Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists
ABSTRACTArthropods at high latitudes and elevations are likely to be vulnerable to effects from climate change such as increased temperatures and shifting vegetation boundaries. Though range shifts northwards and upslope have been reported for many arthropod taxa in temperate latitudes, baseline dat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8f312fe7bb954405a44cf79c150f9b3d 2024-01-28T10:01:48+01:00 Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists Adam Haberski Jessica Rykken Derek S. Sikes 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2023.2178149 https://doaj.org/article/8f312fe7bb954405a44cf79c150f9b3d EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2023.2178149 https://doaj.org/toc/1523-0430 https://doaj.org/toc/1938-4246 doi:10.1080/15230430.2023.2178149 1938-4246 1523-0430 https://doaj.org/article/8f312fe7bb954405a44cf79c150f9b3d Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol 55, Iss 1 (2023) Pollinators insects elevation tundra climate change Environmental sciences GE1-350 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2023.2178149 2023-12-31T01:42:29Z ABSTRACTArthropods at high latitudes and elevations are likely to be vulnerable to effects from climate change such as increased temperatures and shifting vegetation boundaries. Though range shifts northwards and upslope have been reported for many arthropod taxa in temperate latitudes, baseline data needed to track such changes are scarce at northern latitudes. We investigated the influence of climate and vegetation cover on the abundance, diversity, and species composition of pollinators and epigeic arthropods along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. We compared arthropods across three habitat types: low-elevation forest, mid-elevation shrubs, and high-elevation tundra along five replicate transects over three years. We collected 35,473 arthropods representing 510 species. Arthropod communities differed distinctly across the three habitat types, with tundra having the highest number of strong indicators and unique species. Elevation, air temperature, and vegetation structure were strong drivers for the ordination of sites. As treeline and shrubline shift upslope with climate change, we predict that distributions of some arthropods will shift to track these habitat boundaries and that tundra-associated arthropods will be most vulnerable as their habitat shrinks. Long-term monitoring of arthropods along elevation gradients at northern latitudes is needed to detect such declines. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Tundra Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 55 1 |
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ABSTRACTArthropods at high latitudes and elevations are likely to be vulnerable to effects from climate change such as increased temperatures and shifting vegetation boundaries. Though range shifts northwards and upslope have been reported for many arthropod taxa in temperate latitudes, baseline data needed to track such changes are scarce at northern latitudes. We investigated the influence of climate and vegetation cover on the abundance, diversity, and species composition of pollinators and epigeic arthropods along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. We compared arthropods across three habitat types: low-elevation forest, mid-elevation shrubs, and high-elevation tundra along five replicate transects over three years. We collected 35,473 arthropods representing 510 species. Arthropod communities differed distinctly across the three habitat types, with tundra having the highest number of strong indicators and unique species. Elevation, air temperature, and vegetation structure were strong drivers for the ordination of sites. As treeline and shrubline shift upslope with climate change, we predict that distributions of some arthropods will shift to track these habitat boundaries and that tundra-associated arthropods will be most vulnerable as their habitat shrinks. Long-term monitoring of arthropods along elevation gradients at northern latitudes is needed to detect such declines. |
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Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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Arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: Rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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arthropod communities along an elevation gradient in denali national park and preserve, alaska: rapidly shrinking tundra hosts a unique assemblage of specialists |
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