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Grassland diversity and climate change

09.16.19 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Annual-Dominated Grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia Mclaughlin University of California (1 of 3)
Annual-dominated grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin University of California Natural Reserve. Credit: Image courtesy of Cathy Koehler (University of California, Davis, Davis, CA)

Between 2000 and 2018, researchers documented the evolution of grassland plant communities in the University of California McLaughlin Reserve and found that during growing seasons that were drier than normal, communities lost several species, especially species with drought-intolerant traits, and the decline was strongest in native forbs with high specific leaf area, suggesting that drought induced by climate change in water-limited regions may erode diversity in plant communities.

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Article #19-12247: "Climate drives loss of phylogenetic diversity in a grassland community," by Daijiang Li, Jesse E. D. Miller, and Susan Harrison.

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Harrison, University of California, Davis, CA; tel: 530-902-1686; email: spharrison@ucdavis.edu

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Annual-Dominated Grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia Mclaughlin University of California (3 of 3)
Annual-dominated grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin University of California Natural Reserve Credit: Image courtesy of Cathy Koehler (University of California, Davis, Davis, CA)
Annual-Dominated Grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia Mclaughlin University of California (2 of 3)
Annual-dominated grasslands at the Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin University of California Natural Reserve Credit: Image courtesy of Cathy Koehler (University of California, Davis, Davis, CA)

Keywords

Climate Change Seasonal Changes Species Diversity

Article Information

Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Contact Information

Susan Harrison
spharrison@ucdavis.edu

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APA:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (2019, September 16). Grassland diversity and climate change. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8XGWEKM1/grassland-diversity-and-climate-change.html
MLA:
"Grassland diversity and climate change." Brightsurf News, Sep. 16 2019, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8XGWEKM1/grassland-diversity-and-climate-change.html.