Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
Bjorkman, Anne (Aarhus Universitet. Økoinformatik & Biodiversitet)
Myers-Smith, I. H (University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences)
Elmendorf, Sarah C. (University of Colorado. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research)
Normand, Signe (Aarhus Universitet. Økoinformatik & Biodiversitet)
Rüger, Nadja (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
Beck, Pieter S. A. (European Commission. Joint Research Centre)
Blanch Overgaard, Anne (Aarhus Universitet. Økoinformatik & Biodiversitet)
Blok, Daan (Lund University. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science)
Cornelissen, J. H. C. (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Department of Ecological Science)
Forbes, Bruce C. (University of Lapland. Arctic Centre)
Georges, Damien (University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences)
Goetz, Scott J. (Northern Arizona University. School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems)
Guay, Kevin C. (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Henry, Gregory H. R. (University of British Columbia. Department of Geography)
HilleRisLambers, Janneke (University of Washington. Biology Department)
Hollister, R. D (Grand Valley State University. Biology Department)
Karger, Dirk N. (Swiss Federal Research Institute)
Kattge, Jens (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry)
Manning, Peter (Senckenberg Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum)
Prevéy, Janet S. (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)
Rixen, Christian (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)
Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela (University of Zurich. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies)
Thomas, Haydn J. D. (University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences)
Vellend, Mark (Université de Sherbrooke. Département de biologie)
Wilmking, Martin (Greifswald University. Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology)
Wipf, Sonja (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)
Carbognani, Michele (University of Parma. Department of Chemistry. Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability)
Hermanutz, Luise (Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canadà). Department of Biology)
Lévesque, Esther (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Département des Sciences de l'environnement et Centre d'études nordiques)
Molau, Ulf (University of Gothenburg. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences)
Petraglia, Alessandro (University of Parma. Department of Chemistry. Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability)
Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A. (Leiden University. Institute of Environmental Sciences. Environmental Biology Department)
Spasojevic, M (University of California Riverside. Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology)
Tomaselli, Marcello (University of Parma. Department of Chemistry. Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability)
Vowles, Tage (University of Gothenburg. Department of Earth Sciences)
Alatalo, Juha M. (Qatar University. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences)
Alexander, Heather D. (Mississippi State University. Department of Forestry, Forest and Wildlife Research Center)
Anadon-Rosell, Alba (Greifswald University. Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology)
Angers-Blondin, Sandra (University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences)
Beest, Mariska te. (Umea University. Department of Ecology and Environmental Science)
Berner, Logan (Northern Arizona University. School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems)
Björk, Robert G (University of Gothenburg. Department of Earth Sciences)
Buchwal, Agata (University of Alaska. Department of Biological Sciences)
Buras, Allan (Wageningen University and Research. Forest Ecology and Forest Management)
Christie, Katherine (The Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Cooper, Elisabeth J. (Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges arktiske universitet. Department of Arctic and Marine Biology)
Dullinger, Stefan (University of Vienna. Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research)
Elberling, B. (University of Copenhagen. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management)
Eskelinen, Anu (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research)
Frei, Esther R. (University of British Columbia. Department of Geography)
Grau Fernández, Oriol (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Grogan, Paul (Queen's University. Department of Biology)
Hallinger, Martin (Swedish Agricultural University. Biology Department)
Harper, Karen A. (Saint Mary's University. Biology Department)
Heijmans, Monique M. P. D. (Wageningen University and Research. Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group)
Hudson, James (British Columbia Public Service)
Hülber, K (University of Vienna. Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research)
Iturrate-Garcia, Maitane (University of Zurich. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies)
Iversen, C. M (Climate Change Science Institute)
Jaroszynska, Francesca (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)
Johnstone, Jill F. (University of Saskatchewan. Department of Biology)
Jørgensen, Rasmus Halfdan (University of Copenhagen. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management)
Kaarlejärvi, Elina (Umea University. Department of Ecology and Environmental Science)
Klady, Rebecca (University of British Columbia. Department of Forest Resources Management)
Kuleza, Sara (University of Saskatchewan. Department of Biology)
Kulonen, Aino (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)
Lamarque, Laurent J. (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Département des Sciences de l'environnement et Centre d'études nordiques)
Lantz, Trevor (University of Victoria (Canadà). School of Environmental Studies)
Little, Chelsea J. (University of Zurich. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies)
Speed, James D. M. (Norwegian University of Science and Technology. NTNU University Museum)
Michelsen, Anders (University of Copenhagen. Center for Permafrost)
Milbau, Ann (Research Institute for Nature and Forest (Brusel·les, Bèlgica))
Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob (Aarhus University. Department of Bioscience)
Nielsen, Sigrid Scholer (Aarhus University. Department of Bioscience)
Ninot Sugrañes, Josep M. (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)
Oberbauer, Steven F. (Florida International University. Department of Biological Sciences)
Olofsson, Johan (Umeå University. Department of Ecology and Environmental Scienc)
Onipchenko, Vladimir (Moscow State Lomonosov University. Department of Geobotany)
Rumpf, Sabine B. (University of Vienna. Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research)
Semenchuk, Philipp (University of Vienna. Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research)
Shetti, Rohan (Greifswald University. Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology)
Collier, Laura Siegwart (Memorial University (Canadà). Department of Biology)
Street, Lorna E. (University of Edinburgh. School of GeoSciences)
Suding, Katharine N. (University of Colorado. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Tape, Ken D. (University of Alaska Fairbanks. Institute of Northern Engineering)
Trant, Andrew (Memorial University (Canadà). Department of Biology)
Treier, Urs A. (Aarhus University. Department of Bioscience)
Tremblay, Jena-Pierre (Université Laval. Centre d'étude de la forêt. Département de biologie)
Tremblay, M. (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Département des Sciences de l'environnement)
Venn, S. (Deakin University. School of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Weijers, S. (University of Bonn. Department of Geography)
Zamin, T. J (Queen's University. Department of Biology)
Boulanger-Lapointe, N. (University of British Columbia. Department of Geography)
Gould, W. A. (USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry)
Hik, D. S. (Simon Fraser University. Department of Biological Sciences)
Hofgaard, A. (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research)
Jónsdóttir, I. S. (University Centre in Svalbard)
Jorgenson, J. (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
Klein, J. (Colorado State University. Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability)
Magnusson, B. (Icelandic Institute of Natural History (Gardabaer, Islàndia))
Tweedie, C. (University of Texas at El Paso)
Wookey, P. A. (University of Stirling. Faculty of Natural Sciences)
Bahn, Michael. (University of Innsbruck. Institute of Ecology)
Blonder, Benjamin (Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory)
van Bodegom, Peter (Leiden University. Institute of Environmental Sciences)
Bond-Lamberty, Ben (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Campetella, Giandiego (University of Camerino. School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine)
Cerabolini, Bruno Enrico Leone (University of Insubria. DiSTA)
Chapin III, F. Stuart (University of Alaska Fairbanks. Institute of Arctic Biology)
Cornwell, William (UNSW Sydney. School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Craine, Joseph. (Jonah Ventures)
Dainese, Matteo (Institute for Alpine Environment)
de Vries, F. T. (The University of Manchester. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Díaz, Sandra. (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal)
Enquist, B. J. (The Santa Fe Institute)
Green, W. (Harvard University. Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology)
Milla, R. (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Departamento de Biologia, Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica)
Niinemets, Ülo. (Estonian University of Life Sciences)
Onoda, Y. (Kyoto University. Graduate School of Agriculture)
Ordoñez, J. C. (World Agroforestry Centre - Latin America)
Ozinga, Wim (Radboud University Nijmegen. Institute for Water and Wetland Research)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Poorter, H. (Macquarie University. Department of Biological Sciences)
Poschlod, P. (University of Regensburg. Institute of Plant Sciences)
Reich, P. B. (Western Sydney University. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment.)
Sandel, B. (Santa Clara University. Department of Biology)
Schamp, B. (Algoma University. Department of Biology)
Sheremetev, S. (Komarov Botanical Institute)
Weiher, Evan (University of Wisconsin. Department of Biology)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	The tundra is warming more rapidly than any other biome on Earth, and the potential ramifications are far-reaching because of global feedback effects between vegetation and climate. A better understanding of how environmental factors shape plant structure and function is crucial for predicting the consequences of environmental change for ecosystem functioning. Here we explore the biome-wide relationships between temperature, moisture and seven key plant functional traits both across space and over three decades of warming at 117 tundra locations. Spatial temperature-trait relationships were generally strong but soil moisture had a marked influence on the strength and direction of these relationships, highlighting the potentially important influence of changes in water availability on future trait shifts in tundra plant communities. Community height increased with warming across all sites over the past three decades, but other traits lagged far behind predicted rates of change. Our findings highlight the challenge of using space-for-time substitution to predict the functional consequences of future warming and suggest that functions that are tied closely to plant height will experience the most rapid change. They also reveal the strength with which environmental factors shape biotic communities at the coldest extremes of the planet and will help to improve projections of functional changes in tundra ecosystems with climate warming.
Grants:	European Commission 610028 European Commission 262693
Note:	Altres ajuts europeus: P.A.W. was additionally supported by the European Union Fourth Environment and Climate Framework Programme (Project Number ENV4-CT970586)P.A.W. was additionally supported by the European Union Fourth Environment and Climate Framework Programme (Project Number ENV4-CT970586).
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Biogeography ; Climate-change ecology ; Community ecology ; Macroecology
Published in:	Nature, Vol. 562 (Oct. 2018) , 57-62, ISSN 1476-4687

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7
PMID: 30258229

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