Photochemical reflectance index (PRI) for detecting responses of diurnal and seasonal photosynthetic activity to experimental drought and warming in a Mediterranean shrubland

Climatic warming and drying are having profound impacts on terrestrial carbon cycling by altering plant physiological traits and photosynthetic processes, particularly for species in the semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems. More effective methods of remote sensing are needed to accurately assess the...

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Autores: Zhang, Chao|||0000-0001-6009-9450, Filella, Iolanda|||0000-0001-6262-5733, Liu, Daijun|||0000-0002-0993-0832, Ogaya Inurrigarro, Romà|||0000-0003-4927-8479, Llusia, Joan|||0000-0003-0164-2737, Asensio, Dolores|||0000-0002-7622-1200, Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:185590
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/185590
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/rs9111189
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drought
Evergreen
Midday depression
Photochemical reflectance index (PRI)
Photosynthesis
Remote sensing
Warming
Water index (WI)
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Sumario:Climatic warming and drying are having profound impacts on terrestrial carbon cycling by altering plant physiological traits and photosynthetic processes, particularly for species in the semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems. More effective methods of remote sensing are needed to accurately assess the physiological responses and seasonal photosynthetic activities of evergreen species to climate change. We evaluated the stand reflectance in parallel to the diurnal and seasonal changes in gas exchange, fluorescence and water contents of leaves and soil for a Mediterranean evergreen shrub, Erica multiflora, submitted to long-term experimental warming and drought. We also calculated a differential photochemical reflectance index (DPRI, morning PRI subtracted from midday PRI) to assess the diurnal responses of photosynthesis (DA) to warming and drought. The results indicated that the PRI, but not the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), was able to assess the seasonal changes of photosynthesis. Changes in water index (WI) were consistent with seasonal foliar water content (WC). In the warming treatment, DA value was higher than control in winter but DYield was significantly lower in both summer and autumn, demonstrating the positive effect of the warming on the photosynthesis in winter and the negative effect in summer and autumn, i.e., increased photosynthetic midday depression in summer and autumn, when temperatures were much higher than in winter. Drought treatment increased the midday depression of photosynthesis in summer. Importantly, DPRI was significantly correlated with DA both under warming and drought, indicating the applicability of DPRI for tracking the midday depression of photosynthetic processes. Using PRI and DPRI to monitor the variability in photosynthesis could provide a simple method to remotely sense photosynthetic seasonality and midday depression in response to ongoing and future environmental stresses.