Tag: global warming

community ecology

Faster population growth under warming increases changes of pest outbreaks despite increased predation by ladybirds

Yang Wang, Coline C. Jaworski, Hongyuan Zi, Nicolas Desneux, Julian Chen, Xiaoling Tan This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Climate warming is affecting species interactions in various ways, including by shifting the timing of species activity or changing the strength and nature of interactions. This can disrupt the regulation of crop pest populations by … Continue reading Faster population growth under warming increases changes of pest outbreaks despite increased predation by ladybirds

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ecosystems ecology

Carbon sink function of peatlands under global change

Yu Gong, Jianghua Wu, Nigel Roulet, Thuong Ba Le, Chen Ye, Quanfa Zhang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Peatlands, which contain about one third of the global soil carbon stock, are essential carbon sinks. Their net carbon uptake is equivalent to ~1% of human fossil fuel emissions or 3-10% of the current net … Continue reading Carbon sink function of peatlands under global change

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animal physiological ecology

Warming undermines emergence success in a threatened alpine stonefly: A multi-trait perspective on vulnerability to climate change

Alisha A. Shah, Scott Hotaling, Anthony B. Lapsansky, Rachel L. Malison, Jackson H. Birrell, Tylor Keeley, J. Joseph Giersch, Lusha M. Tronstad, H. Arthur Woods This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. In high mountain regions worldwide, climate change is causing rapid recession of glaciers. Downstream, these changes are altering patterns of water flow and … Continue reading Warming undermines emergence success in a threatened alpine stonefly: A multi-trait perspective on vulnerability to climate change

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community ecology

How nitrogen fertilization and warming affect functional traits and taxonomic diversity of soil nematodes

Weichen Hou, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yanwen Qi, Xiang Liu, Hui Zhang, Shurong Zhou This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Nitrogen (N) fertilization and warming are two crucial global change factors affecting soil nematode communities. The effects of N fertilization and warming on nematode communities in soils appear inconsistent across ecosystems and maybe even have opposite … Continue reading How nitrogen fertilization and warming affect functional traits and taxonomic diversity of soil nematodes

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behavioural ecology

Female mate preferences of tropical butterflies are learned and become maladaptive when temperature increases

Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Doriane Muller, Bertanne Visser, Arthur Timmermans, Lidwine Colonval, Fabrice Jan, Michel Crucifix, Caroline M. Nieberding This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Learning is increasingly acknowledged to allow short-lived, non-social animals, such as butterflies, to change their behaviour after an experience with their environment. While learning is usually assumed to increase adaptation in … Continue reading Female mate preferences of tropical butterflies are learned and become maladaptive when temperature increases

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ecosystems ecology

Blue Carbon and Global Climate Change

Shaopan Xia, Zhaoliang Song, Weiqi Wang, Yaran Fan, Laodong Guo, Lukas Van Zwieten, Iain P. Hartley, Yin Fang, Yidong Wang, Zhenqing Zhang, Cong-Qiang Liu, Hailong Wang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. At present, global warming is the major environmental problem. Soils store 1500 gigatons (Gt) of organic carbon in the upper one meter … Continue reading Blue Carbon and Global Climate Change

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ecosystems ecology

Multidimensional change of biodiversity and ecosystem functions

Guiyao Zhou, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Shengen Liu, Hang-Wei Hu, Ji-Zheng He, Xinxin Wang, Zheng Jiang, Xuhui Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Mediterranean forests are one of the most important global hotspots of biodiversity, and are critical for supporting ecosystem function and climate change mitigation. Over the past decades, these forests … Continue reading Multidimensional change of biodiversity and ecosystem functions

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community ecology

The future of Alpine meadows: Can we predict winners and losers in a warmer climate?

Kristiina Visakorpi, Sebastián Block, Loïc Pellissier, Jonathan M. Levine, Jake Alexander This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Plant species growing at high altitudes have adapted to cooler temperatures, shorter summers and less competition from the surrounding vegetation. With climate change, the high elevation environment will increasingly resemble that found at lower elevations today: temperatures … Continue reading The future of Alpine meadows: Can we predict winners and losers in a warmer climate?

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community ecology

Changing plant species composition and richness benefit soil carbon sequestration under climate warming

Yingjie Yan, Shuli Niu, Yicheng He, Song Wang, Lei Song, Jinlong Peng, Xinli Chen, Quan Quan, Cheng Meng, Qingping Zhou, Jinsong Wang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Soils store the majority of the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C), which is approximately three times larger than the amount of C in the atmosphere. Thus, … Continue reading Changing plant species composition and richness benefit soil carbon sequestration under climate warming

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Fire as a dynamic ecological and evolutionary force

Wildfire shapes future forests through impacts on root-associated fungi

Rebecca E. Hewitt, Nicola J. Day, M. Rae DeVan, D. Lee Taylor This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology review article which can be found here. In the boreal forest wildfire activity is increasing with strong effects on both the types of forests that regenerate and on ecosystem function. Wildfires alter the soil environment and the vegetation, which are both key to … Continue reading Wildfire shapes future forests through impacts on root-associated fungi

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