Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities
Abstract Rising temperatures are leading to increased prevalence of warm-affinity species in ecosystems, known as thermophilisation. However, factors influencing variation in thermophilisation rates among taxa and ecosystems, particularly freshwater communities with high diversity and high populatio...
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| author | Imran Khaliq Christian Rixen Florian Zellweger Catherine H. Graham Martin M. Gossner Ian R. McFadden Laura Antão Jakob Brodersen Shyamolina Ghosh Francesco Pomati Ole Seehausen Tobias Roth Thomas Sattler Sarah R. Supp Maria Riaz Niklaus E. Zimmermann Blake Matthews Anita Narwani |
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| description | Abstract Rising temperatures are leading to increased prevalence of warm-affinity species in ecosystems, known as thermophilisation. However, factors influencing variation in thermophilisation rates among taxa and ecosystems, particularly freshwater communities with high diversity and high population decline, remain unclear. We analysed compositional change over time in 7123 freshwater and 6201 terrestrial, mostly temperate communities from multiple taxonomic groups. Overall, temperature change was positively linked to thermophilisation in both realms. Extirpated species had lower thermal affinities in terrestrial communities but higher affinities in freshwater communities compared to those persisting over time. Temperature change’s impact on thermophilisation varied with community body size, thermal niche breadth, species richness and baseline temperature; these interactive effects were idiosyncratic in the direction and magnitude of their impacts on thermophilisation, both across realms and taxonomic groups. While our findings emphasise the challenges in predicting the consequences of temperature change across communities, conservation strategies should consider these variable responses when attempting to mitigate climate-induced biodiversity loss. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b53f7f56c5a94382be5071b63a0c4ac52024-03-05T19:36:16ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-03-011511910.1038/s41467-024-46282-zWarming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communitiesImran Khaliq0Christian Rixen1Florian Zellweger2Catherine H. Graham3Martin M. Gossner4Ian R. McFadden5Laura Antão6Jakob Brodersen7Shyamolina Ghosh8Francesco Pomati9Ole Seehausen10Tobias Roth11Thomas Sattler12Sarah R. Supp13Maria Riaz14Niklaus E. Zimmermann15Blake Matthews16Anita Narwani17Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) Überlandstrasse 133Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Research Centre for Ecological Change, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, University of HelsinkiDepartment of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) Überlandstrasse 133Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)Department of Environmental Sciences, Zoology, University of BaselSwiss Ornithological InstituteDenison University, Data Analytics ProgramConservation Genetics Group, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum FrankfurtSwiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) Überlandstrasse 133Abstract Rising temperatures are leading to increased prevalence of warm-affinity species in ecosystems, known as thermophilisation. However, factors influencing variation in thermophilisation rates among taxa and ecosystems, particularly freshwater communities with high diversity and high population decline, remain unclear. We analysed compositional change over time in 7123 freshwater and 6201 terrestrial, mostly temperate communities from multiple taxonomic groups. Overall, temperature change was positively linked to thermophilisation in both realms. Extirpated species had lower thermal affinities in terrestrial communities but higher affinities in freshwater communities compared to those persisting over time. Temperature change’s impact on thermophilisation varied with community body size, thermal niche breadth, species richness and baseline temperature; these interactive effects were idiosyncratic in the direction and magnitude of their impacts on thermophilisation, both across realms and taxonomic groups. While our findings emphasise the challenges in predicting the consequences of temperature change across communities, conservation strategies should consider these variable responses when attempting to mitigate climate-induced biodiversity loss.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46282-z |
| spellingShingle | Imran Khaliq Christian Rixen Florian Zellweger Catherine H. Graham Martin M. Gossner Ian R. McFadden Laura Antão Jakob Brodersen Shyamolina Ghosh Francesco Pomati Ole Seehausen Tobias Roth Thomas Sattler Sarah R. Supp Maria Riaz Niklaus E. Zimmermann Blake Matthews Anita Narwani Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities Nature Communications |
| title | Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| title_full | Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| title_fullStr | Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| title_short | Warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| title_sort | warming underpins community turnover in temperate freshwater and terrestrial communities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46282-z |
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