Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs
Evergreen plants growing at high latitudes or high elevations may experience freezing events in their photosynthetic tissues. Freezing events can have physical and physiological effects on the leaves which alter leaf optical properties affecting remote and proximal sensing parameters. We froze leave...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/346702 2024-01-07T09:41:53+01:00 Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs Solanki, Twinkle García-Plazaola, José Ignacio Robson, T Matthew Fernandez-Marin, Beatriz Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme Biosciences Canopy Spectral Ecology and Ecophysiology Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences 2022-08-04T22:10:11Z 13 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/346702 eng eng Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1007/s43630-022-00189-0 Solanki , T , García-Plazaola , J I , Robson , T M & Fernandez-Marin , B 2022 , ' Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs ' , Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences , vol. 21 , pp. 997-1009 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-022-00189-0 ORCID: /0000-0002-8631-796X/work/116877107 ORCID: /0000-0003-1978-1356/work/119159325 5ff67ea7-05fd-4a79-a0f0-974e6527ca45 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/346702 000762160900002 unspecified cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ARCTIC EVERGREENS Extreme climatic events FROST-RESISTANCE Frozen leaves GROWING-SEASON ICE NUCLEATION LEAVES Leaf optical properties Leaf pigments OPTICAL-PROPERTIES PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS Photoprotection SEXUAL REPRODUCTION Spectral reflectance WINTER WARMING EVENTS 11831 Plant biology 1184 Genetics developmental biology physiology Article acceptedVersion publishedVersion 2022 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:15:30Z Evergreen plants growing at high latitudes or high elevations may experience freezing events in their photosynthetic tissues. Freezing events can have physical and physiological effects on the leaves which alter leaf optical properties affecting remote and proximal sensing parameters. We froze leaves of six alpine plant species (Soldanella alpina, Ranunculus kuepferi, Luzula nutans, Gentiana acaulis, Geum montanum, and Centaurea uniflora) and three evergreen forest understorey species (Hepatica nobilis, Fragaria vesca and Oxalis acetosella), and assessed their spectral transmittance and optically measured pigments, as well as photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) as an indicator of freezing damage. Upon freezing, leaves of all the species transmitted more photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and some species had increased ultraviolet-A (UV-A) transmittance. These differences were less pronounced in alpine than in understorey species, which may be related to higher chlorophyll degradation, visible as reduced leaf chlorophyll content upon freezing in the latter species. Among these understorey forbs, the thin leaves of O. acetosella displayed the largest reduction in chlorophyll (−79%). This study provides insights into how freezing changes the leaf optical properties of wild plants which could be used to set a baseline for upscaling optical reflectance data from remote sensing. Changes in leaf transmittance may also serve to indicate photosynthetic sufficiency and physiological tolerance of freezing events, but experimental research is required to establish this functional association. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Arctic Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 21 6 997 1009 |
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ARCTIC EVERGREENS Extreme climatic events FROST-RESISTANCE Frozen leaves GROWING-SEASON ICE NUCLEATION LEAVES Leaf optical properties Leaf pigments OPTICAL-PROPERTIES PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS Photoprotection SEXUAL REPRODUCTION Spectral reflectance WINTER WARMING EVENTS 11831 Plant biology 1184 Genetics developmental biology physiology |
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ARCTIC EVERGREENS Extreme climatic events FROST-RESISTANCE Frozen leaves GROWING-SEASON ICE NUCLEATION LEAVES Leaf optical properties Leaf pigments OPTICAL-PROPERTIES PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS Photoprotection SEXUAL REPRODUCTION Spectral reflectance WINTER WARMING EVENTS 11831 Plant biology 1184 Genetics developmental biology physiology Solanki, Twinkle García-Plazaola, José Ignacio Robson, T Matthew Fernandez-Marin, Beatriz Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs |
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ARCTIC EVERGREENS Extreme climatic events FROST-RESISTANCE Frozen leaves GROWING-SEASON ICE NUCLEATION LEAVES Leaf optical properties Leaf pigments OPTICAL-PROPERTIES PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS Photoprotection SEXUAL REPRODUCTION Spectral reflectance WINTER WARMING EVENTS 11831 Plant biology 1184 Genetics developmental biology physiology |
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Evergreen plants growing at high latitudes or high elevations may experience freezing events in their photosynthetic tissues. Freezing events can have physical and physiological effects on the leaves which alter leaf optical properties affecting remote and proximal sensing parameters. We froze leaves of six alpine plant species (Soldanella alpina, Ranunculus kuepferi, Luzula nutans, Gentiana acaulis, Geum montanum, and Centaurea uniflora) and three evergreen forest understorey species (Hepatica nobilis, Fragaria vesca and Oxalis acetosella), and assessed their spectral transmittance and optically measured pigments, as well as photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) as an indicator of freezing damage. Upon freezing, leaves of all the species transmitted more photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and some species had increased ultraviolet-A (UV-A) transmittance. These differences were less pronounced in alpine than in understorey species, which may be related to higher chlorophyll degradation, visible as reduced leaf chlorophyll content upon freezing in the latter species. Among these understorey forbs, the thin leaves of O. acetosella displayed the largest reduction in chlorophyll (−79%). This study provides insights into how freezing changes the leaf optical properties of wild plants which could be used to set a baseline for upscaling optical reflectance data from remote sensing. Changes in leaf transmittance may also serve to indicate photosynthetic sufficiency and physiological tolerance of freezing events, but experimental research is required to establish this functional association. Peer reviewed |
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Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs |
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Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs |
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Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs |
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freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs |
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10.1007/s43630-022-00189-0 Solanki , T , García-Plazaola , J I , Robson , T M & Fernandez-Marin , B 2022 , ' Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs ' , Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences , vol. 21 , pp. 997-1009 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-022-00189-0 ORCID: /0000-0002-8631-796X/work/116877107 ORCID: /0000-0003-1978-1356/work/119159325 5ff67ea7-05fd-4a79-a0f0-974e6527ca45 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/346702 000762160900002 |
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