The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature

Sheppard, Christine S.; Alexander, Jake M.; Billeter, Regula

doi:10.21256/zhaw-3852

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dc.contributor.author	Sheppard, Christine S.	-
dc.contributor.author	Alexander, Jake M.	-
dc.contributor.author	Billeter, Regula	-
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-09T13:45:58Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-07-09T13:45:58Z	-
dc.date.issued	2012	-
dc.identifier.issn	1385-0237	de_CH
dc.identifier.issn	1573-5052	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7750	-
dc.description	Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)	de_CH
dc.description.abstract	Although the problem of plant invasions is expected to increase with climate change, there is as yet little experimental evidence, in particular, for the effects of extreme weather events. We established communities of European meadow species, which were subjected to warming and extreme event (drought and deluge) treatments in a factorial design at an experimental garden in Zurich, Switzerland. Phylogenetically matched pairs of native and alien species (Bromus erectus, B. inermis, Trifolium pratense, T. hybridum, Lactuca serriola, and Conyza canadensis) were introduced into the communities to test if invader performance is favored by warming and extreme events, and if alien invaders perform better than native colonizers. With a warming of on average 0.3°C, a higher cover of native plant communities was observed, while drought decreased cover in the short-term and lowered biomass. Germination, survival, and growth of the introduced species were lower under elevated temperature. Survival of all pairs and growth of Trifolium was greater in drought pots, while deluge had no effect. While the alien species showed a faster rate of increase in the number of leaves, mortality of alien species was greater than of native species. Overall, the performance of the focal species varied much more among taxonomic groups than native/alien provenances. The results suggest that with climate change, different types of extreme events will differ in the severity of their effects on native plant communities. Meanwhile, the effects of climate change on plant invasions are more likely to operate indirectly through the impacts on native vegetation.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Springer	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Plant Ecology	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject	Invasive plant	de_CH
dc.subject	Climate change	de_CH
dc.subject	Warming	de_CH
dc.subject	Drought	de_CH
dc.subject	Flooding	de_CH
dc.subject	Alien-native congener	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	577: Ökologie	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	580: Pflanzen (Botanik)	de_CH
dc.title	The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-3852	-
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11258-012-0086-5	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	Not specified	de_CH
zhaw.issue	8	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	No	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	1301	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	1289	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	213	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Vegetationsökologie	de_CH
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Sheppard, C. S., Alexander, J. M., & Billeter, R. (2012). The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature. Plant Ecology, 213(8), 1289–1301. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3852

Sheppard, C.S., Alexander, J.M. and Billeter, R. (2012) ‘The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature’, Plant Ecology, 213(8), pp. 1289–1301. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3852.

C. S. Sheppard, J. M. Alexander, and R. Billeter, “The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature,” Plant Ecology, vol. 213, no. 8, pp. 1289–1301, 2012, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3852.

SHEPPARD, Christine S., Jake M. ALEXANDER und Regula BILLETER, 2012. The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature. Plant Ecology. 2012. Bd. 213, Nr. 8, S. 1289–1301. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3852

Sheppard, Christine S., Jake M. Alexander, and Regula Billeter. 2012. “The Invasion of Plant Communities Following Extreme Weather Events under Ambient and Elevated Temperature.” Plant Ecology 213 (8): 1289–1301. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3852.

Sheppard, Christine S., et al. “The Invasion of Plant Communities Following Extreme Weather Events under Ambient and Elevated Temperature.” Plant Ecology, vol. 213, no. 8, 2012, pp. 1289–301, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3852.