7-23.7, 31.3-38.3 and 28.7-36.7 C for Asat, Vcmax and Jmax respectively. Current-year (Y0) foliage had lower photosynthetic capacities compared to one-year-old (Y1) and two-year-old (Y2) foliage. As Y0 needles matured, values of Asat, Vcmax, Jmax, foliar LMA and nitrogen increased. Values of Vcmax, Jmax and Rd were related to foliar nitrogen but only in the youngest (Y0) cohort. Foliar ontogeny affected photosynthetic capacity more than growth temperature. Morphological and physiological cohort differences were reflected by their annual contribution to modeled C uptake, with a ~36% lower estimated annual C uptake by Y0 needles (LAI 0.52 m²m^-2) compared to Y1&2 cohorts (LAI 0.67 m²m^-2). Collectively, these results illustrate the physiological and ecological significance of characterizing multiple foliar cohorts during bud break and throughout the growth season, and for cumulative C uptake model estimates.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1223065

Journal Information:: Annals of Botany, Journal Name: Annals of Botany Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 116; ISSN 0305-7364

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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