Changes and patterns in biologically relevant temperatures in Europe 1941–2000

Sparks, Tim H.; Aasa, Anto; Huber, Kerstin; Wadsworth, Richard A.

doi:10.3354/cr00814

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“…At the start of the season, saprotrophs tended to become progressively earlier than the ECM species in all countries, except for the United Kingdom. The general widening of the fruiting season parallels the observed extension of the annual growing season across Europe (16).…”

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“…The ECM species are largely dependent on carbohydrate supply from their hosts for mycelial growth and fruit-body production, and ECM fungi may receive cues for fruiting from their host. Because the growth period of host trees has extended considerably during the investigation period (16), carbohydrate supply to the fungus now continues longer. Hence, triggers for fungal fruiting from the host act later and fruiting can also continue longer, the latter further aided by later hard frosts and snow (Fig.…”

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Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

Kauserud

Heegaard²,

Büntgen

et al. 2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

110

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In terrestrial ecosystems, fungi are the major agents of decomposition processes and nutrient cycling and of plant nutrient uptake. Hence, they have a vital impact on ecosystem processes and the terrestrial carbon cycle. Changes in productivity and phenology of fungal fruit bodies can give clues to changes in fungal activity, but understanding these changes in relation to a changing climate is a pending challenge among ecologists. Here we report on phenological changes in fungal fruiting in Europe over the past four decades. Analyses of 746,297 dated and geo-referenced mushroom records of 486 autumnal fruiting species from Austria, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom revealed a widening of the annual fruiting season in all countries during the period 1970-2007. The mean annual day of fruiting has become later in all countries. However, the interspecific variation in phenological responses was high. Most species moved toward a later ending of their annual fruiting period, a trend that was particularly strong in the United Kingdom, which may reflect regional variation in climate change and its effects. Fruiting of both saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi now continues later in the year, but mycorrhizal fungi generally have a more compressed season than saprotrophs. This difference is probably due to the fruiting of mycorrhizal fungi partly depending on cues from the host plant. Extension of the European fungal fruiting season parallels an extended vegetation season in Europe. Changes in fruiting phenology imply changes in mycelia activity, with implications for ecosystem function.fungal ecology | Basidiomycetes | agarics | seasonality

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Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

Kauserud

Heegaard²,

Büntgen

et al. 2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

110

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“…increased mortality at the wintering quarters. However, in the latter study other cavity‐nesters, particularly blue tits, increased over the study period (probably as a consequence of increased winter survival due to increasing winter temperatures (Sparks et al )), and there was a strong negative correlation between the proportions of flycatchers and of other cavity‐nesters in the nest box area (Spearman rank correlation, rs = – 0.80, p < 0.001). Furthermore, in natural environments all these species are cavity limited (Alerstam ), indicating a more intense competition over time with increasing tit densities.…”

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“…The degree of change in spring temperature varies both temporally and regionally (Ahola et al , Both et al , Fontaine et al , Karlsen et al , Sparks et al ). Thus, while April temperatures have increased over much of northern Europe during the last three to four decades, May temperatures have done so to a lesser extent (Fontaine et al ).…”

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Variation in laying date in relation to spring temperature in three species of tits (Paridae) and pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca in southernmost Sweden

Källander

Hasselquist

Hedenström

et al. 2017

Journal of Avian Biology

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This study documents the advancement of laying dates in three species of tits (Paridae) in southernmost Sweden during recent decades, and the absence of a similar response in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. It is based on several different nestbox studies; the oldest one starting in 1969. During 1969 to 2012, mean spring temperatures in the study area increased by between 0.06 and 0.08°C per year, depending on the period considered. Great tits Parus major, blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus and marsh tits Poecile palustris, which generally start egg laying between the last week of April and the first week of May, all advanced laying date at a similar rate during the study period (0.25 d yr–1). This indicates that these species were similarly affected by increasing temperatures. When accounting for mean spring temperature variation, we still found an advancement of laying date over the study period, mostly due to such relationships among marsh and blue tits. This result could reflect ongoing microevolution favouring earlier laying, but could also be a result of other factors such as increased intra‐ or inter‐specific competition for early breeding. Pied flycatchers, which generally lay during the third week of May, did not significantly advance the date of egg laying despite that the long‐term trend in the increase in ambient temperature during the 30‐d period preceding the start of egg laying was similar for pied flycatchers compared to the tit species.

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“…It is a sensitive region to climate change [12,13], and has been regarded as an ideal place to study the impact of climate change on environment [14][15][16][17]. Since 1999, "the Western Regions Development Strategy" has been implemented by the Chinese government.…”

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Human Impact on Vegetation Dynamics around Lhasa, Southern Tibetan Plateau, China

Gao

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:Human impact plays an increasing role on vegetation change even on the Tibetan Plateau, an area that is commonly regarded as an ideal place to study climate change. We evaluate the nature and extent of human impact on vegetation dynamics by the comparison of two areas: the relative highly populated Lhasa area and a nearby less populated Lhari County. Our results indicate that human impact has mainly decreased vegetation greenness within 20 km of the urban area and major constructions during 1999-2013. However, the impact of human activities in a relatively large area is still minor and does not reverse the major trends of vegetation dynamics caused by the warming temperature in recent decades. It seems that the impact of anthropogenic factors on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) trend is more apparent in the Lhasa area than in Lhari County. The major anthropogenic driving factor for vegetation browning in the Lhasa area is livestock number, while the factors, including the number of rural laborers and artificial forest areas, are positively correlated with the annual NDVI increase. The similar relationship between the annual NDVI and driving factors appeared in Lhari County, except for artificial forest areas. The warming temperature and the change in precipitation played dominant roles on vegetation greening in Lhari County than that in the Lhasa area.

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Changes and patterns in biologically relevant temperatures in Europe 1941–2000

Cited by 17 publications

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Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

Variation in laying date in relation to spring temperature in three species of tits (Paridae) and pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca in southernmost Sweden

Human Impact on Vegetation Dynamics around Lhasa, Southern Tibetan Plateau, China

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