Temperature-induced recruitment pulses of Arctic dwarf shrub communities

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12361" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12361</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12361" target="_blank" >10.1111/1365-2745.12361</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Temperature-induced recruitment pulses of Arctic dwarf shrub communities

Original language description

The effects of climate change on Arctic ecosystems can range between various spatiotemporal scales and may include shifts in population distribution, community composition, plant phenology, primary productivity and species biodiversity. The growth rates and age structure of tundra vegetation as well as its response to temperature variation, however, remain poorly understood because high-resolution data are limited in space and time. Anatomical and morphological stem characteristics were recorded to assess the growth behaviour and age structure of 871 dwarf shrubs from 10 species at 30 sites in coastal East Greenland at 70 degrees N. Recruitment pulses were linked with changes in mean annual and summer temperature back to the 19th century, and a literature review was conducted to place our findings in a pan-Arctic context. Low cambial activity translates into estimated average/maximum plant ages of 59/204years, suggesting relatively small turnover rates and stable community composition. Decade-long changes in the recruitment intensity were found to lag temperature variability by 2 and 6years during warmer and colder periods, respectively (r=0.85(1961-2000 and 1881-1920)).Synthesis. Our results reveal a strong temperature dependency of Arctic dwarf shrub reproduction, a high vulnerability of circumpolar tundra ecosystems to climatic changes, and the ability of evaluating historical vegetation dynamics well beyond the northern treeline. The combined wood anatomical and plant ecological approach, considering insights from micro-sections to community assemblages, indicates that model predictions of rapid tundra expansion (i.e. shrub growth) following intense warming might underestimate plant longevity and persistence but overestimate the sensitivity and reaction time of Arctic vegetation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DG - Atmospheric sciences, meteorology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.20.0248" target="_blank" >EE2.3.20.0248: Building up a multidisciplinary scientific team focused on drought</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Ecology

ISSN

0022-0477

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

103

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

489-501

UT code for WoS article

000350549000020

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84922907570