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Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

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  • H. J. D. Thomas

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • A. D. Bjorkman

    (University of Edinburgh
    University of Gothenburg
    Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre)

  • I. H. Myers-Smith

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • S. C. Elmendorf

    (University of Colorado)

  • J. Kattge

    (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig)

  • S. Diaz

    (Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET
    FCEFyN, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)

  • M. Vellend

    (Université de Sherbrooke)

  • D. Blok

    ((NWO))

  • J. H. C. Cornelissen

    (Vrije Universiteit)

  • B. C. Forbes

    (University of Lapland)

  • G. H. R. Henry

    (University of British Columbia)

  • R. D. Hollister

    (Grand Valley State University)

  • S. Normand

    (Aarhus University)

  • J. S. Prevéy

    (U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center
    WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)

  • C. Rixen

    (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)

  • G. Schaepman-Strub

    (University of Zurich)

  • M. Wilmking

    (Greifswald University)

  • S. Wipf

    (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
    Swiss National Park, Runatsch 124, Chastè Planta-Wildenberg)

  • W. K. Cornwell

    (University of New South Wales)

  • P. S. A. Beck

    (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)

  • D. Georges

    (University of Edinburgh
    International Agency for Research in Cancer)

  • S. J. Goetz

    (Northern Arizona University)

  • K. C. Guay

    (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)

  • N. Rüger

    (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

  • N. A. Soudzilovskaia

    (Leiden University)

  • M. J. Spasojevic

    (University of California Riverside)

  • J. M. Alatalo

    (Qatar University
    Qatar University)

  • H. D. Alexander

    (Mississippi State University)

  • A. Anadon-Rosell

    (Greifswald University
    University of Barcelona
    University of Barcelona)

  • S. Angers-Blondin

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • M. Beest

    (Utrecht University
    Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University)

  • L. T. Berner

    (Northern Arizona University)

  • R. G. Björk

    (University of Gothenburg
    Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre)

  • A. Buchwal

    (Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation
    University of Alaska Anchorage)

  • A. Buras

    (Technische Universität München)

  • M. Carbognani

    (University of Parma)

  • K. S. Christie

    (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

  • L. S. Collier

    (Memorial University)

  • E. J. Cooper

    (UiT-The Arctic University of Norway)

  • B. Elberling

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • A. Eskelinen

    (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig
    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
    University of Oulu)

  • E. R. Frei

    (University of British Columbia
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL)

  • O. Grau

    (CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Bellaterra
    CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès
    Cirad, UMR EcoFoG (AgroParisTech, CNRS, Inra, Univ Antilles, Univ Guyane), Campus Agronomique)

  • P. Grogan

    (Queen’s University, Biosciences Complex)

  • M. Hallinger

    (Swedish Agricultural University (SLU))

  • M. M. P. D. Heijmans

    (Wageningen University and Research)

  • L. Hermanutz

    (Memorial University)

  • J. M. G. Hudson

    (British Columbia Public Service)

  • J. F. Johnstone

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • K. Hülber

    (University of Vienna)

  • M. Iturrate-Garcia

    (University of Zurich)

  • C. M. Iversen

    (Climate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • F. Jaroszynska

    (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
    University of Bergen
    University of Aberdeen)

  • E. Kaarlejarvi

    (University of Barcelona
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
    University of Helsinki)

  • A. Kulonen

    (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)

  • L. J. Lamarque

    (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

  • T. C. Lantz

    (University of Victoria)

  • E. Lévesque

    (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

  • C. J. Little

    (University of Zurich
    Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology)

  • A. Michelsen

    (University of Copenhagen
    University of Copenhagen, Terrestrial Ecology Section)

  • A. Milbau

    (Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO))

  • J. Nabe-Nielsen

    (Aarhus University)

  • S. S. Nielsen

    (Aarhus University)

  • J. M. Ninot

    (University of Barcelona
    University of Barcelona)

  • S. F. Oberbauer

    (Florida International University)

  • J. Olofsson

    (Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University)

  • V. G. Onipchenko

    (Moscow State Lomonosov University)

  • A. Petraglia

    (University of Parma)

  • S. B. Rumpf

    (University of Vienna
    University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Biophore, Quartier UNIL-Sorge)

  • R. Shetti

    (Greifswald University)

  • J. D. M. Speed

    (NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

  • K. N. Suding

    (University of Colorado)

  • K. D. Tape

    (University of Alaska, Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility (ELIF))

  • M. Tomaselli

    (University of Parma)

  • A. J. Trant

    (University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West)

  • U. A. Treier

    (Aarhus University)

  • M. Tremblay

    (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

  • S. E. Venn

    (Deakin University)

  • T. Vowles

    (University of Gothenburg)

  • S. Weijers

    (University of Bonn)

  • P. A. Wookey

    (University of Stirling)

  • T. J. Zamin

    (Queen’s University, Biosciences Complex)

  • M. Bahn

    (Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck)

  • B. Blonder

    (University of Oxford
    Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
    University of California)

  • P. M. Bodegom

    (Leiden University)

  • B. Bond-Lamberty

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute)

  • G. Campetella

    (Univeristy of Camerino)

  • B. E. L. Cerabolini

    (DBSV-University of Insubria)

  • F. S. Chapin

    (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

  • J. M. Craine

    (Jonah Ventures)

  • M. Dainese

    (University of Würzburg, Am Hubland
    Institute for Alpine Environment, EURAC Research)

  • W. A. Green

    (Harvard University)

  • S. Jansen

    (Ulm University)

  • M. Kleyer

    (University of Oldenburg)

  • P. Manning

    (Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre)

  • Ü. Niinemets

    (Estonian University of Life Sciences)

  • Y. Onoda

    (Kyoto University)

  • W. A. Ozinga

    (Wageningen University and Research)

  • J. Peñuelas

    (CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Bellaterra
    CREAF, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès)

  • P. Poschlod

    (University of Regensburg)

  • P. B. Reich

    (University of Minnesota
    Western Sydney University)

  • B. Sandel

    (Santa Clara University)

  • B. S. Schamp

    (Algoma University)

  • S. N. Sheremetiev

    (Komarov Botanical Institute)

  • F. T. Vries

    (University of Amsterdam)

Abstract

The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource acquisition. However, it is unknown whether global plant trait relationships extend to climatic extremes, and if these interspecific relationships are confounded by trait variation within species. We test whether trait relationships extend to the cold extremes of life on Earth using the largest database of tundra plant traits yet compiled. We show that tundra plants demonstrate remarkably similar resource economic traits, but not size traits, compared to global distributions, and exhibit the same two dimensions of trait variation. Three quarters of trait variation occurs among species, mirroring global estimates of interspecific trait variation. Plant trait relationships are thus generalizable to the edge of global trait-space, informing prediction of plant community change in a warming world.

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  • H. J. D. Thomas & A. D. Bjorkman & I. H. Myers-Smith & S. C. Elmendorf & J. Kattge & S. Diaz & M. Vellend & D. Blok & J. H. C. Cornelissen & B. C. Forbes & G. H. R. Henry & R. D. Hollister & S. Norman, 2020. "Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-15014-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15014-4
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