Soil temperature effects on the structure and diversity of plant and invertebrate communities in a natural warming experiment

• Published in: The Journal of animal ecology Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 634 - 646
• Main Authors: Robinson, Sinikka I., McLaughlin, Órla B., Marteinsdóttir, Bryndís, O'Gorman, Eoin J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.05.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Abundance; Animals; Arctic; Arctic Regions; biocenosis; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; biomass; Body mass; botanical composition; Climate change; Climate Ecology; Community composition; Ecological function; Embryophyta - physiology; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; Environmental Sciences; Global Warming; habitats; heat tolerance; Hengill; Herbivores; Iceland; invertebrate community; Invertebrates; Invertebrates - physiology; natural experiment; physiology; pitfall; Plant communities; Plant diversity; Plant species; plants (botany); population growth; Soil; Soil temperature; Species richness; Temperature; Temperature effects; Temperature gradients; Tolerances; vegetation; Arctic Regions; Iceland; natural experiment; invertebrate community; vegetation; soil temperature; Hengill; Arctic; climate change; pitfall

1. Global warming is predicted to significantly alter species physiology, biotic interactions and thus ecosystem functioning, as a consequence of coexisting species exhibiting a wide range of thermal sensitivities. There is, however, a dearth of research examining warming impacts on natural communit...