Nocturnal plant respiration is under strong non-temperature control

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, Kelly M. Andersen, Zorayda Restrepo Correa, Patrick C. McGuire, Lina M. Mercado*

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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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer5650
TidsskriftNature Communications
Vol/bind13
Udgave nummer1
ISSN2041-1723
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 26 sep. 2022

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
We thank C. Pertoldi for statistical consultancy and C. Duran-Rojas for JULES technical support. L.M.M., F.N. and Z.R.C. acknowledge funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) project (NE/R001928/1, L.M.M., F.N. and Z.R.C.), and L.M.M., F.N. and K.M.A. from (NE/L007223/1, L.M.M., F.N. and K.M.A.) and LMM from (NE/N017951/1, L.M.M.). F.N. acknowledges funding from an internship from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. M.H. was supported by a research experience placement funded by the NERC GW4+Doctoral Training Partnership. G.P.W. was supported by the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme funded by BEIS (GPW). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a ‘Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising’ (where permitted by UKRI, ‘Open Government Licence’ or ‘Creative Commons Attribution No-derivatives (CC BY-ND) licence may be stated instead)’.

Funding Information:
We thank C. Pertoldi for statistical consultancy and C. Duran-Rojas for JULES technical support. L.M.M., F.N. and Z.R.C. acknowledge funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) project (NE/R001928/1, L.M.M., F.N. and Z.R.C.), and L.M.M., F.N. and K.M.A. from (NE/L007223/1, L.M.M., F.N. and K.M.A.) and LMM from (NE/N017951/1, L.M.M.). F.N. acknowledges funding from an internship from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. M.H. was supported by a research experience placement funded by the NERC GW4+Doctoral Training Partnership. G.P.W. was supported by the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme funded by BEIS (GPW). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a ‘Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising’ (where permitted by UKRI, ‘Open Government Licence’ or ‘Creative Commons Attribution No-derivatives (CC BY-ND) licence may be stated instead)’.

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