Assessing community and ecosystem sensitivity to climate change : toward a more comparative approach

Melinda D. Smith; Kevin R. Wilcox; Sally A. Power; David T. Tissue; Alan K. Knapp

Assessing community and ecosystem sensitivity to climate change : toward a more comparative approach

Melinda D. Smith, Kevin R. Wilcox, Sally A. Power, David T. Tissue, Alan K. Knapp

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Plant communities can vary widely in their sensitivity to changing precipitation regimes, as reported by Byrne et al., Mulhouse et al. and Sternberg et al. in this issue of Journal of Vegetation Science. But to understand why communities differ in their sensitivity, we argue that clearly defined metrics of sensitivity and coordinated research approaches are needed to elucidate mechanisms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-237
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Vegetation Science
Volume	28
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Keywords

climatic changes
ecosystems
plant communities
precipitation (meteorology)

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Assessing community and ecosystem sensitivity to climate change : toward a more comparative approach

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