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Forest microclimate dynamics drive plant responses to warming

Zellweger, Florian; De Frenne, Pieter; Lenoir, Jonathan; Vangansbeke, Pieter; Verheyen, Kris; Bernhardt-Roemermann, Markus; Baeten, Lander; Hedl, Radim; Berki, Imre; Brunet, Jorg; Van Calster, Hans; Chudomelova, Marketa; Decocq, Guillaume; Dirnboeck, Thomas; Durak, Tomasz; Heinken, Thilo; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Kopecky, Martin; Malis, Frantisek; Macek, Martin;
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Sammanfattning

Climate warming is causing a shift in biological communities in favor of warm-affinity species (i.e., thermophilization). Species responses often lag behind climate warming, but the reasons for such lags remain largely unknown. Here, we analyzed multidecadal understory microclimate dynamics in European forests and show that thermophilization and the climatic lag in forest plant communities are primarily controlled by microclimate. Increasing tree canopy cover reduces warming rates inside forests, but loss of canopy cover leads to increased local heat that exacerbates the disequilibrium between community responses and climate change. Reciprocal effects between plants and microclimates are key to understanding the response of forest biodiversity and functioning to climate and land-use changes.

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Science
2020, Volym: 368, nummer: 6492, sidor: 772-775
Utgivare: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE

    Globala målen

    SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
    SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald

    UKÄ forskningsämne

    Skogsvetenskap

    Publikationens identifierare

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba6880

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    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/106488