Ecosystem functioning across the diel cycle in the Anthropocene.
Ecosystem functioning across the diel cycle in the Anthropocene.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2023.08.013
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发表时间:
2023-09
影响因子:
16.8
通讯作者:
D. Cox;K. J. Gaston
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作者:
D. Cox;K. J. Gaston
Given the marked differences in environmental conditions and active biota between daytime and nighttime, it is almost inevitable that ecosystem functioning will also differ. However, understanding of these differences has been hampered due to the challenges of conducting research at night. At the same time, many anthropogenic pressures are most forcefully exerted or have greatest effect during either daytime (e.g., high temperatures, disturbance) or nighttime (e.g., artificial lighting, nights warming faster than days). Here, we explore current understanding of diel (daily) variation in five key ecosystem functions and when during the diel cycle they primarily occur [predation (unclear), herbivory (nighttime), pollination (daytime), seed dispersal (unclear), carbon assimilation (daytime)] and how diel asymmetry in anthropogenic pressures impacts these functions.