Journalartikel
Autorenliste: Barrio, I. C.; Ehrich, D.; Soininen, E. M.; Ravolainen, V. T.; Bueno, C. G.; Gilg, O.; Koltz, A. M.; Speed, J. D. M.; Hik, D. S.; Morsdorf, M.; Alatalo, J. M.; Angerbjorn, A.; Bety, J.; Bollache, L.; Boulanger-Lapointe, N.; Brown, G. S.; Eischeid, I; Giroux, M. A.; Hajek, T.; Hansen, B. B.; Hofhuis, S. P.; Lamarre, J-F; Lang, J.; Latty, C.; Lecomte, N.; Macek, P.; McKinnon, L.; Myers-Smith, I. H.; Pedersen, A. O.; Prevey, J. S.; Roth, J. D.; Saalfeld, S. T.; Schmidt, N. M.; Smith, P.; Sokolov, A.; Sokolova, N.; Stolz, C.; van Bemmelen, R.; Varpe, O.; Woodard, P. F.; Jonsdottir, I. S.
Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2022
Seiten: 638-679
Zeitschrift: Arctic Science
Bandnummer: 8
Heftnummer: 3
eISSN: 2368-7460
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0020
Verlag: Canadian Science Publishing
Abstract:
Understanding and predicting large-scale ecological responses to global environmental change requires comparative studies across geographic scales with coordinated efforts and standardized methodologies. We designed, applied, and assessed standardized protocols to measure tundra herbivory at three spatial scales: plot, site (habitat), and study area (landscape). The plot- and site-level protocols were tested in the field during summers 2014 -2015 at 11 sites, nine of them consisting of warming experimental plots included in the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX). The study area protocols were assessed during 2014-2018 at 24 study areas across the Arctic. Our protocols provide comparable and easy to implement methods for assessing the intensity of invertebrate herbivory within ITEX plots and for characterizing vertebrate herbivore communities at larger spatial scales. We discuss methodological constraints and make recommendations for how these protocols can be used and how sampling effort can be optimized to obtain comparable estimates of herbivory, both at ITEX sites and at large landscape scales. The application of these protocols across the tundra biome will allow characterizing and comparing herbivore communities across tundra sites and at ecologically relevant spatial scales, providing an important step towards a better understanding of tundra ecosystem responses to large-scale environmental change.
Zitierstile
Harvard-Zitierstil: Barrio, I., Ehrich, D., Soininen, E., Ravolainen, V., Bueno, C., Gilg, O., et al. (2022) Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales1, Arctic Science, 8(3), pp. 638-679. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0020
APA-Zitierstil: Barrio, I., Ehrich, D., Soininen, E., Ravolainen, V., Bueno, C., Gilg, O., Koltz, A., Speed, J., Hik, D., Morsdorf, M., Alatalo, J., Angerbjorn, A., Bety, J., Bollache, L., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Brown, G., Eischeid, I., Giroux, M., Hajek, T., ...Jonsdottir, I. (2022). Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales1. Arctic Science. 8(3), 638-679. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0020
Schlagwörter
ecological monitoring; Herbivory Network; INSECT HERBIVORY; Interactions Working Group (IWG); International Tundra Experiment (ITEX); MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES; POPULATION-DENSITY; SHRUB EXPANSION; standardized protocol; VERTEBRATE HERBIVORES
