Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe
ABSTRACT Aim To test whether the onset of spring growth in European shrublands is advanced in response to the warmer conditions projected for the next two decades by climate models, and, if there is a change, whether it differs across Europe. Location The studied sites spanned a broad north–south Eu...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00460.x 2024-09-15T18:04:50+00:00 Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe Prieto, Patricia Peñuelas, Josep Niinemets, Ülo Ogaya, Romà Schmidt, Inger K. Beier, Claus Tietema, Albert Sowerby, Alwyn Emmett, Bridget A. Láng, Edit Kovács Kröel‐Dulay, György Lhotsky, Barbara Cesaraccio, Carla Pellizzaro, Grazia De Dato, Giovanbattista Sirca, Costantino Estiarte, Marc 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00460.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1466-8238.2009.00460.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00460.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Global Ecology and Biogeography volume 18, issue 4, page 473-484 ISSN 1466-822X 1466-8238 journal-article 2009 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00460.x 2024-08-27T04:27:11Z ABSTRACT Aim To test whether the onset of spring growth in European shrublands is advanced in response to the warmer conditions projected for the next two decades by climate models, and, if there is a change, whether it differs across Europe. Location The studied sites spanned a broad north–south European gradient with average annual temperatures (8.2–15.6 °C) and precipitation (511–1427 mm). Methods ‘Bud break’ was monitored in eight shrub and grass species in six European sites under control and experimentally warmer conditions generated by automatic roofs covering vegetation during the night. Results Species responsive to increased temperatures were Vaccinium myrtillus and Empetrum nigrum in Wales, Deschampsia flexuosa in Denmark, Calluna vulgaris in Netherlands, Populus alba in Hungary and Erica multiflora in Spain. Although the acceleration of spring growth was the commonest response to warming treatments, the responses at each site were species specific and year dependent. Under experimental warming 25% of cases exhibited a significantly earlier onset of the growing season and 10% had a significantly delayed onset of vegetative growth. No geographical gradient was detected in the experimental warming effects. However, there was a trend towards a greater dominance of phenological advances with more intense the warming treatments. Above 0.8 °C warming, only advancements were recorded. Main conclusions Our results show that warmer temperatures projected for the next decades have substantial potential effects on the phenology of the spring growth of dominant species in different European shrublands, with a dominant trend towards advancements the more intense the warming is. However, our study also demonstrates the overall difficulties of applying simple predictive relationships to extrapolate the effects of global change on phenology. Various combinations of environmental factors occur concurrently at different European sites and the interactions between different drivers (e.g. water and chilling) can alter ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Empetrum nigrum Wiley Online Library Global Ecology and Biogeography 18 4 473 484 |
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ABSTRACT Aim To test whether the onset of spring growth in European shrublands is advanced in response to the warmer conditions projected for the next two decades by climate models, and, if there is a change, whether it differs across Europe. Location The studied sites spanned a broad north–south European gradient with average annual temperatures (8.2–15.6 °C) and precipitation (511–1427 mm). Methods ‘Bud break’ was monitored in eight shrub and grass species in six European sites under control and experimentally warmer conditions generated by automatic roofs covering vegetation during the night. Results Species responsive to increased temperatures were Vaccinium myrtillus and Empetrum nigrum in Wales, Deschampsia flexuosa in Denmark, Calluna vulgaris in Netherlands, Populus alba in Hungary and Erica multiflora in Spain. Although the acceleration of spring growth was the commonest response to warming treatments, the responses at each site were species specific and year dependent. Under experimental warming 25% of cases exhibited a significantly earlier onset of the growing season and 10% had a significantly delayed onset of vegetative growth. No geographical gradient was detected in the experimental warming effects. However, there was a trend towards a greater dominance of phenological advances with more intense the warming treatments. Above 0.8 °C warming, only advancements were recorded. Main conclusions Our results show that warmer temperatures projected for the next decades have substantial potential effects on the phenology of the spring growth of dominant species in different European shrublands, with a dominant trend towards advancements the more intense the warming is. However, our study also demonstrates the overall difficulties of applying simple predictive relationships to extrapolate the effects of global change on phenology. Various combinations of environmental factors occur concurrently at different European sites and the interactions between different drivers (e.g. water and chilling) can alter ... |
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Prieto, Patricia Peñuelas, Josep Niinemets, Ülo Ogaya, Romà Schmidt, Inger K. Beier, Claus Tietema, Albert Sowerby, Alwyn Emmett, Bridget A. Láng, Edit Kovács Kröel‐Dulay, György Lhotsky, Barbara Cesaraccio, Carla Pellizzaro, Grazia De Dato, Giovanbattista Sirca, Costantino Estiarte, Marc |
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Prieto, Patricia Peñuelas, Josep Niinemets, Ülo Ogaya, Romà Schmidt, Inger K. Beier, Claus Tietema, Albert Sowerby, Alwyn Emmett, Bridget A. Láng, Edit Kovács Kröel‐Dulay, György Lhotsky, Barbara Cesaraccio, Carla Pellizzaro, Grazia De Dato, Giovanbattista Sirca, Costantino Estiarte, Marc Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe |
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Prieto, Patricia Peñuelas, Josep Niinemets, Ülo Ogaya, Romà Schmidt, Inger K. Beier, Claus Tietema, Albert Sowerby, Alwyn Emmett, Bridget A. Láng, Edit Kovács Kröel‐Dulay, György Lhotsky, Barbara Cesaraccio, Carla Pellizzaro, Grazia De Dato, Giovanbattista Sirca, Costantino Estiarte, Marc |
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Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe |
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Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe |
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Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe |
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Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species in response to experimental warming along a north–south gradient in Europe |
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