Disentangling effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystem services—A multi‐scale experimental design

Redlich, Sarah; Zhang, Jie; Benjamin, Caryl; Dhillon, Maninder Singh; Englmeier, Jana; Ewald, Jörg; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Hovestadt, Thomas; Kollmann, Johannes; Koellner, Thomas; Kübert-Flock, Carina; Kunstmann, Harald; Menzel, Annette; Moning, Christoph; Peters, Wibke; Riebl, Rebekka; Rummler, Thomas; Rojas‐Botero, Sandra; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Müller, Jörg; Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf

doi:10.1111/2041-210x.13759

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“…Research was conducted on 179 plots across Bavaria, Germany. To disentangle the combined effects of climate and land use on herbivory in three plant functional groups, we used a novel multi-scale study design which combined climate zones, regional land-use types, and a wide range of local habitat types (Redlich et al 2021).…”

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“…We retrieved 30 year multi-annual mean temperatures per plot based on gridded monthly averaged mean daily air temperatures with a horizontal resolution of 1 km from 1981 to 2010 (Deutscher Wetterdienst 2020). This climate variable was chosen to study climate and land-use effects in a spacefor-time framework (Blois et al 2013;Redlich et al 2021).…”

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Plant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups

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Higher temperatures can increase metabolic rates and carbon demands of invertebrate herbivores, which may shift leaf-chewing herbivory among plant functional groups differing in C:N (carbon:nitrogen) ratios. Biotic factors influencing herbivore species richness may modulate these temperature effects. Yet, systematic studies comparing leaf-chewing herbivory among plant functional groups in different habitats and landscapes along temperature gradients are lacking. This study was conducted on 80 plots covering large gradients of temperature, plant richness and land use in Bavaria, Germany. We investigated proportional leaf area loss by chewing invertebrates (‘herbivory’) in three plant functional groups on open herbaceous vegetation. As potential drivers, we considered local mean temperature (range 8.4–18.8 °C), multi-annual mean temperature (range 6.5–10.0 °C), local plant richness (species and family level, ranges 10–51 species, 5–25 families), adjacent habitat type (forest, grassland, arable field, settlement), proportion of grassland and landscape diversity (0.2–3 km scale). We observed differential responses of leaf-chewing herbivory among plant functional groups in response to plant richness (family level only) and habitat type, but not to grassland proportion, landscape diversity and temperature—except for multi-annual mean temperature influencing herbivory on grassland plots. Three-way interactions of plant functional group, temperature and predictors of plant richness or land use did not substantially impact herbivory. We conclude that abiotic and biotic factors can assert different effects on leaf-chewing herbivory among plant functional groups. At present, effects of plant richness and habitat type outweigh effects of temperature and landscape-scale land use on herbivory among legumes, forbs and grasses.

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Plant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups

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“…This study was conducted within the LandKlif project in Bavaria, Germany, which used a novel multi-scale study design to disentangle the combined effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystem functions (26), here on arthropod predation rates. From grid cells (5.8 km x 5.8 km) covering Bavaria (Germany), 60 grid cells were selected encompassing four replicates of 15 combinations of climate zones (multi-annual mean temperature) and landscape-scale land-use types (near-natural, agriculture and urban).…”

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Landscape diversity and local temperature, but not climate, affect arthropod predation among habitat types

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Arthropod predators are important for ecosystem functioning by providing top-down regulation of insect herbivores. As predator communities and activity are influenced by biotic and abiotic factors on different spatial scales, the strength of top-down regulation (‘arthropod predation’) is also likely to vary. Understanding the combined effects of potential drivers on arthropod predation is urgently needed with regard to anthropogenic climate and land-use change. In a large-scale study, we recorded arthropod predation rates using artificial caterpillars on 113 plots of open herbaceous vegetation embedded in contrasting habitat types (forest, grassland, arable field, settlement) along climate and land-use gradients in Bavaria, Germany. As potential drivers we included habitat characteristics (habitat type, plant species richness, local mean temperature and mean relative humidity during artificial caterpillar exposure), landscape diversity (0.5–3.0-km, six scales), climate (multi-annual mean temperature, ‘MAT’) and interactive effects of habitat type with other drivers. We observed no substantial differences in arthropod predation rates between the studied habitat types, related to plant species richness and across the Bavarian-wide climatic gradient, but predation was limited when local mean temperatures were low and tended to decrease towards higher relative humidity. Arthropod predation rates increased towards more diverse landscapes at a 2-km scale. Interactive effects of habitat type with local weather conditions, plant species richness, landscape diversity and MAT were not observed. We conclude that landscape diversity favours high arthropod predation rates in open herbaceous vegetation independent of the dominant habitat in the vicinity. This finding may be harnessed to improve top-down control of herbivores, e.g. agricultural pests, but further research is needed for more specific recommendations on landscape management. The absence of MAT effects suggests that high predation rates may occur independent of moderate increases of MAT in the near future.

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“…Using a novel correlation heatmap approach [40], three local study plots (0.5 ha) with different local land-use types (forest, grassland, arable land, or settlement) were identified in each quadrant as sites for different research initiatives related to biodiversity and ecosystem services, including this study. The heatmaps were created for each local land-use type in each quadrant to visualize the correlation between landscape composition (proportional cover of each land-use type) and configuration (edge density) in the entire quadrant.…”

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“…Local study plots were established in sites with the lowest possible correlation between landscape composition and configuration. The selection of quadrants and study plots is described in detail in Redlich et al [40].…”

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Modelling the Relative Abundance of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) along a Climate and Land-Use Gradient

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European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) are important given their economic, recreational and ecological value. However, uncontrolled roe deer numbers can result in negative impacts on forest regeneration and agricultural crops, disease transmission and occurrences of deer-vehicle collisions. Information on the abundance and distribution is needed for effective management. We combined distance sampling (DS) of roe deer dung pellet groups with multiple variables to develop a density surface model (DSM) in the federal state of Bavaria in south-eastern Germany. We used the estimates of pellet group density as a proxy for roe deer relative abundance. We extrapolated our best DSM, conducted a quantitative evaluation and contrasted relative abundance along climate and land-use gradients. Relative abundance of roe deer was influenced by a combination of habitat type, climate and wildlife management variables, which differed between seasons and which reflected changes in food and shelter availability. At the landscape scale, the highest abundance was observed in agriculture-dominated areas and the lowest in urban areas. Higher abundance was also observed in areas with intermediate temperatures compared to the warmest areas. Our results provide information on possible future changes in the distribution of relative abundance due to changes in climate and land-use.

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Disentangling effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystem services—A multi‐scale experimental design

Cited by 26 publications

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Plant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups

Plant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups

Landscape diversity and local temperature, but not climate, affect arthropod predation among habitat types

Modelling the Relative Abundance of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) along a Climate and Land-Use Gradient

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