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Responses of sequential and hierarchical phenological events to warming and cooling in alpine meadows

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  • Xine Li

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lili Jiang

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Fandong Meng

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shiping Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Naqu Integrated Observation and Research Station of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University and Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Haishan Niu

    (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Amy M. Iler

    (Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University)

  • Jichuan Duan

    (Binhai Research Institute in Tianjin)

  • Zhenhua Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Caiyun Luo

    (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shujuan Cui

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lirong Zhang

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yaoming Li

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Qi Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yang Zhou

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaoying Bao

    (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Tsechoe Dorji

    (Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yingnian Li

    (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Josep Peñuelas

    (CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès
    CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-CSIC-UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès)

  • Mingyuan Du

    (Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)

  • Xinquan Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Liang Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Guojie Wang

    (Oregon State University Agriculture and Natural Resource Program at Eastern Oregon University)

Abstract

Organisms’ life cycles consist of hierarchical stages, from a single phenological stage (for example, flowering within a season), to vegetative and reproductive phases, to the total lifespan of the individual. Yet phenological events are typically studied in isolation, limiting our understanding of life history responses to climate change. Here, we reciprocally transfer plant communities along an elevation gradient to investigate plastic changes in the duration of sequential phenological events for six alpine species. We show that prolonged flowering leads to longer reproductive phases and activity periods when plants are moved to warmer locations. In contrast, shorter post-fruiting leaf and flowering stages led to shorter vegetative and reproductive phases, respectively, which resulted in shorter activity periods when plants were moved to cooler conditions. Therefore, phenological responses to warming and cooling do not simply mirror one another in the opposite direction, and low temperature may limit reproductive allocation in the alpine region.

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  • Xine Li & Lili Jiang & Fandong Meng & Shiping Wang & Haishan Niu & Amy M. Iler & Jichuan Duan & Zhenhua Zhang & Caiyun Luo & Shujuan Cui & Lirong Zhang & Yaoming Li & Qi Wang & Yang Zhou & Xiaoying Ba, 2016. "Responses of sequential and hierarchical phenological events to warming and cooling in alpine meadows," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12489
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12489
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    1. Georgeta Bandoc & Adrian Piticar & Cristian Patriche & Bogdan Roșca & Elena Dragomir, 2022. "Climate Warming-Induced Changes in Plant Phenology in the Most Important Agricultural Region of Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-23, February.
    2. Xin Yang & Yuanyuan Hao & Wenxia Cao & Xiaojun Yu & Limin Hua & Xin Liu & Tao Yu & Caijin Chen, 2021. "How Does Spring Phenology Respond to Climate Change in Ecologically Fragile Grassland? A Case Study from the Northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-20, November.
    3. Yahui Guo & Wenxiang Wu & Yumei Liu & Zhaofei Wu & Xiaojun Geng & Yaru Zhang & Christopher Robin Bryant & Yongshuo Fu, 2020. "Impacts of Climate and Phenology on the Yields of Early Mature Rice in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-16, December.

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