Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
1. Global warming is predicted to significantly alter species physiology, biotic interactions and thus ecosystem functioning, as a consequence of coexisting species exhibiting a wide range of thermal sensitivities. There is, however, a dearth of research examining warming impacts on natural communit...
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ftinraparis:oai:prodinra.inra.fr:430150 2023-05-15T15:13:25+02:00 Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment Robinson, Sinikka I. McLaughlin, Órla B. Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís O'Gorman, Eoin J. 2018 application/pdf http://prodinra.inra.fr/ft/0BCA50B9-68B2-4A71-B0D3-8465A768CE67 http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/430150 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798 eng eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Journal of Animal Ecology 3 (87), 634-646. (2018) Biodiversité et Ecologie Biodiversity and Ecology Arctic;climate change;Hengill;invertebrate community;natural experiment;pitfall;soil temperature;vegetation ARTICLE 2018 ftinraparis https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798 2018-06-05T22:24:39Z 1. Global warming is predicted to significantly alter species physiology, biotic interactions and thus ecosystem functioning, as a consequence of coexisting species exhibiting a wide range of thermal sensitivities. There is, however, a dearth of research examining warming impacts on natural communities. 2. Here, we used a natural warming experiment in Iceland to investigate the changes in above-ground terrestrial plant and invertebrate communities along a soil temperature gradient (10°C-30°C). 3. The α-diversity of plants and invertebrates decreased with increasing soil temperature, driven by decreasing plant species richness and increasing dominance of certain invertebrate species in warmer habitats. There was also greater species turnover in both plant and invertebrate communities with increasing pairwise temperature difference between sites. There was no effect of temperature on percentage cover of vegetation at the community level, driven by contrasting effects at the population level. 4. There was a reduction in the mean body mass and an increase in the total abundance of the invertebrate community, resulting in no overall change in community biomass. There were contrasting effects of temperature on the population abundance of various invertebrate species, which could be explained by differential thermal tolerances and metabolic requirements, or may have been mediated by changes in plant community composition. 5. Our study provides an important baseline from which the effect of changing environmental conditions on terrestrial communities can be tracked. It also contributes to our understanding of why community-level studies of warming impacts are imperative if we are to disentangle the contrasting thermal responses of individual populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming Iceland Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique: ProdINRA Arctic Hengill ENVELOPE(-21.306,-21.306,64.078,64.078) Journal of Animal Ecology 87 3 634 646 |
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Biodiversité et Ecologie Biodiversity and Ecology Arctic;climate change;Hengill;invertebrate community;natural experiment;pitfall;soil temperature;vegetation Robinson, Sinikka I. McLaughlin, Órla B. Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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1. Global warming is predicted to significantly alter species physiology, biotic interactions and thus ecosystem functioning, as a consequence of coexisting species exhibiting a wide range of thermal sensitivities. There is, however, a dearth of research examining warming impacts on natural communities. 2. Here, we used a natural warming experiment in Iceland to investigate the changes in above-ground terrestrial plant and invertebrate communities along a soil temperature gradient (10°C-30°C). 3. The α-diversity of plants and invertebrates decreased with increasing soil temperature, driven by decreasing plant species richness and increasing dominance of certain invertebrate species in warmer habitats. There was also greater species turnover in both plant and invertebrate communities with increasing pairwise temperature difference between sites. There was no effect of temperature on percentage cover of vegetation at the community level, driven by contrasting effects at the population level. 4. There was a reduction in the mean body mass and an increase in the total abundance of the invertebrate community, resulting in no overall change in community biomass. There were contrasting effects of temperature on the population abundance of various invertebrate species, which could be explained by differential thermal tolerances and metabolic requirements, or may have been mediated by changes in plant community composition. 5. Our study provides an important baseline from which the effect of changing environmental conditions on terrestrial communities can be tracked. It also contributes to our understanding of why community-level studies of warming impacts are imperative if we are to disentangle the contrasting thermal responses of individual populations. |
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O'Gorman, Eoin J. |
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Robinson, Sinikka I. McLaughlin, Órla B. Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís |
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Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment |
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