Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
The tundra is warming more rapidly than any other biome on Earth, and the potential ramifications are far-reaching because of global feedback effects between vegetation and climate. A better understanding of how environmental factors shape plant structure and function is crucial for predicting the c...
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The tundra is warming more rapidly than any other biome on Earth, and the potential ramifications are far-reaching because of global feedback effects between vegetation and climate. A better understanding of how environmental factors shape plant structure and function is crucial for predicting the consequences of environmental change for ecosystem functioning. Here we explore the biome-wide relationships between temperature, moisture and seven key plant functional traits both across space and over three decades of warming at 117 tundra locations. Spatial temperature–trait relationships were generally strong but soil moisture had a marked influence on the strength and direction of these relationships, highlighting the potentially important influence of changes in water availability on future trait shifts in tundra plant communities. Community height increased with warming across all sites over the past three decades, but other traits lagged far behind predicted rates of change. Our findings highlight the challenge of using space-for-time substitution to predict the functional consequences of future warming and suggest that functions that are tied closely to plant height will experience the most rapid change. They also reveal the strength with which environmental factors shape biotic communities at the coldest extremes of the planet and will help to improve projections of functional changes in tundra ecosystems with climate warming. |
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Bjorkman, Anne D. Myers-Smith, Isla H. Elmendorf, Sarah C. Normand, Signe Rüger, Nadja Beck, Pieter S. A. Blach-Overgaard, Anne Blok, Daan Cornelissen, J. Hans C. Forbes, Bruce C. Georges, Damien Goetz, Scott J. Guay, Kevin C. Henry, Gregory H. R. Hillerislambers, Janneke Hollister, Robert D. Karger, Dirk N. Kattge, Jen Manning, Peter Prevéy, Janet S. Rixen, Christian Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela Thomas, Haydn J. D. Vellend, Mark Wilmking, Martin Wipf, Sonja Carbognani, Michele Hermanutz, Luise Lévesque, Esther Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A. Spasojevic, Marko J. Tomaselli, Marcello Vowles, Tage Alatalo, Juha M. Alexander, Heather D. Anadon-Rosell, Alba Angers-Blondin, Sandra te Beest, Mariska Berner, Logan Björk, Robert G. Buchwal, Agata Buras, Allan Christie, Katherine Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dullinger, Stefan Elberling, Bo Eskelinen, Anu Frei, Esther R. |
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Anne D. Bjorkman Isla H. Myers-Smith Sarah C. Elmendorf Signe Normand Nadja Rüger Pieter S. A. Beck Anne Blach-Overgaard Daan Blok J. Hans C. Cornelissen Bruce C. Forbes Damien Georges Scott J. Goetz Kevin C. Guay Gregory H. R. Henry Janneke HilleRisLambers Robert D. Hollister Dirk N. Karger Jens Kattge Peter Manning Janet S. Prevéy Christian Rixen Gabriela Schaepman-Strub Haydn J. D. Thomas Mark Vellend Martin Wilmking Sonja Wipf Michele Carbognani Luise Hermanutz Esther Lévesque Ulf Molau Alessandro Petraglia Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia Marko J. Spasojevic Marcello Tomaselli Tage Vowles Juha M. Alatalo Heather D. Alexander Alba Anadon-Rosell Sandra Angers-Blondin Mariska te Beest Logan Berner Robert G. Björk Agata Buchwal Allan Buras Katherine Christie Elisabeth J. Cooper Stefan Dullinger Bo Elberling Anu Eskelinen Esther R. Frei Oriol Grau Paul Grogan Martin Hallinger Karen A. Harper Monique M. P. D. Heijmans James Hudson Karl Hülber Maitane Iturrate-Garcia Colleen M. Iversen Francesca Jaroszynska Jill F. Johnstone Rasmus Halfdan Jørgensen Elina Kaarlejärvi Rebecca Klady Sara Kuleza Aino Kulonen Laurent J. Lamarque Trevor Lantz Chelsea J. Little James D. M. Speed Anders Michelsen Ann Milbau Jacob Nabe-Nielsen Sigrid Schøler Nielsen Josep M. Ninot Steven F. Oberbauer Johan Olofsson Vladimir G. Onipchenko Sabine B. Rumpf Philipp Semenchuk Rohan Shetti Laura Siegwart Collier Lorna E. Street Katharine N. Suding Ken D. Tape Andrew Trant Urs A. Treier Jean-Pierre Tremblay Maxime Tremblay Susanna Venn Stef Weijers Tara Zamin Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe William A. Gould David S. Hik Annika Hofgaard Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir Janet Jorgenson Julia Klein Borgthor Magnusson Craig Tweedie Philip A. Wookey Michael Bahn Benjamin Blonder Peter M. van Bodegom Benjamin Bond-Lamberty Giandiego Campetella Bruno E. L. Cerabolini F. Stuart Chapin III William K. Cornwell Joseph Craine Matteo Dainese Franciska T. de Vries Sandra Díaz Brian J. Enquist Walton Green Ruben Milla Ülo Niinemets Yusuke Onoda Jenny C. Ordoñez Wim A. Ozinga Josep Penuelas Hendrik Poorter Peter Poschlod Peter B. Reich Brody Sandel Brandon Schamp Serge Sheremetev & Evan Weiher |
