Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate

Udgivelsesdato: October 2005 The balance of evidence strongly indicates that the ecological repercussions of climatic changes are already apparent in the dynamics of animal and plant populations throughout terrestrial, marine, and aquatic ecosystems. However, while considerable progress has been mad...

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Published in:Ecology
Main Authors: Forchhammer, Mads Cedergreen, Post, Eric, Berg, Thomas B. G., Høye, Toke Thomas, Schmidt, Niels Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/localscale-and-shortterm-herbivoreplant-spatial-dynamics-reflect-influences-of-largescale-climate(1b9a8dc0-74c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50).html
https://doi.org/10.1890/04-1281
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spelling ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/1b9a8dc0-74c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50 2024-05-19T07:36:11+00:00 Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate Forchhammer, Mads Cedergreen Post, Eric Berg, Thomas B. G. Høye, Toke Thomas Schmidt, Niels Martin 2005 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/localscale-and-shortterm-herbivoreplant-spatial-dynamics-reflect-influences-of-largescale-climate(1b9a8dc0-74c3-11db-bee9-02004c4f4f50).html https://doi.org/10.1890/04-1281 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Forchhammer , M C , Post , E , Berg , T B G , Høye , T T & Schmidt , N M 2005 , ' Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate ' , Ecology , vol. 86 , no. 10 , pp. 2644-2651 . https://doi.org/10.1890/04-1281 article 2005 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1890/04-1281 2024-04-25T00:45:00Z Udgivelsesdato: October 2005 The balance of evidence strongly indicates that the ecological repercussions of climatic changes are already apparent in the dynamics of animal and plant populations throughout terrestrial, marine, and aquatic ecosystems. However, while considerable progress has been made in quantifying effects of such climate change on spatiotemporal shifts in distribution, density, and phenology, subtle effects such as intra-annual variation in behavior have been ignored. Yet individual-based assessments of short-term dynamics of species interactions may be critical to improving our understanding of the implications of climate change for population and community dynamics. Using comprehensive, spatially replicated data on seasonal plant growth dynamics and seasonal distribution of muskoxen over a seven-year period, we show that interannual variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation affect the seasonal spatial dynamics of plant growth and, thereby, the seasonal spatial dynamics and social organization of muskoxen. Our results demonstrate a clear role of large-scale climate in the short-term trophic dynamics of this simple, arctic community. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation University of Copenhagen: Research Ecology 86 10 2644 2651
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description Udgivelsesdato: October 2005 The balance of evidence strongly indicates that the ecological repercussions of climatic changes are already apparent in the dynamics of animal and plant populations throughout terrestrial, marine, and aquatic ecosystems. However, while considerable progress has been made in quantifying effects of such climate change on spatiotemporal shifts in distribution, density, and phenology, subtle effects such as intra-annual variation in behavior have been ignored. Yet individual-based assessments of short-term dynamics of species interactions may be critical to improving our understanding of the implications of climate change for population and community dynamics. Using comprehensive, spatially replicated data on seasonal plant growth dynamics and seasonal distribution of muskoxen over a seven-year period, we show that interannual variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation affect the seasonal spatial dynamics of plant growth and, thereby, the seasonal spatial dynamics and social organization of muskoxen. Our results demonstrate a clear role of large-scale climate in the short-term trophic dynamics of this simple, arctic community.
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author Forchhammer, Mads Cedergreen
Post, Eric
Berg, Thomas B. G.
Høye, Toke Thomas
Schmidt, Niels Martin
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Post, Eric
Berg, Thomas B. G.
Høye, Toke Thomas
Schmidt, Niels Martin
Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate
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Post, Eric
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Høye, Toke Thomas
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title_short Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate
title_full Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate
title_fullStr Local-scale and short-term herbivore-plant spatial dynamics reflect influences of large-scale climate
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