Fire, climate and biotic interactions shape diversity patterns along an Afrotropical elevation gradient

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F22%3A00558641" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/22:00558641 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60076658:12310/22:43904760 RIV/61989592:15310/22:73615873 RIV/60460709:41320/22:93018

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14378" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14378</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14378" target="_blank" >10.1111/jbi.14378</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Fire, climate and biotic interactions shape diversity patterns along an Afrotropical elevation gradient

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Untangling multiple drivers influencing biodiversity along elevation gradients is necessary for predicting the consequences of climate change on mountain communities. We examine the direct and indirect effects of macroclimate, edaphic conditions, fire frequency and putative biotic interactions on species richness and abundance of co‐occurring primary producers on Mount Cameroon. Vascular plant diversity peaked at mid-elevation and emerged from the combined effects of intermediate levels of energy, total above-ground standing biomass, fire frequency, guild abundances and edaphic conditions. Bryophyte–lichen diversity increased monotonically towards high elevation with decreasing temperature and increasing nutrient scarcity, while the diversity of soil phototrophs peaked at both lower elevation fire-prone Afromontane and cold higher elevation Afroalpine zones. The role of macroclimate was indirect and scale dependent. Higher temperatures increased plant richness mainly indirectly via enhanced fire frequency, while soil N:P ratio had direct positive effect on plant richness. Precipitation decreased plant richness indirectly via decreased fire frequency. Fires also increased plant and bryophyte–lichen cover. Positive bryophyte–lichen and vascular plants associations strengthened in the Afroalpine zone. We demonstrate the role of disturbance/fire and biotic interactions in mitigating macroclimate effects and in controlling variation in community diversity along elevation gradients. While the macroclimate is often a strong predictor of ecological patterns along elevation gradients, our study illustrates that attributing these patterns exclusively to climate can lead to an incorrect assessment of the impact of climate change on biodiversity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Fire, climate and biotic interactions shape diversity patterns along an Afrotropical elevation gradient

Popis výsledku anglicky

Untangling multiple drivers influencing biodiversity along elevation gradients is necessary for predicting the consequences of climate change on mountain communities. We examine the direct and indirect effects of macroclimate, edaphic conditions, fire frequency and putative biotic interactions on species richness and abundance of co‐occurring primary producers on Mount Cameroon. Vascular plant diversity peaked at mid-elevation and emerged from the combined effects of intermediate levels of energy, total above-ground standing biomass, fire frequency, guild abundances and edaphic conditions. Bryophyte–lichen diversity increased monotonically towards high elevation with decreasing temperature and increasing nutrient scarcity, while the diversity of soil phototrophs peaked at both lower elevation fire-prone Afromontane and cold higher elevation Afroalpine zones. The role of macroclimate was indirect and scale dependent. Higher temperatures increased plant richness mainly indirectly via enhanced fire frequency, while soil N:P ratio had direct positive effect on plant richness. Precipitation decreased plant richness indirectly via decreased fire frequency. Fires also increased plant and bryophyte–lichen cover. Positive bryophyte–lichen and vascular plants associations strengthened in the Afroalpine zone. We demonstrate the role of disturbance/fire and biotic interactions in mitigating macroclimate effects and in controlling variation in community diversity along elevation gradients. While the macroclimate is often a strong predictor of ecological patterns along elevation gradients, our study illustrates that attributing these patterns exclusively to climate can lead to an incorrect assessment of the impact of climate change on biodiversity.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Journal of Biogeography

ISSN

0305-0270

e-ISSN

1365-2699

Svazek periodika

49

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

1248-1259

Kód UT WoS článku

000796929500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85130269278