Climate as a Determinant of Vegetation Distribution in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho

Daubenmire, R.

doi:10.2307/1943287

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“…If this is so, then the cause of its limitation could not be identified by indirect methods, such as: (i), the correlation of distribution with isometric lines of climate, e.g. Salisbury (1926), Enquist (1929), Iversen (1944), Dahl (1951) and Daubenmire (1956); (2) (3), by determining physiological responses to climate and failing to take into account the effect of climate on the overall growth processes of the plant, e.g. Wager (1941), Stocker (i960) and Mooney and Billings (1961).…”

Section: Reproductive Developmentmentioning

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THE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF THE ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDUM ROSE A (L.) SCOP. AND S. TELEPHIUM L.

Woodward

Pigott

1975

New Phytologist

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SUMMARYWhen plants of Sedum rosea (L.) Scop, and S. telephium L. ssp. fabaria Syme are grown in competition at different altitudes it is found that the growth of the species is affected differentially. This effect is such that at low altitudes S. telephium is a larger plant than S. rosea, while the reverse is the case at high altitudes. The observed differences are caused by a marked sensitivity of the growth of S. telephium to differences in altitude, while S. rosea is very insensitive.The most probable cause of these responses would appear to be differences of climate. The influence of altitude in northern England on air temperature, saturation deficit and irradiance has been investigated in order to establish the magnitude of the differences which may cause these responses.

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Section: Reproductive Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

THE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF THE ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDUM ROSE A (L.) SCOP. AND S. TELEPHIUM L.

Woodward

Pigott

1975

New Phytologist

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“…Within this mostly forested region, topography and elevation create steep gradients of temperature and precipitation, over which major tree species are predictably stratified (Daubenmire 1956;Rehfeldt et al 2008). Human-induced climate change over recent decades has already been implicated in the distributional contraction of some Rocky Mountain tree species (Michaelian et al 2011;Gitlin et al 2006;Shaw et al 2005;Bell et al 2014a), and a consensus of global circulation models predict further increases in air temperatures and decreases in plant available moisture during the growing season throughout the region (Boisvenue and Running, 2010).…”

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Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape

Campbell

Shinneman

2017

Ecol Process

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Introduction: Climate change is expected to impose significant tension on the geographic distribution of tree species. Yet, tree species range shifts may be delayed by their long life spans, capacity to withstand long periods of physiological stress, and dispersal limitations. Wildfire could theoretically break this biological inertia by killing forest canopies and facilitating species redistribution under changing climate. We investigated the capacity of wildfire to modulate climate-induced tree redistribution across a montane landscape in the central Rocky Mountains under three climate scenarios (contemporary and two warmer future climates) and three wildfire scenarios (representing historical, suppressed, and future fire regimes). Methods: Distributions of four common tree species were projected over 90 years by pairing a climate niche model with a forest landscape simulation model that simulates species dispersal, establishment, and mortality under alternative disturbance regimes and climate scenarios. Results: Three species (Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, subalpine fir) declined in abundance over time, due to climate-driven contraction in area suitable for establishment, while one species (ponderosa pine) was unable to exploit climate-driven expansion of area suitable for establishment. Increased fire frequency accelerated declines in area occupied by Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, and subalpine fir, and it maintained local abundance but not range expansion of ponderosa pine.

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“…It has been reported that the α-diversity reaches its maximum in the most mesic part of moisture gradient (Daubenmire and Daubenmire, 1968;Glenn-Lewin, 1975;Terborgh, 1973) or has its optimum in the middle parts of the gradient (Auclair and Goff, 1971;Monk, 1965Monk, , 1967Whittaker, 1956;Whittaker and Niering, 1965). Furthermore, most xeric habitats have been documented to be least diverse (Daubenmire and Daubenmire, 1968;Moral, 1972) but the opposite trend has also been observed, i.e.…”

Section: α-Diversity Relationship With Moisture Gradientmentioning

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Modelling Plant Species Diversity Pattern in a Local Environmental Space

Dyakov¹

2016

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. The loss of biodiversity is a major concern for conservationists and whole human societies these days. Understanding plant species diversity pattern along local environmental gradients can be very useful for undertaking management and conservation measures. Despite the enormous efforts in the last decades, however, unified theory about the plant diversity pattern has not yet emerged. This study tries to model plant species diversity pattern in the context of four local/indirect environmental gradients. Nonparametric correlation and multiple regression methods have been used. Ecological response surfaces of species richness at the two levels of observation showed similar complex distribution in the local environmental space. Vegetation diversity and evenness also had complex pattern with several peaks. Dividing species into growth forms revealed their specific manner of diversity distribution. Plant diversity correlated positively with elevation, habitat dryness, herb stratum cover and mature forest stands. It correlated negatively with slope convexity and inclination, tree stratum cover and early-successional stands. Alien and rare plant species number were also positively correlated with species richness and diversity. β-diversity variation along moisture gradient was due mainly to herbs. Trees and shrubs showed decreasing β-diversity along moisture gradient with increasing elevation. β-diversity along elevational gradient showed no clear trend. Our results support the idea that diversity pattern is much more complicated than previously thought due to the complex interplay between local environmental gradients, vegetation succession and history. Understanding of diversity pattern in the local environmental space will allow resident managers and conservationist to set more specific goals and to take more applicable actions in order to preserve plant diversity in the area for the future generations.

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Climate as a Determinant of Vegetation Distribution in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho

Cited by 66 publications

References 62 publications

THE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF THE ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDUM ROSE A (L.) SCOP. AND S. TELEPHIUM L.

THE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF THE ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDUM ROSE A (L.) SCOP. AND S. TELEPHIUM L.

Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape

Modelling Plant Species Diversity Pattern in a Local Environmental Space

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