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Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun‐induced fluorescence and gross primary production
Author(s) -
Martini David,
Sakowska Karolina,
Wohlfahrt Georg,
PachecoLabrador Javier,
van der Tol Christiaan,
PorcarCastell Albert,
Magney Troy S.,
Carrara Arnaud,
Colombo Roberto,
ElMadany Tarek S.,
GonzalezCascon Rosario,
Martín María Pilar,
Julitta Tommaso,
Moreno Gerardo,
Rascher Uwe,
Reichstein Markus,
Rossini Micol,
Migliavacca Mirco
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.17920
Subject(s) - eddy covariance , primary production , canopy , chlorophyll fluorescence , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , photosynthesis , radiative transfer , chemistry , ecosystem , ecology , physics , optics , biology , biochemistry
Summary Sun‐induced fluorescence in the far‐red region (SIF) is increasingly used as a remote and proximal‐sensing tool capable of tracking vegetation gross primary production (GPP). However, the use of SIF to probe changes in GPP is challenged during extreme climatic events, such as heatwaves. Here, we examined how the 2018 European heatwave (HW) affected the GPP–SIF relationship in evergreen broadleaved trees with a relatively invariant canopy structure. To do so, we combined canopy‐scale SIF measurements, GPP estimated from an eddy covariance tower, and active pulse amplitude modulation fluorescence. The HW caused an inversion of the photosynthesis–fluorescence relationship at both the canopy and leaf scales. The highly nonlinear relationship was strongly shaped by nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ), that is, a dissipation mechanism to protect from the adverse effects of high light intensity. During the extreme heat stress, plants experienced a saturation of NPQ, causing a change in the allocation of energy dissipation pathways towards SIF. Our results show the complex modulation of the NPQ–SIF–GPP relationship at an extreme level of heat stress, which is not completely represented in state‐of‐the‐art coupled radiative transfer and photosynthesis models.