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Plant Sciences
Eduardo Habermann, Eduardo Augusto Dias de Oliveira, Daniele Ribeiro Contin, Joao Vitor Campos Pinho Costa, Katia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Carlos Alberto Martinez
Summary: This study investigates the effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration and warming on managed tropical grasslands. The results show that warming cancels out the improvements caused by elevated carbon dioxide concentration in terms of plant transpiration and water relations.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yunpeng Qiu, Lijin Guo, Xinyu Xu, Lin Zhang, Kangcheng Zhang, Mengfei Chen, Yexin Zhao, Kent O. Burkey, H. David Shew, Richard W. Zobel, Yi Zhang, Shuijin Hu
Summary: Climate warming and elevated ozone have tradeoffs between plant roots and symbiotic fungi, promoting organic carbon decomposition in a soybean agroecosystem. They reduce root biomass and colonization, but increase specific root length and shift AMF community composition, providing insights into plant-microbial responses to climate change.
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Horticulture
Michael D. Thomas, Scott A. Heckathorn, Jennifer K. Boldt
Summary: We previously demonstrated that chronic warming and elevated CO2 concentrations cause hyponastic leaf and petiole bending in tomato plants. In this study, we further investigated the mechanism for this phenomenon across different temperatures and CO2 levels, as well as at various stages of plant growth. The results indicate that eCO2 affects the well-known thermal hyponastic response of leaves, which has implications for future plant responses to climate change.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Kathiravan Meeran, Johannes Ingrisch, David Reinthaler, Alberto Canarini, Lena Mueller, Erich M. Poetsch, Andreas Richter, Wolfgang Wanek, Michael Bahn
Summary: The study revealed that in a future warmer climate with elevated CO2 levels, drought effects on the fate of recent C will be amplified, and the coupling of photosynthesis and soil respiration will be sustained. Additionally, the interactive effects of multiple global change factors should be considered in predicting the future dynamics of terrestrial C cycling.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lu Zhang, Yunfei Sun, Jiahui Cheng, Guilian Cui, Yuan Huang, Zhou Yang
Summary: The increasing atmospheric CO2 and temperature have complex effects on the induced defense of phytoplankton. Elevated CO2 enhances the morphological defense in phytoplankton, while high temperature exerts overwhelming inhibitory effects on this defense, leading to a decrease in the maximum number of cells per particle.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Zhenxing Zhou, Xiaojing Yue, Heng Li, Jiajia Zhang, Junqin Liang, Xueting Yuan, Jingyi Ru, Jian Song, Ying Li, Mengmei Zheng, Dafeng Hui, Shiqiang Wan
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of climate change on the phenological sensitivity of dominant temperate grasslands in northern China. The results showed that the sensitivity of flowering phenology to precipitation change was symmetric, while warming stimulated the phenological sensitivity. These findings suggest that arid grasslands are more sensitive to climate warming and that soil moisture and vegetation index play important roles in controlling phenological sensitivity.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jianqing Wang, Lianqing Li, Shu Kee Lam, Xiuzhen Shi, Genxing Pan
Summary: Projected global climate change poses a potential threat to nutrient utilization in agroecosystems. However, the combined effects of elevated [CO2] and canopy warming on nutrient concentrations and translocations in plants are not well understood. This study conducted an open-air field experiment to investigate the impact of elevated [CO2] and canopy air warming on nutrient status during the growing season of winter wheat. The results showed that canopy warming played a more important role in nutrient translocation from belowground to aboveground than elevated [CO2].
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gao-Lin Wu, Zhen Cheng, Juha Mikael Alatalo, Jingxue Zhao, Yu Liu
Summary: This study found that aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of all major grassland types in northern China consistently declined over the past 30 years, on average by about 6.1%. The primary factor driving this decrease was warming, increased solar radiation, and resulting soil temperature rise. Alpine and lowland grasslands were more sensitive to climate change compared to temperate grasslands.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jeffrey M. Warren, Anna M. Jensen, Eric J. Ward, Anirban Guha, Joanne Childs, Stan D. Wullschleger, Paul J. Hanson
Summary: Boreal peatland forests have low species diversity, and climate change may shift ecosystem function by impacting dominant species. Different plant species exhibit varied responses in water relations under warming treatments, indicating potential implications for adaptation to future drought or heat conditions.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Emad A. Alsherif, Hamada AbdElgawad
Summary: Increases in atmospheric CO2 can promote plant growth under heavy metals stress conditions, but the mitigating effect of vanadium (V) stress under enhanced CO2 levels has not been well studied. This study investigated the growth and biochemical responses of wheat plants under V and enhanced CO2 conditions, and found that high V levels inhibited plant growth and induced oxidative damage. However, under enhanced CO2, wheat showed reduced V uptake and toxicity, leading to improved growth through increased photosynthesis and enhanced antioxidant production.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
J. Kuesters, E. M. Poetsch, R. Resch, M. Gierus
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of water stress on agronomic parameters and the nutritive value of orchard grass. The results showed that water stress improved specific nutritive parameters but, in some circumstances, caused a decline in biomass production.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Ke Gao, Weijie Li, Enze Gan, Jiahui Li, Li Jiang, Yuan Liu
Summary: Climate change conditions pose a threat to agricultural sustainability and grain yield. This study investigates the responses of soil fungal community in a paddy field to elevated CO2 and warming. The results show that elevated CO2 increases fungal diversity and richness but decreases the abundance of certain fungal groups. Co-occurrence network analysis reveals that CO2 and warming increase network complexity and competition among microbial species. Importantly, CO2 and warming also alter the composition of pathotrophic and symbiotrophic fungi, potentially impacting soil functions.
