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dc.contributor.authorMondoni, A.
dc.contributor.authorPedrini, Simone
dc.contributor.authorBernareggi, G.
dc.contributor.authorRossi, G.
dc.contributor.authorAbeli, T.
dc.contributor.authorProbert, R.J.
dc.contributor.authorGhitti, M.
dc.contributor.authorBonomi, C.
dc.contributor.authorOrsenigo, S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-14T04:08:19Z
dc.date.available2020-09-14T04:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMondoni, A. and Pedrini, S. and Bernareggi, G. and Rossi, G. and Abeli, T. and Probert, R.J. and Ghitti, M. et al. 2015. Climate warming could increase recruitment success in glacier foreland plants. Annals of Botany. 116 (6): pp. 907-916.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80994
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/aob/mcv101
dc.description.abstract

© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company. All rights reserved. •

Background and Aims: Glacier foreland plants are highly threatened by global warming. Regeneration from seeds on deglaciated terrain will be crucial for successful migration and survival of these species, and hence a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on seedling recruitment is urgently needed to predict future plant persistence in these environments. This study presents the first field evidence of the impact of climate change on recruitment success of glacier foreland plants. • Methods: Seeds of eight foreland species were sown on a foreland site at 2500m a.s.l., and at a site 400m lower in altitude to simulate a 2·7 °C increase in mean annual temperature. Soil from the site of origin was used to reproduce the natural germination substrate. Recruitment success, temperature and water potential were monitored for 2 years. The response of seed germination to warming was further investigated in the laboratory. • Key Results: At the glacier foreland site, seedling emergence was low (0 to approx. 40 %) and occurred in summer in all species after seeds had experienced autumn and winter seasons. However, at the warmer site there was a shift from summer to autumn emergence in two species and a significant increase of summer emergence (13-35 % higher) in all species except two. Survival and establishment was possible for 60-75 % of autumn-emerged seedlings and was generally greater under warmer conditions. Early snowmelt in spring caused the main ecological factors enhancing the recruitment success. • Conclusions: The results suggest that warming will influence the recruitment of glacier foreland species primarily via the extension of the snow-free period in spring, which increases seedling establishment and results in a greater resistance to summer drought and winter extremes. The changes in recruitment success observed here imply that range shifts or changes in abundance are possible in a future warmer climate, but overall success may be dependent on interactions with shifts in other components of the plant community.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPlant Sciences
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectalpine plants
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectglacier foreland plants
dc.subjectglobal warming
dc.subjectseed germination
dc.subjectseedling recruitment
dc.subjectseedling survival
dc.subjectSEED-GERMINATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION-DYNAMICS
dc.subjectVASCULAR PLANTS
dc.subjectALPINE
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectDIVERSITY
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectESTABLISHMENT
dc.subjectREGENERATION
dc.subjectPHENOLOGY
dc.titleClimate warming could increase recruitment success in glacier foreland plants
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume116
dcterms.source.number6
dcterms.source.startPage907
dcterms.source.endPage916
dcterms.source.issn0305-7364
dcterms.source.titleAnnals of Botany
dc.date.updated2020-09-14T04:08:19Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidPedrini, Simone [0000-0001-9933-2846]
curtin.contributor.researcheridPedrini, Simone [I-8420-2019]
dcterms.source.eissn1095-8290
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPedrini, Simone [56971171100]


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