Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems
Abstract Winter climate is expected to change under future climate scenarios, yet the majority of winter ecology research is focused in cold‐climate ecosystems. In many temperate systems, it is unclear how winter climate relates to biotic responses during the growing season. The objective of this st...
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crwiley:10.1890/15-0153.1 2024-10-13T14:05:28+00:00 Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems Ladwig, Laura M. Ratajczak, Zak R. Ocheltree, Troy W. Hafich, Katya A. Churchill, Amber C. Frey, Sarah J. K. Fuss, Colin B. Kazanski, Clare E. Muñoz, Juan D. Petrie, Matthew D. Reinmann, Andrew B. Smith, Jane G. University of New Mexico National Science Foundation 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-0153.1 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1890%2F15-0153.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/15-0153.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1890/15-0153.1 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1890/15-0153.1 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/15-0153.1 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecology volume 97, issue 2, page 372-382 ISSN 0012-9658 1939-9170 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0153.1 2024-09-23T04:36:20Z Abstract Winter climate is expected to change under future climate scenarios, yet the majority of winter ecology research is focused in cold‐climate ecosystems. In many temperate systems, it is unclear how winter climate relates to biotic responses during the growing season. The objective of this study was to examine how winter weather relates to plant and animal communities in a variety of terrestrial ecosystems ranging from warm deserts to alpine tundra. Specifically, we examined the association between winter weather and plant phenology, plant species richness, consumer abundance, and consumer richness in 11 terrestrial ecosystems associated with the U.S. Long‐Term Ecological Research ( LTER ) Network. To varying degrees, winter precipitation and temperature were correlated with all biotic response variables. Bud break was tightly aligned with end of winter temperatures. For half the sites, winter weather was a better predictor of plant species richness than growing season weather. Warmer winters were correlated with lower consumer abundances in both temperate and alpine systems. Our findings suggest winter weather may have a strong influence on biotic activity during the growing season and should be considered in future studies investigating the effects of climate change on both alpine and temperate systems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Tundra Wiley Online Library Arctic Ecology 97 2 372 382 |
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Abstract Winter climate is expected to change under future climate scenarios, yet the majority of winter ecology research is focused in cold‐climate ecosystems. In many temperate systems, it is unclear how winter climate relates to biotic responses during the growing season. The objective of this study was to examine how winter weather relates to plant and animal communities in a variety of terrestrial ecosystems ranging from warm deserts to alpine tundra. Specifically, we examined the association between winter weather and plant phenology, plant species richness, consumer abundance, and consumer richness in 11 terrestrial ecosystems associated with the U.S. Long‐Term Ecological Research ( LTER ) Network. To varying degrees, winter precipitation and temperature were correlated with all biotic response variables. Bud break was tightly aligned with end of winter temperatures. For half the sites, winter weather was a better predictor of plant species richness than growing season weather. Warmer winters were correlated with lower consumer abundances in both temperate and alpine systems. Our findings suggest winter weather may have a strong influence on biotic activity during the growing season and should be considered in future studies investigating the effects of climate change on both alpine and temperate systems. |
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Ladwig, Laura M. Ratajczak, Zak R. Ocheltree, Troy W. Hafich, Katya A. Churchill, Amber C. Frey, Sarah J. K. Fuss, Colin B. Kazanski, Clare E. Muñoz, Juan D. Petrie, Matthew D. Reinmann, Andrew B. Smith, Jane G. |
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Ladwig, Laura M. Ratajczak, Zak R. Ocheltree, Troy W. Hafich, Katya A. Churchill, Amber C. Frey, Sarah J. K. Fuss, Colin B. Kazanski, Clare E. Muñoz, Juan D. Petrie, Matthew D. Reinmann, Andrew B. Smith, Jane G. Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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Ladwig, Laura M. Ratajczak, Zak R. Ocheltree, Troy W. Hafich, Katya A. Churchill, Amber C. Frey, Sarah J. K. Fuss, Colin B. Kazanski, Clare E. Muñoz, Juan D. Petrie, Matthew D. Reinmann, Andrew B. Smith, Jane G. |
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Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems |
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