Winter warming pulses differently affect plant performance in temperate heathland and grassland communities
Winter warming pulses differently affect plant performance in temperate heathland and grassland communities
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冬季变暖脉冲对温带石南地和草原群落的植物性能产生不同的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s11284-014-1174-x
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Kreyling J
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文献类型:
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作者:
Schürings J;Jentsch A;Kreyling J
Winter air temperature variability is projected to increase in the temperate zone whereas snow cover is projected to decrease, leading to more variable soil temperatures. In a field experiment winter warming pulses were applied and aboveground biomass and root length of four plant species were quantified over two subsequent growing seasons in monocultures and mixtures of two species. The experiment was replicated at two sites, a colder upland site with more snow and a warmer, dryer lowland site. Aboveground biomass ofHolcus lanatusdeclined (−29 %) in the growing season after the warming pulse treatment. Its competitor in the grassland mixture,Plantago lanceolata, profited from this decline by increased biomass production (+18 %). These effects disappeared in the second year. There was a strong decline in biomass forP. lanceolataat the lowland site in the second year. These two species also showed a decline in leaf carbohydrate content during the manipulation. Aboveground productivity and carbohydrate content of the heathland species was not affected by the treatment. The aboveground effects of the treatment did not differ significantly between the two sites, thereby implying some generality for different temperate ecosystems with little and significant amount of snowfall. Root length increased directly after the treatment forH. lanatusand forCalluna vulgariswith a peak at the end of the first growing season. The observed species-specific effects emphasize the ecological importance of winter temperature variability in the temperate zone and appear important for potential shifts in community composition and ecosystem productivity.
影响因子:
1.1
作者:
Kreyling, Juergen;Henry, Hugh A. L.
通讯作者:
Henry, Hugh A. L.
影响因子:
1.5
作者:
J. Kreyling;G. Jurasinski;Kerstin Grant;V. Retzer;A. Jentsch;C. Beierkuhnlein
通讯作者:
C. Beierkuhnlein