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The inorganic carbon fixation patterns ofIsoetes lacustris andLobelia dortmanna from an oligotrophic Scottish loch have been examined by following titratable acidity changes in plant sap and light/dark14CO2 incorporation by roots and shoots. The diurnal pattern of titratable acidity changes inI. lacustris suggests crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) while the lack of any change in titratable acidity inL. dortmanna suggests C3 metabolism. Of the carbon fixed byL. dortmanna, 99.9% was taken up through the roots and fixation occurred primarily during the day. InIsoetes, CO2 was taken up by both roots and shoots and during both day and night. Regardless of the site of CO2 uptake, fixation occurred only in the shoots of both plants. Analysis of carbon isotope ratios of plant organic material was used to further investigate the photosynthetic mechanisms of these Isoetids. Considering the absence of a nighttime peak in titratable acidity inL. dortmanna, the Δ13C (Δ=δ13C plant-δ13C source) value of the shoots ofL. dortmanna (-14.2‰) is indicative of C3 photosynthesis limited by the rate of CO2 diffusion. The less negative Δ ofI. lacustris (-6.0‰) is consistent with both dark acidification of CAM and CO2 limited C3 photosynthesis. This is in contrast to the terrestrialIsoetes durieui which is shown to have a Δ value which is similar to a terrestrial C3 plant. The carbon fixation patterns of these Isoetids suggest that the CO2 concentration in the loch may be growth limiting, and that root uptake and/or dark acidification are means of optimising CO2 supply. However, in view of the relatively high levels of CO2 in sediment and bulk water, it is suggested that low levels of nutrients may also limit growth in these plants.
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Richardson, K., Griffiths, H., Reed, M.L.et al. Inorganic carbon assimilation in the Isoetids,Isoetes lacustris L. andLobelia dortmanna L..Oecologia61, 115–121 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00379096
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