Bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change
Abstract Ecosystems in the far north, including arctic and boreal biomes, are a globally significant pool of carbon ( C ). Global change is proposed to influence both C uptake and release in these ecosystems, thereby potentially affecting whether they act as C sources or sinks. Bryophytes (i.e., mos...
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crwiley:10.1111/gcb.12175 2024-09-30T14:31:15+00:00 Bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change Lindo, Zoë Nilsson, Marie‐Charlotte Gundale, Michael J. 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12175 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgcb.12175 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.12175 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Global Change Biology volume 19, issue 7, page 2022-2035 ISSN 1354-1013 1365-2486 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12175 2024-09-05T05:08:11Z Abstract Ecosystems in the far north, including arctic and boreal biomes, are a globally significant pool of carbon ( C ). Global change is proposed to influence both C uptake and release in these ecosystems, thereby potentially affecting whether they act as C sources or sinks. Bryophytes (i.e., mosses) serve a variety of key functions in these systems, including their association with nitrogen ( N 2 )‐fixing cyanobacteria, as thermal insulators of the soil, and producers of recalcitrant litter, which have implications for both net primary productivity ( NPP ) and heterotrophic respiration. While ground‐cover bryophytes typically make up a small proportion of the total biomass in northern systems, their combined physical structure and N 2 ‐fixing capabilities facilitate a disproportionally large impact on key processes that control ecosystem C and N cycles. As such, the response of bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations to global change may influence whether and how ecosystem C balances are influenced by global change. Here, we review what is known about their occurrence and N 2 ‐fixing activity, and how bryophyte systems will respond to several key global change factors. We explore the implications these responses may have in determining how global change influences C balances in high northern latitudes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Wiley Online Library Arctic Global Change Biology 19 7 2022 2035 |
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Abstract Ecosystems in the far north, including arctic and boreal biomes, are a globally significant pool of carbon ( C ). Global change is proposed to influence both C uptake and release in these ecosystems, thereby potentially affecting whether they act as C sources or sinks. Bryophytes (i.e., mosses) serve a variety of key functions in these systems, including their association with nitrogen ( N 2 )‐fixing cyanobacteria, as thermal insulators of the soil, and producers of recalcitrant litter, which have implications for both net primary productivity ( NPP ) and heterotrophic respiration. While ground‐cover bryophytes typically make up a small proportion of the total biomass in northern systems, their combined physical structure and N 2 ‐fixing capabilities facilitate a disproportionally large impact on key processes that control ecosystem C and N cycles. As such, the response of bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations to global change may influence whether and how ecosystem C balances are influenced by global change. Here, we review what is known about their occurrence and N 2 ‐fixing activity, and how bryophyte systems will respond to several key global change factors. We explore the implications these responses may have in determining how global change influences C balances in high northern latitudes. |
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Bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change |
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Bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change |
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