Temperature effects on forest understorey plants in hedgerows: a combined warming and transplant experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Hedgerows have been shown to improve forest connectivity, leading to an increased probability of species tracking the shifting bioclimatic envelopes. However, it is still unknown how species in hedgerows respond to temperature changes, and whether effects differ compared with those in nearby forests. We aimed to elucidate how ongoing changes in the climate system will affect the efficiency of hedgerows in supporting forest plant persistence and migration in agricultural landscapes.

Methods

Here we report results from the first warming experiment in hedgerows. We combined reciprocal transplantation of plants along an 860-km latitudinal transect with experimental warming to assess the effects of temperature on vegetative growth and reproduction of two commo

SUBMITTER: Vanneste T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8389467 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature