Seasonal and diurnal variations of plant isoprenoid emissions from two dominant species in Mediterranean shrubland and forest submitted to experimental drought
Mu, Zhaobin (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Llusià Benet, Joan (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Liu, Daijun (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Ogaya Inurrigarro, Romà (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Asensio, Dolores (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Zhang, Chao (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	We tested the effect of increasing drought conditions in the Mediterranean Basin on isoprenoid emissions for the coming decades by analyzing their effect experimentally on the dominant Mediterranean species Erica multiflora in a Garraf shrubland and Quercus ilex in a Prades forest in Catalonia (Spain). Drought was simulated in Garraf using automatically sliding curtains to decrease the amount of soil moisture by 5% and in Prades by partial rainfall exclusion and runoff exclusion for a 25% decrease. We measured photosynthetic rates (A), stomatal conductance (gs) and rates of isoprenoid emission in the morning and at midday for four seasons and determined the relationship of emission rates with environmental conditions. Terpenes were emitted by both species, but only E. multiflora emitted isoprene. α-Pinene and limonene were the most abundant terpenes. Isoprenoid emissions increased with air temperature and generally decreased as the amount of soil moisture increased. The results of this study suggest that higher isoprenoid emissions can be expected in the warmer and drier conditions predicted for the coming decades in the Mediterranean region.
Grants:	European Commission 610028 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CGL2016-79835-P Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2014/SGR-274
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Mediterranean ecosystems ; Experimental drought ; Seasonal variations ; Diurnal variations ; BVOC emissions ; Isoprenoids ; Erica multiflora ; Quercus ilex
Published in:	Atmospheric environment, Vol. 191 (Oct. 2018) , p. 105-115, ISSN 1352-2310

DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.010

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