{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7"],"submitter":["Olive I"],"pubmed_abstract":["Ocean acidification is a major threat for marine life but seagrasses are expected to benefit from high CO<sub>2</sub>. In situ (long-term) and transplanted (short-term) plant incubations of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa were performed near and away the influence of volcanic CO<sub>2</sub> vents at Vulcano Island to test the hypothesis of beneficial effects of CO<sub>2</sub> on plant productivity. We relate, for the first time, the expression of photosynthetic, antioxidant and metal detoxification-related genes to net plant productivity (NPP). Results revealed a consistent pattern between gene expression and productivity indicating water origin as the main source of variability. However, the hypothesised beneficial effect of high CO<sub>2</sub> around vents was not supported. We observed a "],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pagination":["42278"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5304229"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Linking gene expression to productivity to unravel long- and short-term responses of seagrasses exposed to CO<sub>2</sub> in volcanic vents."],"pmcid":["PMC5304229"],"pubmed_authors":["Silva J","Procaccini G","Olive I","Costa MM","Santos R","Ruocco M","Lauritano C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Linking gene expression to productivity to unravel long- and short-term responses of seagrasses exposed to CO<sub>2</sub> in volcanic vents.","description":"Ocean acidification is a major threat for marine life but seagrasses are expected to benefit from high CO<sub>2</sub>. In situ (long-term) and transplanted (short-term) plant incubations of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa were performed near and away the influence of volcanic CO<sub>2</sub> vents at Vulcano Island to test the hypothesis of beneficial effects of CO<sub>2</sub> on plant productivity. We relate, for the first time, the expression of photosynthetic, antioxidant and metal detoxification-related genes to net plant productivity (NPP). Results revealed a consistent pattern between gene expression and productivity indicating water origin as the main source of variability. However, the hypothesised beneficial effect of high CO<sub>2</sub> around vents was not supported. We observed a ","dates":{"release":"2017-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2017 Feb","modification":"2026-05-04T12:19:09.669Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:36:21Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5304229","cross_references":{"pubmed":["28205566"],"doi":["10.1038/srep42278"]}}