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The microbiotic crust study is among new focuses in investigating on the desertification control. Based on determination of algal crusts with different successive ages (4-, 8-, 17-, 34-, 42-year-old) and unconsolidated sand in the desert area, species composition and clustering analyses were carried out in this study. Results on successional orientation revealed that (1) the abundance of Cyanophyta, specially of Scytonema javanicum gradually decreased; (2) the abundance of Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta and a species of Cyanophyta, Phormidium tenue increased; (3) the biodiversity increased gradually with the community succession; and (4) biomass of microalgae increased at the early stage, but decreased at the later...
The articles in this issue of the Canadian Journal of Botany arose from presentations given at The Fifth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms held from 24 to 28 August 2004 at Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada. They represent the current state of our understanding of CO2-concentrating mechanisms in these organisms and highlight recent molecular, physiological, and ecological advances made in this field of study. The influence of CO2-concentrating mechanisms on global carbon sequestration, species diversity, and population dynamics are also explored.Key words: algae, CO2-concentrating mechanisms, cyanobacteria, photosynthesis.Les articles dans ce numéro de la Revue...
The cycles of the key nutrient elements nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have been massively altered by anthropogenic activities. Thus, it is essential to understand how photosynthetic production across diverse ecosystems is, or is not, limited by N and P. Via a large-scale meta-analysis of experimental enrichments, we show that P limitation is equally strong across these major habitats and that N and P limitation are equivalent within both terrestrial and freshwater systems. Furthermore, simultaneous N and P enrichment produces strongly positive synergistic responses in all three environments. Thus, contrary to some prevailing paradigms, freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems are surprisingly similar in terms...