Food webs and ecosystems: Linking species interactions to the carbon cycle
OJ Schmitz, SJ Leroux - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
All species within ecosystems contribute to regulating carbon cycling because of their
functional integration into food webs. Yet carbon modeling and accounting still assumes that …
functional integration into food webs. Yet carbon modeling and accounting still assumes that …
Practical guide to measuring wetland carbon pools and fluxes
Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global
carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes …
carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes …
The missing angle: ecosystem consequences of phenological mismatch
Climate change leads to unequal shifts in the phenology of interacting species, such as
consumers and their resources, leading to potential phenological mismatches. While studies …
consumers and their resources, leading to potential phenological mismatches. While studies …
Herbivores in Arctic ecosystems: Effects of climate change and implications for carbon and nutrient cycling
AM Koltz, L Gough, JR McLaren - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic terrestrial herbivores influence tundra carbon and nutrient dynamics through their
consumption of resources, waste production, and habitat‐modifying behaviors. The strength …
consumption of resources, waste production, and habitat‐modifying behaviors. The strength …
Long‐term herbivore removal experiments reveal how geese and reindeer shape vegetation and ecosystem CO2‐fluxes in high‐Arctic tundra
Given the current rates of climate change, with associated shifts in herbivore population
densities, understanding the role of different herbivores in ecosystem functioning is critical …
densities, understanding the role of different herbivores in ecosystem functioning is critical …
Physiology of Leymus chinensis under seasonal grazing: Implications for the development of sustainable grazing in a temperate grassland of Inner Mongolia
Plants have different physiological characteristics as the season changes, grazing
management in compliance with plant growth and development characteristics may provide …
management in compliance with plant growth and development characteristics may provide …
Insect herbivory dampens Subarctic birch forest C sink response to warming
T Silfver, L Heiskanen, M Aurela, K Myller… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Climate warming is anticipated to make high latitude ecosystems stronger C sinks through
increasing plant production. This effect might, however, be dampened by insect herbivores …
increasing plant production. This effect might, however, be dampened by insect herbivores …
Snowier winters extend autumn availability of high‐quality forage for caribou in Arctic Alaska
JC Richert, AJ Leffler, DE Spalinger, JM Welker - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) rely on the short Arctic growing season to restore body
condition, support the demands of lactation, and prepare for the long arctic winter, making …
condition, support the demands of lactation, and prepare for the long arctic winter, making …
Herbivores influence biogeochemical processes by altering litter quality and quantity in a subarctic wetland
Global change drivers that modify the quality and quantity of litter inputs to soil affect
greenhouse gas fluxes, and thereby constitute a feedback to climate change. Carbon cycling …
greenhouse gas fluxes, and thereby constitute a feedback to climate change. Carbon cycling …
Unraveling changes in deltas: Exploring drivers and consequences through the Lens of the IPBES conceptual framework
Deltas have a remarkable capacity to sustain human populations, owing to their productivity
and biodiversity. The increasing demand for fertile land and valuable resources in deltas …
and biodiversity. The increasing demand for fertile land and valuable resources in deltas …