Florian Zellweger (Author), Pieter De Frenne (Author), Jonathan Lenoir (Author), Pieter Vangansbeke (Author), Kris Verheyen (Author), Markus Bernhardt-Römermann (Author), Lander Baeten (Author), Radim Hédl (Author), Imre Berki (Author), Jörg Brunet (Author), Thomas Andrew Nagel (Author)

Abstract

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.

Keywords

klimatske spremembe;gozdna mikroklima;biodiverziteta;gospodarjenje z gozdovi;forest microclimate;biodiversity;forest management;climate change;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL BF - Biotechnical Faculty
UDC: 630*2
COBISS: 16100611 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0036-8075
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: klimatske spremembe;gozdna mikroklima;biodiverziteta;gospodarjenje z gozdovi;
Pages: 772-775 str.
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ368
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ6492
Chronology: May 15, 2020
DOI: 10.1126/science.aba6880
ID: 11747174
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