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Nocturnal plant respiration is under strong non-temperature control

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  • Dan Bruhn

    (Aalborg University)

  • Freya Newman

    (University of Exeter)

  • Mathilda Hancock

    (University of Exeter)

  • Peter Povlsen

    (Aalborg University)

  • Martijn Slot

    (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

  • Stephen Sitch

    (University of Exeter)

  • John Drake

    (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry)

  • Graham P. Weedon

    (Met Office)

  • Douglas B. Clark

    (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)

  • Majken Pagter

    (Aalborg University)

  • Richard J. Ellis

    (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)

  • Mark G. Tjoelker

    (Western Sydney University)

  • Kelly M. Andersen

    (Nanyang Technological Institute)

  • Zorayda Restrepo Correa

    (Grupo Servicios ecosistemicos y cambio climático (SECC), Corporación COL-TREE)

  • Patrick C. McGuire

    (University of Reading, Department of Meteorology and National Centre for Atmospheric Science)

  • Lina M. Mercado

    (University of Exeter
    UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)

Abstract

Most biological rates depend on the rate of respiration. Temperature variation is typically considered the main driver of daily plant respiration rates, assuming a constant daily respiration rate at a set temperature. Here, we show empirical data from 31 species from temperate and tropical biomes to demonstrate that the rate of plant respiration at a constant temperature decreases monotonically with time through the night, on average by 25% after 8 h of darkness. Temperature controls less than half of the total nocturnal variation in respiration. A new universal formulation is developed to model and understand nocturnal plant respiration, combining the nocturnal decrease in the rate of plant respiration at constant temperature with the decrease in plant respiration according to the temperature sensitivity. Application of the new formulation shows a global reduction of 4.5 −6 % in plant respiration and an increase of 7-10% in net primary production for the present-day.

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  • Dan Bruhn & Freya Newman & Mathilda Hancock & Peter Povlsen & Martijn Slot & Stephen Sitch & John Drake & Graham P. Weedon & Douglas B. Clark & Majken Pagter & Richard J. Ellis & Mark G. Tjoelker & Ke, 2022. "Nocturnal plant respiration is under strong non-temperature control," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33370-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33370-1
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