Stable plant community biomass production despite species richness collapse under simulated extreme climate in the European Alps

被引：7

作者：

Niu, Yujie ^{[1
]}

Schuchardt, Max A. ^{[1
]}

von Hessberg, Andreas ^{[1
]}

Jentsch, Anke ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bayreuth, Bayreuth Ctr Ecol & Environm Res, Dept Disturbance Ecol, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

来源：

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 2023年 / 864卷

关键词：

Climate change; Mountain plant community; Species loss; Colonization; Biodiversity loss-productivity relationship; BIODIVERSITY; RESISTANCE; STABILITY; INCREASES; DRIVERS; IMPACTS; EVENTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161166

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Direct observation of biodiversity loss in response to abrupt climate change can resolve fundamental questions about temporal community dynamics and clarify the controversial debate of biodiversity loss impacts on ecosystem functioning. We tracked local plant species loss and the corresponding change of aboveground biomass of native and nonnative species by actively pushing mountain grassland ecosystems beyond their ecological thresholds in a five-year, multisite translocation experiment across the European Alps. Our results show that species loss (ranging from a 73 % to 94 % reduction in species richness) caused by simulated climate extremes (strong warming interacting with drought) did not decrease community biomass. Even without non-native species colonization, the community biomass of native species remained stable during native species richness collapse. Switching our research focus from local extinction in the face of climate change towards the beneficial impacts of persisting native species (in addition to novel plant-plant interactions) might yield insights on transformative opportunities for boosting climate resilience.

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