Local adaptation of seed and seedling traits along a natural aridity gradient may both predict and constrain adaptive responses to climate change
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "American Journal of Botany"
DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16070
Abstract: Abstract Premise Variation in seed and seedling traits underlies how plants interact with their environment during establishment, a crucial life history stage. We quantified genetic‐based variation in seed and seedling traits in populations of the… read more here.
Keywords: seed seedling; seedling traits; variation; aridity ... See more keywords
The analysis of aridity in Central Serbia from 1949 to 2015
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Theoretical and Applied Climatology"
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-017-2220-8
Abstract: In this study, we apply De Martonne and Pinna combinative indices to analyze the aridity in Central Serbia. Our dataset consists of mean monthly surface air temperature (MMT) and mean monthly precipitation (MMP) for 26… read more here.
Keywords: serbia; analysis aridity; aridity; 1949 2015 ... See more keywords
Woody species richness and turnover in expanding Mediterranean forests: a story of landscape legacies influenced by climatic aridity
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Landscape Ecology"
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-021-01249-z
Abstract: The current expansion of forests in Europe is expected to be affected by transient colonization credits (i.e. species deficits compared to long-established forests), especially due to plant species with limited dispersal ability. We aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean forests; aridity; connectivity; expanding mediterranean ... See more keywords
Tree ring width variations over western Himalaya in India and its linkage with heat and aridity indices
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Natural Hazards"
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3198-y
Abstract: Tree ring chronologies from different sites of western Himalaya have been carried out in relation to rainfall, temperature, palmer drought severity index, and heat and aridity indices of the region. The first principal component which… read more here.
Keywords: tree ring; aridity; western himalaya; aridity indices ... See more keywords
Higher capability of C3 than C4 plants to use nitrogen inferred from nitrogen stable isotopes along an aridity gradient
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Plant and Soil"
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-018-3661-2
Abstract: Background and aimsThe nitrogen isotope composition (δ15N) of plants in arid and semiarid grasslands is affected by environmental factors, especially water availability. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether the response of δ15N to water availability differs… read more here.
Keywords: plant; aridity; aridity gradient; 15n values ... See more keywords
The influence of growth form and substrate on lichen ecophysiological responses along an aridity gradient
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Environmental Science and Pollution Research"
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9361-2
Abstract: In this paper, we investigated whether growth form and substrate in lichens influence their physiological responses along an aridity gradient. Thalli of the foliose lichen Parmotrema perlatum and the fruticose lichen Ramalina canariensis were transplanted… read more here.
Keywords: along aridity; form substrate; aridity; responses along ... See more keywords
What were the changing trends of the seasonal and annual aridity indexes in northwestern China during 1961–2015?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Atmospheric Research"
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.02.012
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this paper is to study the spatial and temporal variation characteristics of the UNESCO aridity index (AI) at annual and seasonal temporal scales in northwestern China during the 55-year study period… read more here.
Keywords: changing trends; aridity; northwestern china; 1961 2015 ... See more keywords
Aridity-controlled hydrogen isotope fractionation between soil n-alkanes and precipitation in China
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Organic Geochemistry"
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2019.04.009
Abstract: Abstract Leaf-wax n-alkane hydrogen isotope composition (δDalk) is widely applied as a proxy for paleohydroclimatic changes, but the factors controlling δDalk remain to be clarified. In this study, in order to determine the dominant controls,… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogen; soil; dalk; aridity ... See more keywords
Surface soil n-alkane molecular and δD distributions along a precipitation transect in northeastern China
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Organic Geochemistry"
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104015
Abstract: Abstract Hydrogen isotope compositions of leaf wax long-chain n-alkanes (δDalk) buried in soils have the potential to provide records of continental paleoclimatic and paleohydrological changes. However, different factors and processes influence the δDalk signature, making… read more here.
Keywords: soil dalk; dalk; dalk values; precipitation ... See more keywords
Coeval Drying Across the Central Tropical Pacific Over the Last Millennium
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology"
DOI: 10.1029/2021pa004311
Abstract: Hydroclimatic variability in the tropical Pacific reflects large‐scale ocean‐atmosphere processes that imprint on global climate, but tropical Pacific hydroclimate variability over the last millennium remains uncertain. Here we present a multi‐proxy reconstruction from a lacustrine… read more here.
Keywords: tropical pacific; millennium; period; aridity ... See more keywords
Future Increase in Aridity Drives Abrupt Biodiversity Loss Among Terrestrial Vertebrate Species
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Earth's Future"
DOI: 10.1029/2022ef003162
Abstract: The planet is predicted to become drier because of accelerating global warming, increasing great challenges to the survival of terrestrial species. However, the understanding of when and where increasing aridity in the future will lead… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity loss; vertebrate species; loss; aridity ... See more keywords