Climate
warming
is
predicted
to
alter
species
interactions,
which
could
potentially
lead
extinction
events.
However,
there
an
ongoing
debate
whether
the
effects
of
on
biodiversity
may
be
moderated
by
itself.
We
tested
soil
nematodes,
one
most
diverse
and
abundant
metazoans
in
terrestrial
ecosystems,
along
a
gradient
environmental
complexity
created
plant
richness.
Warming
increased
nematode
diversity
complex
(16-species
mixtures)
communities
(by
~36%)
but
decreased
it
simple
(monocultures)
~39%)
compared
ambient
temperature.
Further,
led
higher
levels
taxonomic
relatedness
across
all
Our
results
highlight
both
need
for
maintaining
species-rich
help
offset
detrimental
inability
maintain
distinctness
when
occur.
Biogeosciences,
Год журнала:
2016,
Номер
13(6), С. 1767 - 1786
Опубликована: Март 23, 2016
Abstract.
Ocean
acidification,
a
complex
phenomenon
that
lowers
seawater
pH,
is
the
net
outcome
of
several
contributions.
They
include
dissolution
increasing
atmospheric
CO2
adds
up
with
dissolved
inorganic
carbon
(dissolved
CO2,
H2CO3,
HCO3−,
and
CO32−)
generated
upon
mineralization
primary
producers
(PP)
organic
matter
(DOM).
The
aquatic
processes
leading
to
are
substantially
affected
by
increased
DOM
nutrients
via
terrestrial
runoff,
acidic
rainfall,
PP
algal
blooms,
nitrification,
denitrification,
sulfate
reduction,
global
warming
(GW),
itself
through
enhanced
photosynthesis.
consecutively
associated
ocean
hypoxia
in
acidified
deeper
seawater,
pathogens,
toxins,
oxidative
stress
reactive
oxygen
species,
thermal
caused
longer
stratification
periods
as
an
effect
GW.
We
discuss
mechanistic
insights
into
aforementioned
pH
changes,
particular
focus
on
taking
place
different
timescales
(including
diurnal
one)
surface
subsurface
seawater.
This
review
also
discusses
these
collective
influences
assess
their
potential
detrimental
effects
marine
organisms,
ecosystem
services.
Our
operating
synergy
acidification
will
provide
broad
insight
impact
biological
processes.
foreseen
danger
organisms
fact
expected
be
amplified
concurrent
interacting
phenomena.
River Research and Applications,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
35(2), С. 107 - 120
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2019
Abstract
Resilience
in
river
ecosystems
requires
that
organisms
must
persist
the
face
of
highly
dynamic
hydrological
and
geomorphological
variations.
Disturbance
events
such
as
floods
droughts
are
postulated
to
shape
life
history
traits
support
resilience,
but
management
conservation
would
benefit
from
greater
understanding
emergent
effects
communities
organisms.
We
unify
current
knowledge
taxonomic‐,
phylogenetic‐,
trait‐based
aspects
might
aid
identification
quantification
resilience
mechanisms.
Temporal
variations
productivity,
physical
connectivity,
environmental
heterogeneity
resulting
highlighted
key
characteristics
promote
these
ecosystems.
Three
community‐wide
mechanisms
underlie
(a)
partitioning
(competition/facilitation)
dynamically
varying
resources,
(b)
dispersal,
recolonization,
recruitment
promoted
by
(c)
functional
redundancy
resource
refugia.
Along
with
taxonomic
phylogenetic
identity,
biological
related
feeding
specialization,
dispersal
ability,
habitat
specialization
mediate
organism
responses
disturbance.
Measures
factors
also
enable
assessment
relative
contributions
different
community
resilience.
Interactions
between
abiotic
drivers
biotic
use,
persistence
have
clear
implications
for
management.
To
needs,
we
propose
a
set
taxonomic,
phylogenetic,
life‐history
trait
metrics
be
used
measure
By
identifying
indicators,
our
proposed
framework
can
targeted
strategies
adapt
global
change.
Ecology Letters,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
21(1), С. 72 - 82
Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2017
Global
change
affects
ecosystem
functioning
both
directly
by
modifications
in
physicochemical
processes,
and
indirectly,
via
changes
biotic
metabolism
interactions.
Unclear,
however,
is
how
multiple
anthropogenic
drivers
affect
different
components
of
community
structure
the
performance
functions
(ecosystem
multifunctionality).
We
manipulated
small
natural
freshwater
ecosystems
to
investigate
warming
top
predator
loss
seven
representing
two
major
dimensions
functioning,
productivity
metabolism.
investigated
their
direct
indirect
effects
on
diversity
standing
stock
multitrophic
macro
microorganisms.
Warming
increased
multifunctional
In
contrast,
indirectly
affected
detritivorous
macroinvertebrates,
but
did
not
addition
demonstrating
have
impacts,
pathways,
multifunctionality
components,
our
work
should
further
spur
advances
predicting
responses
simultaneous
environmental
changes.
Communications Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
8(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025
Abstract
The
threat
of
climate
change
has
renewed
interest
in
the
responses
communities
and
ecosystems
to
warming,
with
changes
size
spectra
expected
signify
fundamental
shifts
structure
dynamics
these
multispecies
systems.
While
substantial
empirical
evidence
accumulated
recent
years
on
such
changes,
we
still
lack
general
insights
due
a
limited
coverage
warming
scenarios
that
span
spatial
temporal
scales
relevance
natural
We
addressed
this
gap
by
conducting
an
extensive
freshwater
mesocosm
experiment
across
36
large
field
mesocosms
exposed
intergenerational
treatments
up
+8
°C
above
ambient
levels.
found
nonlinear
decrease
overall
mean
body
zooplankton
57%
reduction
at
°C.
This
pattern
was
broadly
consistent
over
two
tested
seasons
major
taxonomic
groups.
also
detected
some
breakpoints
community-level
size-temperature
relationship,
indicating
system’s
response
noticeably
certain
level
warming.
These
results
underscore
need
capture
gradients
appropriate
time
space
order
better
understand
effects
ecosystems.
