Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales
Summary Changing temperature regimes and precipitation patterns in the Subarctic will impact on vegetation composition and diversity including those of bryophyte and lichen communities, which are major drivers of high‐latitude carbon and nutrient cycling and hydrology. We investigated the relative i...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01472.x 2024-06-02T08:12:13+00:00 Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales Lang, Simone I. Cornelissen, Johannes H. C. Hölzer, Adam Ter Braak, Cajo J. F. Ahrens, Matthias Callaghan, Terry V. Aerts, Rien 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01472.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2745.2008.01472.x https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01472.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Ecology volume 97, issue 2, page 299-310 ISSN 0022-0477 1365-2745 journal-article 2009 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01472.x 2024-05-03T11:52:33Z Summary Changing temperature regimes and precipitation patterns in the Subarctic will impact on vegetation composition and diversity including those of bryophyte and lichen communities, which are major drivers of high‐latitude carbon and nutrient cycling and hydrology. We investigated the relative importance of such impacts at different temporal, spatial and plant functional scales in subarctic Sphagnum fuscum ‐dominated peatlands, comprising both an in situ warming experiment and natural climatic and topographic gradients in northern Sweden and Norway. We applied multivariate analyses to investigate the relationships among cryptogam and vascular plant species composition and abiotic (temperature, moisture) and biotic ( Sphagnum growth) regimes at various scales. At the short‐term temporal scale (4‐year warming experiment), increased temperature yielded no clear effect on cryptogam or vascular plant species composition. Spatially, direct effects of temperature were decisive for overall species composition across regions (macro‐scale) rather than within one region (meso‐scale). Moisture and Sphagnum growth were drivers of species composition at all spatial scales, and Sphagnum growth itself depended on its position on the microtopographic gradient and on temperature. Grouping of bryophytes and lichens at increasing scales of functional aggregation from species, growth form to the major higher taxon level ( Sphagnum , other mosses, liverworts, lichens) revealed mostly increasing correlation with climate regimes and Sphagnum growth. Excluding liverworts from the analysis tended to reduce the correlation. Abundances of lichens, liverworts, non‐ Sphagnum mosses and (to a lesser degree) vascular plants were negatively related to Sphagnum abundance. Few cryptogam and vascular plant species showed a positive relationship with Sphagnum abundance. Correspondingly, cryptogam species richness and Shannon Index on peatlands strongly declined as Sphagnum abundance increased, while indices for vascular plants showed no ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Subarctic Wiley Online Library Norway Journal of Ecology 97 2 299 310 |
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Summary Changing temperature regimes and precipitation patterns in the Subarctic will impact on vegetation composition and diversity including those of bryophyte and lichen communities, which are major drivers of high‐latitude carbon and nutrient cycling and hydrology. We investigated the relative importance of such impacts at different temporal, spatial and plant functional scales in subarctic Sphagnum fuscum ‐dominated peatlands, comprising both an in situ warming experiment and natural climatic and topographic gradients in northern Sweden and Norway. We applied multivariate analyses to investigate the relationships among cryptogam and vascular plant species composition and abiotic (temperature, moisture) and biotic ( Sphagnum growth) regimes at various scales. At the short‐term temporal scale (4‐year warming experiment), increased temperature yielded no clear effect on cryptogam or vascular plant species composition. Spatially, direct effects of temperature were decisive for overall species composition across regions (macro‐scale) rather than within one region (meso‐scale). Moisture and Sphagnum growth were drivers of species composition at all spatial scales, and Sphagnum growth itself depended on its position on the microtopographic gradient and on temperature. Grouping of bryophytes and lichens at increasing scales of functional aggregation from species, growth form to the major higher taxon level ( Sphagnum , other mosses, liverworts, lichens) revealed mostly increasing correlation with climate regimes and Sphagnum growth. Excluding liverworts from the analysis tended to reduce the correlation. Abundances of lichens, liverworts, non‐ Sphagnum mosses and (to a lesser degree) vascular plants were negatively related to Sphagnum abundance. Few cryptogam and vascular plant species showed a positive relationship with Sphagnum abundance. Correspondingly, cryptogam species richness and Shannon Index on peatlands strongly declined as Sphagnum abundance increased, while indices for vascular plants showed no ... |
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Lang, Simone I. Cornelissen, Johannes H. C. Hölzer, Adam Ter Braak, Cajo J. F. Ahrens, Matthias Callaghan, Terry V. Aerts, Rien Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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Lang, Simone I. Cornelissen, Johannes H. C. Hölzer, Adam Ter Braak, Cajo J. F. Ahrens, Matthias Callaghan, Terry V. Aerts, Rien |
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Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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Determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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determinants of cryptogam composition and diversity in sphagnum‐dominated peatlands: the importance of temporal, spatial and functional scales |
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