The finding bodes well for the survival of Lomas communities in the Atacama Desert under future climate change.
Tag - functional diversity
Erin Zimmerman
Living on the edge of fragmented forests: distance, insects and fungi impact plant traits
Seedling establishment is a crucial bottleneck in plant population dynamics, but seedlings don't behave the same way fully-grown trees do.
Juniper Kiss
Indirect facilitation affects ecosystem functioning in an alpine meadow
Indirect facilitation by a shrub increased forb community biomass and functional diversity.
Plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils
Do environmental factors influence plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils?
William Salter
Non-native plant species climb mountains in a different way to native species
One way invasive species spread through an area is by harnessing variability in traits, but this doesn’t match observations of invasive species on the slopes of Mount Teide.
Fi Gennu
Migration of plant species will not compensate for losses in diversity in a warming world
Climate is likely to change faster than many plant populations can travel, reducing biodiversity in the future.
Dale Maylea
Consider alternative designs and trait integration level for better ecosystem analysis
To fully understand how an ecosystem fits together, consider how alternate designs may achieve the same end.
Winter is coming: plant freezing resistance as a key functional trait
Mediterranean annual seedlings need to survive winter freezing temperatures to produce seeds in the spring. Pescador et al. test whether functional structure related to plant freezing resistance is structured according...
botanyone
Inbreeding and stress in hemiparasites
Small and fragmented populations of hemiparasitic plants are dependent upon their host species and can be susceptible to inbreeding depression. In addition, they may also be strongly affected by a lack of suitable host...
