Plant morphology and seed germination responses of seagrass (Zostera japonica) to water depth and light availability in Ailian Bay, northern China

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105082

	Plant morphology and seed germination responses of seagrass (Zostera japonica) to water depth and light availability in Ailian Bay, northern China
	Zhang, Xiaomei1,2,3,4 ; Zhou, Yi1,2,3,4 ; Adams, Matthew P.5,6; Wang, Feng1,7 ; Xu, Shaochun1,7 ; Wang, Pengmei1,7 ; Liu, Peng 1,7; Liu, Xujia 1,7; Yue, Shidong 1,7
	2020-12-01
发表期刊	MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN	0141-1136
卷号	162 页码:13
通讯作者	Zhou, Yi(yizhou@qdio.ac.cn)
摘要	Poor water quality and light reduction owing to anthropogenic impacts are the most widespread causes behind marine submerged angiosperm (seagrass) declines, worldwide. Seagrasses could respond to sustained environ-mental stresses, such as increasing water depth and light reduction, through morphological changes, particularly shoot density and/or biomass reductions. The seagrass Zostera japonica Asch. and Graebn. has been introduced to the Pacific Coast of North America, but it is widely threatened in its native northwestern Pacific Coast range alongside the east coast of China. The main aims of this study were to determine: 1) the depth limit of Z. japonica growth in its native range, and 2) how light availability affects the growth and recruitment of Z. japonica. To achieve these aims, we investigated the temporal responses of Z. japonica shoots and seeds from an intertidal donor site, Swan Lake, to light availability at water depths ranging from 1 to 6 m using in situ suspended cultures deployed in the experimental site, Ailian Bay, off the coast of Weihai City, China. The results showed that the transplanted Z. japonica shoots and seeds could survive for the duration of their annual growth cycle, permanently underwater, at a depth <= 2 m. There was a significant inverse relationship between water depth and time to complete shoot loss, despite temporally varying water clarity levels. Due to the local turbidity of the waters in Ailian Bay, a depth of 2 m yielded sufficient light deprivation (5%-37% surface irradiance) to negatively affect the seagrass shoot density. Our results suggest that this intertidal species can potentially persist in shallow subtidal areas following transplantation with shoots and seeds. The findings may also serve as useful information for local seagrass distribution limits, and will facilitate their habitat establishment and restoration efforts.
关键词	Seagrass Depth limit Light requirement Response Growth cycle Seedling recruitment Methodology In situ culture experiment Restoration
DOI	10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105082
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Key R&D Program of China[2019YFD0901300] ; National Science & Technology Basic Work Program[2015FY110600] ; Key Research Project of Frontier Sciences of CAS[QYZDB-SSW-DQC041-1] ; CPSF-CAS Joint Foundation for Excellent Postdoctoral Fellows[2016LH0032] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2016M600562] ; Key Research and Development Project of Shandong Province[2017GHY15111] ; Taishan Scholars Program (Distinguished Taishan Scholars) ; 2017 Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Toxicology
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Toxicology
WOS记录号	WOS:000591269700001
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
引用统计	被引频次：9[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/169412
专题	海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室
通讯作者	Zhou, Yi
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266237, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Engn Lab Marine Ranching, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 5.Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Math Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia 6.Univ Queensland, Sch Chem Engn, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia 7.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室; 中国科学院海洋研究所
通讯作者单位	海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室; 中国科学院海洋研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Xiaomei,Zhou, Yi,Adams, Matthew P.,et al. Plant morphology and seed germination responses of seagrass (Zostera japonica) to water depth and light availability in Ailian Bay, northern China[J]. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,2020,162:13.
APA	Zhang, Xiaomei.,Zhou, Yi.,Adams, Matthew P..,Wang, Feng.,Xu, Shaochun.,...&Yue, Shidong.(2020).Plant morphology and seed germination responses of seagrass (Zostera japonica) to water depth and light availability in Ailian Bay, northern China.MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,162,13.
MLA	Zhang, Xiaomei,et al."Plant morphology and seed germination responses of seagrass (Zostera japonica) to water depth and light availability in Ailian Bay, northern China".MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 162(2020):13.

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