Long-term empirical monitoring indicates the tolerance of the giant panda habitat to climate change under contemporary conservation policies

Li, Ting; Luo, Peng; Luo, Chuan; Li, Yuejiao; Zuo, Dunwen; Xiong, Qinli; Li, Mo; Mu, C.; Gu, Xun; Zhou, Shuiqin; Huang, Jinyan; Li, Honglin; Wu, Shumin; Weiqing, Cao; Zhang, Yubo; Wang, Mengjun; Li, Jiali; Yin, Lina; Gou, Peijun; Zhu, Zhongfu; Wang, Dayong; Liang, Yin; Bai, Song; Zou, Yi

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105886

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“…At the same time, future climate change will also have significant changes in the geographical range of species. For example, climate change is threatening the habitat of flagship species and has posed a serious threat to the habitat of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in recent decades [22]. For plants, warming will threaten the survival of Alpine coniferous forests in Northeast China [23].…”

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Response of Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services to Climate Change in China: A Review

2021

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Climate change is having a significant impact on the global ecosystem and is likely to become increasingly important as this phenomenon intensifies. Numerous studies in climate change impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services in China have been published in recent decades. However, a comprehensive review of the topic is needed to provide an improved understanding of the history and driving mechanisms of environmental changes within the region. Here we review the evidence for changes in climate and the peer-reviewed literature that assesses climate change impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem, and ecosystem services at a China scale. Our main conclusions are as follows. (1) Most of the evidence shows that climate change (the increasing extreme events) is affecting the change of productivity, species interactions, and biological invasions, especially in the agro-pastoral transition zone and fragile ecological area in Northern China. (2) The individuals and populations respond to climate change through changes in behavior, functions, and geographic scope. (3) The impact of climate change on most types of services (provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural) in China is mainly negative and brings threats and challenges to human well-being and natural resource management, therefore, requiring costly societal adjustments. In general, although great progress has been made, the management strategies still need to be further improved. Integrating climate change into ecosystem services assessment and natural resource management is still a major challenge. Moving forward, it is necessary to evaluate and research the effectiveness of typical demonstration cases, which will contribute to better scientific management of natural resources in China and the world.

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Response of Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services to Climate Change in China: A Review

2021

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“…Indirect effects can be driven either by changes in the abundance of other species or by changes in the direction and/or strength of per capita interaction effects via functional traits (Gilman, Urban, Tewksbury, Gilchrist, & Holt, 2010;Tylianakis, Didham, Bascompte, & Wardle, 2008). For example, climate change may lead to an increase in abundance of one plant species by reducing the abundance of another (reducing competition) (Li et al, 2020). In addition, these biotic interactions may covary with environmental gradients, further confounding our understanding of the true strength of the abiotic and biotic drivers (Chu et al, 2019).…”

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“…Vegetation composition and patterns in montane forests may be influenced by direct and/or indirect drivers of different environmental factors, geography, and biological characteristics (Chu et al, ; Li et al, ). Montane forests are characterized by high topographic variability in a small area; this variability includes topographical factors such as elevation, slope inclination, and ground surface texture (Andrus, Harvey, Rodman, Hart, & Veblen, ).…”

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Direct and indirect effects of environmental factors, spatial constraints, and functional traits on shaping the plant diversity of montane forests

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Understanding the relative importance of the factors driving the patterns of biodiversity is a key research topic in community ecology and biogeography. However, the main drivers of plant species diversity in montane forests are still not clear. In addition, most existing studies make no distinction between direct and indirect effects of environmental factors and spatial constraints on plant biodiversity. Using data from 107 montane forest plots in Sichuan Giant Panda habitat, China, we quantified the direct and indirect effects of abiotic environmental factors, spatial constraints, and plant functional traits on plant community diversity. Our results showed significant correlations between abiotic environmental factors and trees (r = .10, p value = .001), shrubs (r = .19, p value = .001), or overall plant diversity (r = .18, p value = .001) in montane forests. Spatial constraints also showed significant correlations with trees and shrubs. However, no significant correlations were found between functional traits and plant community diversity. Moreover, the diversity (richness and abundance) of shrubs, trees, and plant communities was directly affected by precipitation, latitude, and altitude. Mean annual temperature (MAT) had no direct effect on the richness of tree and plant communities. Further, MAT and precipitation indirectly affected plant communities via the tree canopy. The results revealed a stronger direct effect on montane plant diversity than indirect effect, suggesting that single-species models may be adequate for forecasting the impacts of climate factors in these communities.The shifting of tree canopy coverage might be a potential indicator for trends of plant diversity under climate change. S U PP O RTI N G I N FO R M ATI O NAdditional supporting information may be found online in the Supporting Information section.How to cite this article: Li T, Xiong Q, Luo P, Zhang Y, Gu X, Lin B. Direct and indirect effects of environmental factors, spatial constraints, and functional traits on shaping the plant diversity of montane forests.

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2021

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Long-term empirical monitoring indicates the tolerance of the giant panda habitat to climate change under contemporary conservation policies

Cited by 5 publications

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Response of Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services to Climate Change in China: A Review

Response of Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services to Climate Change in China: A Review

Direct and indirect effects of environmental factors, spatial constraints, and functional traits on shaping the plant diversity of montane forests

Geotagging of natural history collections for reuse in environmental research

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