North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids
Facing global climate change is a great challenge for organisms. Numerous species respond to a changing climate by shifting their geographical ranges, adapting to the local climate or finding microrefugia to persist under unfavorable macroclimatic conditions. Orchids are frequently found in roadside...
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| author | Réka Fekete Orsolya Vincze Jenő Nagy Viktor Löki Kristóf Süveges Judit Bódis Tamás Malkócs Ádám Lovas-kiss Attila Molnár V. |
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| description | Facing global climate change is a great challenge for organisms. Numerous species respond to a changing climate by shifting their geographical ranges, adapting to the local climate or finding microrefugia to persist under unfavorable macroclimatic conditions. Orchids are frequently found in roadside verges, and it was demonstrated that roadsides could serve as refugia for them in a changing landscape. We investigated whether roadside slopes, facing different compass directions could serve as microrefugia for orchids, using our database spanning across 18 European countries. Our results showed that the probability of orchid occurrence in north-facing roadside slopes are greater than on south-facing slopes. Further, we found a significant difference in the probability of orchid occurrence in different exposures under unfavorable macroclimatic conditions. In south-facing slopes, the probability of orchid occurrence decreased with increasing annual mean temperature and increasing precipitation seasonality. This suggests that harsh microclimatic environments intensify the negative effects of the macroclimate in south-facing slopes. Moreover, roadside slopes with cooler microclimatic conditions might facilitate the persistence of orchids under a warming and increasingly stochastic climate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98500f465350488a892d17bee9e1ec0a2023-10-25T04:16:17ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942023-11-0147e02642North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchidsRéka Fekete0Orsolya Vincze1Jenő Nagy2Viktor Löki3Kristóf Süveges4Judit Bódis5Tamás Malkócs6Ádám Lovas-kiss7Attila Molnár V.8Department of Botany, University of Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; HUN-REN-UD Conservation Biology Research Group, Egyetem sq. 1, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; Seed Ecology Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, 2-4 Alkotmány street, Vácrátót H-2163, Hungary; Corresponding author at: Department of Botany, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary.Wetland Ecology Research Group, Department of Tisza Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Bem sq. 18/C., H-4026 Debrecen, Hungary; Evolutionary Ecology Group, Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Clinicilor Street 5-7, RO-400006 Cluj Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Botany, University of Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; HUN-REN-UD Conservation Biology Research Group, Egyetem sq. 1, H-4032 Debrecen, HungaryWetland Ecology Research Group, Department of Tisza Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Bem sq. 18/C., H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Botany, University of Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1., H-4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Conservation Biology, Institute for Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Deák St. 16., H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryDepartment of Tisza Research, Centre for Ecological Research-DRI, Bem sq. 18/C., H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryWetland Ecology Research Group, Department of Tisza Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN), Bem sq. 18/C., H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Botany, University of Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; HUN-REN-UD Conservation Biology Research Group, Egyetem sq. 1, H-4032 Debrecen, HungaryFacing global climate change is a great challenge for organisms. Numerous species respond to a changing climate by shifting their geographical ranges, adapting to the local climate or finding microrefugia to persist under unfavorable macroclimatic conditions. Orchids are frequently found in roadside verges, and it was demonstrated that roadsides could serve as refugia for them in a changing landscape. We investigated whether roadside slopes, facing different compass directions could serve as microrefugia for orchids, using our database spanning across 18 European countries. Our results showed that the probability of orchid occurrence in north-facing roadside slopes are greater than on south-facing slopes. Further, we found a significant difference in the probability of orchid occurrence in different exposures under unfavorable macroclimatic conditions. In south-facing slopes, the probability of orchid occurrence decreased with increasing annual mean temperature and increasing precipitation seasonality. This suggests that harsh microclimatic environments intensify the negative effects of the macroclimate in south-facing slopes. Moreover, roadside slopes with cooler microclimatic conditions might facilitate the persistence of orchids under a warming and increasingly stochastic climate.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002779OrchidsRoadsideClimate changeMicroclimate, microrefugia, anthropogenic habitat |
| spellingShingle | Réka Fekete Orsolya Vincze Jenő Nagy Viktor Löki Kristóf Süveges Judit Bódis Tamás Malkócs Ádám Lovas-kiss Attila Molnár V. North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids Global Ecology and Conservation Orchids Roadside Climate change Microclimate, microrefugia, anthropogenic habitat |
| title | North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| title_full | North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| title_fullStr | North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| title_full_unstemmed | North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| title_short | North-facing roadside slopes: Anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| title_sort | north facing roadside slopes anthropogenic climate microrefugia for orchids |
| topic | Orchids Roadside Climate change Microclimate, microrefugia, anthropogenic habitat |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002779 |
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