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Environmental Sciences
Adrianna Rafalska, Anna Walkiewicz, Bruce Osborne, Katja Klumpp, Andrzej Bieganowski
Summary: Grassland soils play a significant role in mitigating greenhouse gases, particularly carbon (C), through storage, but they also have the capacity to absorb methane (CH4) which can be influenced by climate change factors. The impact of climate change components on CH4 uptake in grassland soils is complex and depends on factors such as precipitation, temperature, water availability, and elevated CO2 levels. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for predicting future CH4 uptake in grassland ecosystems and their role in climate change mitigation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenjing Chen, Huakun Zhou, Yang Wu, Jie Wang, Ziwen Zhao, Yuanze Li, Leilei Qiao, Kelu Chen, Guobin Liu, Coen Ritsema, Violette Geissen, Xinrong Guo, Sha Xue
Summary: The impact of microbial communities on ecosystem function varies due to the diverse biological attributes and sensitivities exhibited by different taxonomic groups. Understanding the functional traits and response characteristics of various taxa is crucial for predicting the effects of climate change on ecosystem function. In a study conducted in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, simulated warming significantly lowered ecosystem function in the grassland but not in the shrubland, due to the diverse responses of different taxa to warming conditions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
David Reinthaler, Eliza Harris, Erich M. Poetsch, Markus Herndl, Andreas Richter, Herbert Wachter, Michael Bahn
Summary: This study conducted a global change experiment in a managed temperate grassland and found that under future climate conditions, soil respiration was higher and the reductions induced by drought were delayed. In the future scenario, extreme drought led to more pronounced reductions and post-drought responses of soil respiration.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Laura Castaneda-Gomez, Jeff R. Powell, David S. Ellsworth, Elise Pendall, Yolima Carrillo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide on soil organic matter dynamics and microbial communities in a P-limited forest. The research found that roots play a role in affecting microbial biomass, nutrient availability, and enzymatic activity, but are not the main driver of responses to eCO(2) in P-limited systems. Other factors, such as nutrient and water availability and shifts in plant communities, may have a greater influence on eCO(2) impacts on soil dynamics.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nam Jin Noh, Kristine Y. Crous, Roberto L. Salomon, Jinquan Li, David S. Ellsworth, Craig V. M. Barton, Elise Pendall, Mark G. Tjoelker
Summary: The CO2 efflux from tree stem surfaces to atmosphere plays a significant role in forest carbon balance. Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to stimulate CO2 efflux, but the effect on different types of respiration may vary. Elevated CO2 levels seem to decrease the temperature sensitivity of CO2 efflux, while not significantly affecting the overall rates.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alison C. Bennett, Stefan K. Arndt, Lauren T. Bennett, Jurgen Knauer, Jason Beringer, Anne Griebel, Nina Hinko-Najera, Michael J. Liddell, Daniel Metzen, Elise Pendall, Richard P. Silberstein, Timothy J. Wardlaw, William Woodgate, Vanessa Haverd
Summary: The study found that the relationship between GPP and air temperature in Australian wooded ecosystems is a convex parabola, influenced by factors such as daytime temperature range, mean daytime temperature, and maximum GPP. The shape of the GPP-Ta curves is largely determined by these factors, with upslope influenced by Fsd and downslope influenced by VPD. There is a strong positive linear relationship between T-opt and MDTa, with T-opt exceeding MDTa in most ecosystems.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Haiyang Zhang, Jeff R. Powell, Sally A. Power, Amber C. Churchill, Jonathan M. Plett, Catriona A. Macdonald, Vinod Jacob, Gil Won Kim, Elise Pendall, David T. Tissue, Karen L. M. Catunda, Chioma Igwenagu, Yolima Carrillo, Ben D. Moore, Ian C. Anderson
Summary: The study shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can significantly reduce N2O emissions from pastures, and this reduction is not affected by warming temperatures. The results highlight the important role of microbial symbionts in mitigating the effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems.
