Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic
Abstract Aim: Geomorphological processes profoundly affect plant establishment and distributions, but their influence on functional traits is insufficiently understood. Here, we unveil trait–geomorphology relationships in Arctic plant communities. Location: High-Arctic Svalbard, low-Arctic Greenland...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2022102062668 2023-07-30T04:00:22+02:00 Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic Kemppinen, J. (Julia) Niittynen, P. (Pekka) Happonen, K. (Konsta) le Roux, P. C. (Peter C.) Aalto, J. (Juha) Hjort, J. (Jan) Maliniemi, T. (Tuija) Karjalainen, O. (Olli) Rautakoski, H. (Helena) Luoto, M. (Miska) 2022 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022102062668 eng eng John Wiley & Sons info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2022 The Authors. Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ cryoturbation deflation fluvial processes microclimate plant functional traits solifluction tundra vegetation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:59:56Z Abstract Aim: Geomorphological processes profoundly affect plant establishment and distributions, but their influence on functional traits is insufficiently understood. Here, we unveil trait–geomorphology relationships in Arctic plant communities. Location: High-Arctic Svalbard, low-Arctic Greenland and sub-Arctic Fennoscandia. Time period: 2011– 2018. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We collected field-quantified data on vegetation, geomorphological processes, microclimate and soil properties from 5,280 plots and 200 species across the three Arctic regions. We combined these data with database trait records to relate local plant community trait composition to dominant geomorphological processes of the Arctic, namely cryoturbation, deflation, fluvial processes and solifluction. We investigated the relationship between plant functional traits and geomorphological processes using hierarchical generalized additive modelling. Results: Our results demonstrate that community-level traits are related to geomorphological processes, with cryoturbation most strongly influencing both structural and leaf economic traits. These results were consistent across regions, suggesting a coherent biome- level trait response to geomorphological processes. Main conclusions: The results indicate that geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic. We provide empirical evidence for the existence of generalizable relationships between plant functional traits and geomorphological processes. The results indicate that the relationships are consistent across these three distinct tundra regions and that geomorphological processes should be considered in future investigations of functional traits. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fennoscandia Greenland Svalbard Tundra Jultika - University of Oulu repository Arctic Greenland Svalbard |
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cryoturbation deflation fluvial processes microclimate plant functional traits solifluction tundra vegetation Kemppinen, J. (Julia) Niittynen, P. (Pekka) Happonen, K. (Konsta) le Roux, P. C. (Peter C.) Aalto, J. (Juha) Hjort, J. (Jan) Maliniemi, T. (Tuija) Karjalainen, O. (Olli) Rautakoski, H. (Helena) Luoto, M. (Miska) Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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Abstract Aim: Geomorphological processes profoundly affect plant establishment and distributions, but their influence on functional traits is insufficiently understood. Here, we unveil trait–geomorphology relationships in Arctic plant communities. Location: High-Arctic Svalbard, low-Arctic Greenland and sub-Arctic Fennoscandia. Time period: 2011– 2018. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We collected field-quantified data on vegetation, geomorphological processes, microclimate and soil properties from 5,280 plots and 200 species across the three Arctic regions. We combined these data with database trait records to relate local plant community trait composition to dominant geomorphological processes of the Arctic, namely cryoturbation, deflation, fluvial processes and solifluction. We investigated the relationship between plant functional traits and geomorphological processes using hierarchical generalized additive modelling. Results: Our results demonstrate that community-level traits are related to geomorphological processes, with cryoturbation most strongly influencing both structural and leaf economic traits. These results were consistent across regions, suggesting a coherent biome- level trait response to geomorphological processes. Main conclusions: The results indicate that geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic. We provide empirical evidence for the existence of generalizable relationships between plant functional traits and geomorphological processes. The results indicate that the relationships are consistent across these three distinct tundra regions and that geomorphological processes should be considered in future investigations of functional traits. |
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Kemppinen, J. (Julia) Niittynen, P. (Pekka) Happonen, K. (Konsta) le Roux, P. C. (Peter C.) Aalto, J. (Juha) Hjort, J. (Jan) Maliniemi, T. (Tuija) Karjalainen, O. (Olli) Rautakoski, H. (Helena) Luoto, M. (Miska) |
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Kemppinen, J. (Julia) Niittynen, P. (Pekka) Happonen, K. (Konsta) le Roux, P. C. (Peter C.) Aalto, J. (Juha) Hjort, J. (Jan) Maliniemi, T. (Tuija) Karjalainen, O. (Olli) Rautakoski, H. (Helena) Luoto, M. (Miska) |
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Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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Geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the Arctic |
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geomorphological processes shape plant community traits in the arctic |
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John Wiley & Sons |
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2022 |
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Arctic Greenland Svalbard |
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Arctic Fennoscandia Greenland Svalbard Tundra |
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Arctic Fennoscandia Greenland Svalbard Tundra |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2022 The Authors. Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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