Affiliation:
1. Global Change Research of the Czech Academy of Sciences Brno Czech Republic
2. School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute UCC Cork Ireland
3. School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
Abstract
AbstractStomata play a pivotal role in regulating gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere controlling water and carbon cycles. Accordingly, we investigated the impact of ultraviolet‐B radiation, a neglected environmental factor varying with ongoing global change, on stomatal morphology and function by a Comprehensive Meta‐Analysis. The overall UV effect at the leaf level is to decrease stomatal conductance, stomatal aperture and stomatal size, although stomatal density was increased. The significant decline in stomatal conductance is marked (6% in trees and >10% in grasses and herbs) in short‐term experiments, with more modest decreases noted in long‐term UV studies. Short‐term experiments in growth chambers are not representative of long‐term field UV effects on stomatal conductance. Important consequences of altered stomatal function are hypothesized. In the short term, UV‐mediated stomatal closure may reduce carbon uptake but also water loss through transpiration, thereby alleviating deleterious effects of drought. However, in the long term, complex changes in stomatal aperture, size, and density may reduce the carbon sequestration capacity of plants and increase vegetation and land surface temperatures, potentially exacerbating negative effects of drought and/or heatwaves. Therefore, the expected future strength of carbon sink capacity in high‐UV regions is likely overestimated.
Funder
Science Foundation Ireland
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