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Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions

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dc.contributor.author Peters M.
dc.contributor.author Hemp A.
dc.contributor.author Appelhans T.
dc.contributor.author Becker J.
dc.contributor.author Behler C.
dc.contributor.author Classen A.
dc.contributor.author Detsch F.
dc.contributor.author Ensslin A.
dc.contributor.author Ferger S.
dc.contributor.author Frederiksen S.
dc.contributor.author Gebert F.
dc.contributor.author Gerschlauer F.
dc.contributor.author Gütlein A.
dc.contributor.author Helbig-Bonitz M.
dc.contributor.author Hemp C.
dc.contributor.author Kindeketa W.
dc.contributor.author Kühnel A.
dc.contributor.author Mayr A.
dc.contributor.author Mwangomo E.
dc.contributor.author Ngereza C.
dc.contributor.author Njovu H.
dc.contributor.author Otte I.
dc.contributor.author Pabst H.
dc.contributor.author Renner M.
dc.contributor.author Röder J.
dc.contributor.author Rutten G.
dc.contributor.author Schellenberger Costa D.
dc.contributor.author Sierra-Cornejo N.
dc.contributor.author Vollstädt M.
dc.contributor.author Dulle H.
dc.contributor.author Eardley C.
dc.contributor.author Howell K.
dc.contributor.author Keller A.
dc.contributor.author Peters R.
dc.contributor.author Ssymank A.
dc.contributor.author Kakengi V.
dc.contributor.author Zhang J.
dc.contributor.author Bogner C.
dc.contributor.author Böhning-Gaese K.
dc.contributor.author Brandl R.
dc.contributor.author Hertel D.
dc.contributor.author Huwe B.
dc.contributor.author Kiese R.
dc.contributor.author Kleyer M.
dc.contributor.author Kuzyakov Y.
dc.contributor.author Nauss T.
dc.contributor.author Schleuning M.
dc.contributor.author Tschapka M.
dc.contributor.author Fischer M.
dc.contributor.author Steffan-Dewenter I.
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-22T20:31:36Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-22T20:31:36Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.issn 0028-0836
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.kpfu.ru/xmlui/handle/net/157908
dc.description.abstract © 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. Agriculture and the exploitation of natural resources have transformed tropical mountain ecosystems across the world, and the consequences of these transformations for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are largely unknown 1–3 . Conclusions that are derived from studies in non-mountainous areas are not suitable for predicting the effects of land-use changes on tropical mountains because the climatic environment rapidly changes with elevation, which may mitigate or amplify the effects of land use 4,5 . It is of key importance to understand how the interplay of climate and land use constrains biodiversity and ecosystem functions to determine the consequences of global change for mountain ecosystems. Here we show that the interacting effects of climate and land use reshape elevational trends in biodiversity and ecosystem functions on Africa’s largest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). We find that increasing land-use intensity causes larger losses of plant and animal species richness in the arid lowlands than in humid submontane and montane zones. Increases in land-use intensity are associated with significant changes in the composition of plant, animal and microorganism communities; stronger modifications of plant and animal communities occur in arid and humid ecosystems, respectively. Temperature, precipitation and land use jointly modulate soil properties, nutrient turnover, greenhouse gas emissions, plant biomass and productivity, as well as animal interactions. Our data suggest that the response of ecosystem functions to land-use intensity depends strongly on climate; more-severe changes in ecosystem functioning occur in the arid lowlands and the cold montane zone. Interactions between climate and land use explained—on average—54% of the variation in species richness, species composition and ecosystem functions, whereas only 30% of variation was related to single drivers. Our study reveals that climate can modulate the effects of land use on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and points to a lowered resistance of ecosystems in climatically challenging environments to ongoing land-use changes in tropical mountainous regions.
dc.relation.ispartofseries Nature
dc.title Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions
dc.type Letter
dc.relation.ispartofseries-issue 7750
dc.relation.ispartofseries-volume 568
dc.collection Публикации сотрудников КФУ
dc.relation.startpage 88
dc.source.id SCOPUS00280836-2019-568-7750-SID85063626315


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