Dwarf shrubs may mitigate the negative effects of climate change on spiders by moderating microclimate

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 80; pp. 92 - 100
• Main Authors: Gallé, Róbert, Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett, Batáry, Péter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: air; applied ecology; Arthropod; climate change; community structure; confidence interval; decline; Drought; ecosystems; Eurasia; fauna; Forest steppe; forests; Humidity; microclimate; microhabitats; Salix; Salix rosmarinifolia; shrubs; soil water; solar radiation; species richness; spiders; Temperature; thermoregulation; Eurasia; Arthropod; Temperature; Salix rosmarinifolia; Drought; Forest steppe; Humidity
• ISSN: 1439-1791
• DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2024.09.006

•Dwarf shrubs cooler and moister than the surrounding grassland.•Therefore, dwarf shrubs buffer microclimatic extremities.•Forests and edges had a higher spider richness than grasslands and dwarf shrubs.•We found a different community composition of spiders in the four microhabitats. Climate change...