Journal: Advances in Ecological Research

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Adv. Ecol. Res.

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Academic Press

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0065-2504

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2016 - 20194
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  • Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems
    Item type: Book Chapter
    Manning, Peter; Loos, Jacqueline; Barnes, Andrew D.; et al. (2019)
    Advances in Ecological Research ~ Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
  • Shifting Impacts of Climate Change: Long-Term Patterns of Plant Response to Elevated CO2, Drought, and Warming Across Ecosystems
    Item type: Book Chapter
    Andresen, Louise C.; Müller, Christoph; De Dato, Giovanbattista; et al. (2016)
    Advances in Ecological Research ~ Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives
    Field experiments that expose terrestrial ecosystems to climate change factors by manipulations are expensive to maintain, and typically only last a few years. Plant biomass is commonly used to assess responses to climate treatments and to predict climate change impacts. However, response to the treatments might be considerably different between the early years and a decade later. The aim of this data analysis was to develop and apply a method for evaluating changes in plant biomass responses through time, in order to provide a firm basis for discussing how the ‘short-term’ response might differ from the ‘long-term’ response. Across 22 sites situated in the northern hemisphere, which covered three continents, and multiple ecosystems (grasslands, shrublands, moorlands, forests, and deserts), we evaluated biomass datasets from long-term experiments with exposure to elevated CO2 (eCO2), warming, or drought. We developed methods for assessing biomass response patterns to the manipulations using polynomial and linear (piecewise) model analysis and linked the responses to site-specific variables such as temperature and rainfall. Polynomial patterns across sites indicated changes in response direction over time under eCO2, warming, and drought. In addition, five distinct pattern types were confirmed within sites: ‘no response’, ‘delayed response’, ‘directional response’, ‘dampening response’, and ‘altered response’ patterns. We found that biomass response direction was as likely to change over time as it was to be consistent, and therefore suggest that climate manipulation experiments should be carried out over timescales covering both short- and long-term responses, in order to realistically assess future impacts of climate change.
  • A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research
    Item type: Book Chapter
    Eisenhauer, Nico; Schielzeth, Holger; Barnes, Andrew D.; et al. (2019)
    Advances in Ecological Research ~ Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
  • Recommendations for the Next Generation of Global Freshwater Biological Monitoring Tools
    Item type: Book Chapter
    Jackson, Michelle C.; Weyl, Olaf L.F.; Altermatt, Florian; et al. (2016)
    Advances in Ecological Research ~ Large-Scale Ecology: Model Systems to Global Perspectives
    Biological monitoring has a long history in freshwaters, where much of the pioneering work in this field was developed over a 100 years ago—but few of the traditional monitoring tools provide the global perspective on biodiversity loss and its consequences for ecosystem functioning that are now needed. Rather than forcing existing monitoring paradigms to respond to questions they were never originally designed to address, we need to take a step back and assess the prospects for novel approaches that could be developed and adopted in the future. To resolve some of the issues with indicators currently used to inform policymakers, we highlight new biological monitoring tools that are being used, or could be developed in the near future, which (1) consider less-studied taxonomic groups, (2) are standardised across regions to allow global comparisons, and (3) measure change over multiple time points. The new tools we suggest make use of some of the key technological and logistical advances seen in recent years—including remote sensing, molecular tools, and local-to-global citizen science networks. We recommend that these new indicators should be considered in future assessments of freshwater ecosystem health and contribute to the evidence base for global to regional (and national) assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services: for example, within the emerging framework of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
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