Article
Ecology
Matthew H. Koski, Lindsay M. Finnell, Elizabeth Leonard, Nishanth Tharayil
Summary: Phenotypic plasticity may evolve in environmentally variable habitats, but it may be constrained by costs or physiological limitations. In flowers, UV-absorbing pigmentation can reduce UV damage to pollen and is associated with elevated UV exposure. The petals of high-elevation Argentina anserina have larger UV-absorbing areas compared to low-elevation populations, indicating positive UV-induced pigmentation plasticity in response to higher and more variable UV exposure. The biochemical mechanisms underlying this plasticity involve flavonoid production in one pathway branch at high elevations, while at low elevations, UV absorption is associated with multiple compounds spanning different branches. The elevated plasticity is associated with reduced pigment diversity. These findings suggest adaptive floral pigmentation plasticity in more extreme and variable environments.
Article
Soil Science
Hao Yu, Ye Deng, Zhili He, Elise Pendall, Yolima Carrillo, Shang Wang, Decai Jin, Liyou Wu, Aijie Wang, Ying Xu, Baoyong Liu, Xin Tai, Jizhong Zhou
Summary: This study found that eCO2 and irrigation treatments significantly impacted the functional composition and structure of soil microbial communities, leading to increased functional diversity and stimulation of key functional genes involved in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling in the soil.
Article
Ecology
Manjunatha H. Chandregowda, Mark G. Tjoelker, Elise Pendall, Haiyang Zhang, Amber C. Churchill, Sally A. Power
Summary: Plant species exhibit plasticity in root traits under drought, which is crucial for predicting their responses to future climate change.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Manjunatha H. Chandregowda, Mark G. Tjoelker, Sally A. Power, Elise Pendall
Summary: Carbon allocation patterns in grasses are affected by climate warming, drought, and grazing or clipping. These factors can lead to reduced plant biomass and growth, as well as increased carbon losses through respiration.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ziliang Zhang, Bhupinder Singh Jatana, Barbara J. Campbell, Jasmine Gill, Vidya Suseela, Nishanth Tharayil
Summary: This study investigates the drought tolerance of maize influenced by different rhizobiota and provides mechanistic understanding of the rhizobiome-facilitated drought tolerance.
Article
Environmental Sciences
L. Castaneda-Gomez, J. R. Powell, E. Pendall, Y. Carrillo
Summary: This study investigated the interactive effects of AM fungi and P availability on soil C cycling under eCO(2), finding that AM fungi can promote root biomass growth and nutrient uptake while protecting the SOM pool against decomposition.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kevin E. Mueller, Troy W. Ocheltree, Julie A. Kray, Julie A. Bushey, Dana M. Blumenthal, David G. Williams, Elise Pendall
Summary: The effects of climate change on plants and ecosystems are mediated by plant hydraulic traits. This study assessed the response of several plant hydraulic traits to elevated CO2 and warming in a semiarid grassland. The results showed that interspecific differences in hydraulic traits were larger than intraspecific shifts, and the effects of elevated CO2 were greater than warming. Future studies should further investigate the mechanisms of plant response to drought.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Dana M. Blumenthal, Yolima Carillo, Julie A. Kray, Matthew C. Parsons, Jack A. Morgan, Elise Pendall
Summary: This study investigated how disturbance and plant invasion influence the sensitivity of mixed-grass prairie to elevated carbon dioxide and warming, revealing that in disturbed/invaded prairie, plants respond much more strongly to eCO(2) compared to intact prairie.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mengxue Xia, Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes, Vidya Suseela, Christopher B. Blackwood, Nishanth Tharayil
Summary: This study compared five methods of estimating lignin abundance and composition in fine roots and assessed the feasibility of high-throughput techniques for fast-screening of root lignin. The results showed discrepancies between lignin content estimated by lignin-specific techniques and by acid-insoluble fraction (AIF) method. Furthermore, high-throughput pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry accurately predicted lignin abundance and composition.
Article
Plant Sciences
Manjunatha H. Chandregowda, Mark G. Tjoelker, Elise Pendall, Haiyang Zhang, Amber C. Churchill, Sally A. Power
Summary: Drought and warming can reduce forage production, but a trade-off between belowground production and root trait plasticity can offset the negative effects. However, there is a lack of understanding of belowground traits in maintaining aboveground growth in grazed systems. In this study, we found that drought and warming reduced plant production and biomass allocation belowground, while specific root length and root diameter were affected by both drought and warming.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Elise Pendall, Alison Hewitt, Matthias M. Boer, Yolima Carrillo, Nancy F. Glenn, Anne Griebel, Jason H. Middleton, Peter J. Mumford, Peter Ridgeway, Paul D. Rymer, Greg L. Steenbeeke
Summary: The study found that fire frequency and time since fire have effects on canopy structure, habitat quality, and biodiversity of urban forest fragments. Ecosystems show resilience to different times since fire and fire frequencies, but increasing fire frequency under climate change may impact tree species and community composition.