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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3852| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature |
| Authors: | Sheppard, Christine S. Alexander, Jake M. Billeter, Regula |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-3852 10.1007/s11258-012-0086-5 |
| Published in: | Plant Ecology |
| Volume(Issue): | 213 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Page(s): | 1289 |
| Pages to: | 1301 |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1385-0237 1573-5052 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Invasive plant; Climate change; Warming; Drought; Flooding; Alien-native congener |
| Subject (DDC): | 577: Ecology 580: Plants (Botany) |
| 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. |
| Further description: | Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch) |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7750 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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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.
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