Net effect of environmental fluctuations in multiple global-change drivers across the tree of life.

ABSTRACT: Jensen's inequality predicts that the response of any given system to average constant conditions is different from its average response to varying ones. Environmental fluctuations in abiotic conditions are pervasive on Earth; yet until recently, most ecological research has addressed the effects of multiple environmental drivers by assuming constant conditions. One could thus expect to find significant deviations in the magnitude of their effects on ecosystems when environmental fluctuations are considered. Drawing on experimental studies published during the last 30 years reporting more than 950 response ratios (n = 5,700), we present a comprehensive analysis of the role that environmental fluctuations play across the tree of life. In contrast to the predominance of interactive ef

SUBMITTER: Cabrerizo MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature