Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology
During spring migration, herbivorous waterfowl breeding in the Arctic depend on peaks in the supply of nitrogen-rich forage plants, following a “green wave” of grass growth along their flyway to fuel migration and reproduction. The effects of climate warming on forage plant growth are expected to be...
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ftknawnlpublic:oai:pure.knaw.nl:publications/1733ee49-987c-4b43-8ac0-a8017fb96e91 2024-05-19T07:33:16+00:00 Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology Lameris, T.K. Jochems, Femke van der Graaf, A.J. Andersson, M. Limpens, J. Nolet, B.A. 2017 application/pdf https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/1733ee49-987c-4b43-8ac0-a8017fb96e91 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2859 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11755/1733ee49-987c-4b43-8ac0-a8017fb96e91 https://pure.knaw.nl/ws/files/4216326/6253_Lameris.pdf https://pure.knaw.nl/ws/files/4073860/6253_Lameris_Online.pdf http://Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology eng eng https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/1733ee49-987c-4b43-8ac0-a8017fb96e91 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lameris , T K , Jochems , F , van der Graaf , A J , Andersson , M , Limpens , J & Nolet , B A 2017 , ' Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology ' , Ecology and Evolution , vol. 7 , no. 8 , pp. 2652-2660 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2859 international /dk/atira/pure/keywords/research_theme/global_environmental_change name=Global environmental change article 2017 ftknawnlpublic https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.285920.500.11755/1733ee49-987c-4b43-8ac0-a8017fb96e91 2024-04-25T00:09:07Z During spring migration, herbivorous waterfowl breeding in the Arctic depend on peaks in the supply of nitrogen-rich forage plants, following a “green wave” of grass growth along their flyway to fuel migration and reproduction. The effects of climate warming on forage plant growth are expected to be larger at the Arctic breeding grounds than in temperate wintering grounds, potentially disrupting this green wave and causing waterfowl to mistime their arrival on the breeding grounds. We studied the potential effect of climate warming on timing of food peaks along the migratory flyway of the Russian population of barnacle geese using a warming experiment with open-top chambers. We measured the effect of 1.0–1.7°C experimental warming on forage plant biomass and nitrogen concentration at three sites along the migratory flyway (temperate wintering site, temperate spring stopover site, and Arctic breeding site) during 2 months for two consecutive years. We found that experimental warming increased biomass accumulation and sped up the decline in nitrogen concentration of forage plants at the Arctic breeding site but not at temperate wintering and stop-over sites. Increasing spring temperatures in the Arctic will thus shorten the food peak of nitrogen-rich forage at the breeding grounds. Our results further suggest an advance of the local food peak in the Arctic under 1–2°C climate warming, which will likely cause migrating geese to mistime their arrival at the breeding grounds, particularly considering the Arctic warms faster than the temperate regions. The combination of a shorter food peak and mistimed arrival is likely to decrease goose reproductive success under climate warming by reducing growth and survival of goslings after hatching. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic KNAW: Research Explorer (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) Ecology and Evolution 7 8 2652 2660 |
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During spring migration, herbivorous waterfowl breeding in the Arctic depend on peaks in the supply of nitrogen-rich forage plants, following a “green wave” of grass growth along their flyway to fuel migration and reproduction. The effects of climate warming on forage plant growth are expected to be larger at the Arctic breeding grounds than in temperate wintering grounds, potentially disrupting this green wave and causing waterfowl to mistime their arrival on the breeding grounds. We studied the potential effect of climate warming on timing of food peaks along the migratory flyway of the Russian population of barnacle geese using a warming experiment with open-top chambers. We measured the effect of 1.0–1.7°C experimental warming on forage plant biomass and nitrogen concentration at three sites along the migratory flyway (temperate wintering site, temperate spring stopover site, and Arctic breeding site) during 2 months for two consecutive years. We found that experimental warming increased biomass accumulation and sped up the decline in nitrogen concentration of forage plants at the Arctic breeding site but not at temperate wintering and stop-over sites. Increasing spring temperatures in the Arctic will thus shorten the food peak of nitrogen-rich forage at the breeding grounds. Our results further suggest an advance of the local food peak in the Arctic under 1–2°C climate warming, which will likely cause migrating geese to mistime their arrival at the breeding grounds, particularly considering the Arctic warms faster than the temperate regions. The combination of a shorter food peak and mistimed arrival is likely to decrease goose reproductive success under climate warming by reducing growth and survival of goslings after hatching. |
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Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology |
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Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology |
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Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology |
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Lameris , T K , Jochems , F , van der Graaf , A J , Andersson , M , Limpens , J & Nolet , B A 2017 , ' Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology ' , Ecology and Evolution , vol. 7 , no. 8 , pp. 2652-2660 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2859 |
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