Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains
Climate warming is altering the diversity of plant communities but it remains unknown which species will be lost or gained under warming, especially considering interactions with other factors such as herbivory and nutrient availability. Here, we experimentally test effects of warming, mammalian her...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-139794 2023-10-09T21:56:19+02:00 Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains Kaarlejärvi, Elina Eskelinen, Anu Olofsson, Johan 2017 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-139794 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00554-z eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap Department of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Nature Communications, 2017, 8, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-139794 doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00554-z ISI:000409394000002 Scopus 2-s2.0-85028756008 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ecology Ekologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2017 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00554-z 2023-09-22T13:59:47Z Climate warming is altering the diversity of plant communities but it remains unknown which species will be lost or gained under warming, especially considering interactions with other factors such as herbivory and nutrient availability. Here, we experimentally test effects of warming, mammalian herbivory and fertilization on tundra species richness and investigate how plant functional traits affect losses and gains. We show that herbivory reverses the impact of warming on diversity: in the presence of herbivores warming increases species richness through higher species gains and lower losses, while in the absence of herbivores warming causes higher species losses and thus decreases species richness. Herbivores promote gains of short-statured species under warming, while herbivore removal and fertilization increase losses of short-statured and resource-conservative species through light limitation. Our results demonstrate that both rarity and traits forecast species losses and gains, and mammalian herbivores are essential for preventing trait-dependent extinctions and mitigate diversity loss under warming and eutrophication. Correction: Elina Kaarlejärvi, Anu Eskelinen, Johan Olofsson. Author correction: Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains. Nature Communications (vol 8, 423, 2017). DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-02129-4 Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Eskelinen ENVELOPE(23.600,23.600,67.717,67.717) Kaarlejärvi ENVELOPE(26.050,26.050,66.050,66.050) Nature Communications 8 1 |
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Climate warming is altering the diversity of plant communities but it remains unknown which species will be lost or gained under warming, especially considering interactions with other factors such as herbivory and nutrient availability. Here, we experimentally test effects of warming, mammalian herbivory and fertilization on tundra species richness and investigate how plant functional traits affect losses and gains. We show that herbivory reverses the impact of warming on diversity: in the presence of herbivores warming increases species richness through higher species gains and lower losses, while in the absence of herbivores warming causes higher species losses and thus decreases species richness. Herbivores promote gains of short-statured species under warming, while herbivore removal and fertilization increase losses of short-statured and resource-conservative species through light limitation. Our results demonstrate that both rarity and traits forecast species losses and gains, and mammalian herbivores are essential for preventing trait-dependent extinctions and mitigate diversity loss under warming and eutrophication. Correction: Elina Kaarlejärvi, Anu Eskelinen, Johan Olofsson. Author correction: Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains. Nature Communications (vol 8, 423, 2017). DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-02129-4 |
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Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains |
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Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains |
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Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains |
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Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains |
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Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains |
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