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ftunivparmairis:oai:air.unipr.it:11381/2851167 2024-04-14T08:20:34+00:00 Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome Anne D. Bjorkman Isla H. Myers-Smith Sarah C. Elmendorf Signe Normand Nadja Rüger Pieter S. A. Beck Anne Blach-Overgaard Daan Blok J. Hans C. Cornelissen Bruce C. Forbes Damien Georges Scott J. Goetz Kevin C. Guay Gregory H. R. Henry Janneke HilleRisLambers Robert D. Hollister Dirk N. Karger Jens Kattge Peter Manning Janet S. Prevéy Christian Rixen Gabriela Schaepman-Strub Haydn J. D. Thomas Mark Vellend Martin Wilmking Sonja Wipf Michele Carbognani Luise Hermanutz Esther Lévesque Ulf Molau Alessandro Petraglia Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia Marko J. Spasojevic Marcello Tomaselli Tage Vowles Juha M. Alatalo Heather D. Alexander Alba Anadon-Rosell Sandra Angers-Blondin Mariska te Beest Logan Berner Robert G. Björk Agata Buchwal Allan Buras Katherine Christie Elisabeth J. Cooper Stefan Dullinger Bo Elberling Anu Eskelinen Esther R. Frei Oriol Grau Paul Grogan Martin Hallinger Karen A. Harper Monique M. P. D. Heijmans James Hudson Karl Hülber Maitane Iturrate-Garcia Colleen M. Iversen Francesca Jaroszynska Jill F. Johnstone Rasmus Halfdan Jørgensen Elina Kaarlejärvi Rebecca Klady Sara Kuleza Aino Kulonen Laurent J. Lamarque Trevor Lantz Chelsea J. Little James D. M. Speed Anders Michelsen Ann Milbau Jacob Nabe-Nielsen Sigrid Schøler Nielsen Josep M. Ninot Steven F. Oberbauer Johan Olofsson Vladimir G. Onipchenko Sabine B. Rumpf Philipp Semenchuk Rohan Shetti Laura Siegwart Collier Lorna E. Street Katharine N. Suding Ken D. Tape Andrew Trant Urs A. Treier Jean-Pierre Tremblay Maxime Tremblay Susanna Venn Stef Weijers Tara Zamin Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe William A. Gould David S. Hik Annika Hofgaard Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir Janet Jorgenson Julia Klein Borgthor Magnusson Craig Tweedie Philip A. Wookey Michael Bahn Benjamin Blonder Peter M. van Bodegom Benjamin Bond-Lamberty Giandiego Campetella Bruno E. L. Cerabolini F. Stuart Chapin III William K. Cornwell Joseph Craine Matteo Dainese Franciska T. de Vries Sandra Díaz Brian J. Enquist Walton Green Ruben Milla Ülo Niinemets Yusuke Onoda Jenny C. Ordoñez Wim A. Ozinga Josep Penuelas Hendrik Poorter Peter Poschlod Peter B. Reich Brody Sandel Brandon Schamp Serge Sheremetev & Evan Weiher Bjorkman, Anne D. Myers-Smith, Isla H. Elmendorf, Sarah C. Normand, Signe Rüger, Nadja Beck, Pieter S. A. Blach-Overgaard, Anne Blok, Daan Cornelissen, J. Hans C. Forbes, Bruce C. Georges, Damien Goetz, Scott J. Guay, Kevin C. Henry, Gregory H. R. Hillerislambers, Janneke Hollister, Robert D. Karger, Dirk N. Kattge, Jen Manning, Peter Prevéy, Janet S. Rixen, Christian Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela Thomas, Haydn J. D. Vellend, Mark Wilmking, Martin Wipf, Sonja Carbognani, Michele Hermanutz, Luise Lévesque, Esther Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A. Spasojevic, Marko J. Tomaselli, Marcello Vowles, Tage Alatalo, Juha M. Alexander, Heather D. Anadon-Rosell, Alba Angers-Blondin, Sandra te Beest, Mariska Berner, Logan Björk, Robert G. Buchwal, Agata Buras, Allan Christie, Katherine Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dullinger, Stefan Elberling, Bo Eskelinen, Anu Frei, Esther R. 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11381/2851167 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0563-7 eng eng Nature Publishing Group info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000446187900037 volume:562 issue:7725 firstpage:57 lastpage:62 numberofpages:6 journal:NATURE http://hdl.handle.net/11381/2851167 doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85054332128 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0563-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivparmairis https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7 2024-03-21T03:35:20Z The tundra is warming more rapidly than any other biome on Earth, and the potential ramifications are far-reaching because of global feedback effects between vegetation and climate. A better understanding of how environmental factors shape plant structure and function is crucial for predicting the consequences of environmental change for ecosystem functioning. Here we explore the biome-wide relationships between temperature, moisture and seven key plant functional traits both across space and over three decades of warming at 117 tundra locations. Spatial temperature–trait relationships were generally strong but soil moisture had a marked influence on the strength and direction of these relationships, highlighting the potentially important influence of changes in water availability on future trait shifts in tundra plant communities. Community height increased with warming across all sites over the past three decades, but other traits lagged far behind predicted rates of change. Our findings highlight the challenge of using space-for-time substitution to predict the functional consequences of future warming and suggest that functions that are tied closely to plant height will experience the most rapid change. They also reveal the strength with which environmental factors shape biotic communities at the coldest extremes of the planet and will help to improve projections of functional changes in tundra ecosystems with climate warming. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Archivio della ricerca dell'Università di Parma (CINECA IRIS) Nature 562 7725 57 62 |