Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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 examini...

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Published in:Journal of Animal Ecology
Main Authors: Robinson, Sinikka I., McLaughlin, Órla B., Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís, O'Gorman, Eoin J.
Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1008
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798
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spelling ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/1008 2023-05-15T15:14:18+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. Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2018-02-13 634-646 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1008 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798 en eng Wiley Journal of Animal Ecology;87(3) Robinson, S. I., McLaughlin, Ó. B., Marteinsdóttir, B., & O'Gorman, E. J. (2018). Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(3), 634-646. doi:doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12798 0021-8790 1365-2656 (eISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1008 Journal of Animal Ecology doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12798 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Arctic Climate change Hengill Invertebrate community Natural experiment Pitfall Soil temperature Vegetation Norður-heimskautið Loftslagsbreytingar Vistkerfi Gróðurfar Jarðvegur Jarðvegsfræði Hryggleysingjar info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/1008 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798 2022-11-18T06:51:41Z Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. We acknowledge the funding support of NERC (NE/L011840/1, NE/M020843/1), the British Ecological Society (4009-4884, SR16/1152, 7283/5350), the Royal Society (RG140601), the recruitment fund of the University of Iceland and the Finnish Cultural ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Arctic Hengill ENVELOPE(-21.306,-21.306,64.078,64.078) Journal of Animal Ecology 87 3 634 646
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topic Arctic
Climate change
Hengill
Invertebrate community
Natural experiment
Pitfall
Soil temperature
Vegetation
Norður-heimskautið
Loftslagsbreytingar
Vistkerfi
Gróðurfar
Jarðvegur
Jarðvegsfræði
Hryggleysingjar
spellingShingle Arctic
Climate change
Hengill
Invertebrate community
Natural experiment
Pitfall
Soil temperature
Vegetation
Norður-heimskautið
Loftslagsbreytingar
Vistkerfi
Gróðurfar
Jarðvegur
Jarðvegsfræði
Hryggleysingjar
Robinson, Sinikka I.
McLaughlin, Órla B.
Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís
O'Gorman, Eoin J.
Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
topic_facet Arctic
Climate change
Hengill
Invertebrate community
Natural experiment
Pitfall
Soil temperature
Vegetation
Norður-heimskautið
Loftslagsbreytingar
Vistkerfi
Gróðurfar
Jarðvegur
Jarðvegsfræði
Hryggleysingjar
description Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. We acknowledge the funding support of NERC (NE/L011840/1, NE/M020843/1), the British Ecological Society (4009-4884, SR16/1152, 7283/5350), the Royal Society (RG140601), the recruitment fund of the University of Iceland and the Finnish Cultural ...
author2 Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ)
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI)
Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ)
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI)
Háskóli Íslands
University of Iceland
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Robinson, Sinikka I.
McLaughlin, Órla B.
Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís
O'Gorman, Eoin J.
author_facet Robinson, Sinikka I.
McLaughlin, Órla B.
Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís
O'Gorman, Eoin J.
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title Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
title_short Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
title_full Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
title_fullStr Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
title_full_unstemmed Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
title_sort soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment
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url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1008
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12798
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Climate change
Global warming
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Robinson, S. I., McLaughlin, Ó. B., Marteinsdóttir, B., & O'Gorman, E. J. (2018). Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(3), 634-646. doi:doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12798
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