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Unique responsiveness of angiosperm stomata to elevated CO2 explained by calcium signalling
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Brodribb, TJ and McAdam, SAM, Unique responsiveness of angiosperm stomata to elevated CO2 explained by calcium signalling, PLoS One, 8, (11) Article e82057. ISSN 1932-6203 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Brodribb, McAdam. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082057
Abstract
Angiosperm and conifer tree species respond differently when exposed to elevated CO2, with angiosperms found to dynamically reduce water loss while conifers appear insensitive. Such distinct responses are likely to affect
competition between these tree groups as atmospheric CO2 concentration rises. Seeking the mechanism behind this globally important phenomenon we targeted the Ca2+-dependent signalling pathway, a mediator of stomatal closure in response to elevated CO2, as a possible explanation for the differentiation of stomatal behaviours. Sampling across the diversity of vascular plants including lycophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms we show that only angiosperms possess the stomatal behaviour and prerequisite genetic coding, linked to Ca2+-dependent stomatal signalling. We conclude that the evolution of Ca2+-dependent stomatal signalling gives angiosperms adaptive benefits in terms of highly efficient water use, but that stomatal sensitivity to high CO2 may penalise angiosperm productivity relative to other plant groups in the current era of soaring atmospheric CO2.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | CO2 stomata evolution |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Plant biology |
| Research Field: | Plant physiology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Brodribb, TJ (Professor Tim Brodribb) |
| UTAS Author: | McAdam, SAM (Dr Scott McAdam) |
| ID Code: | 88850 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT100100237) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 39 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2014-02-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-01 |
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