Nature Communications (Dec 2016)
Ecological networks are more sensitive to plant than to animal extinction under climate change
- Matthias Schleuning,
- Jochen Fründ,
- Oliver Schweiger,
- Erik Welk,
- Jörg Albrecht,
- Matthias Albrecht,
- Marion Beil,
- Gita Benadi,
- Nico Blüthgen,
- Helge Bruelheide,
- Katrin Böhning-Gaese,
- D. Matthias Dehling,
- Carsten F. Dormann,
- Nina Exeler,
- Nina Farwig,
- Alexander Harpke,
- Thomas Hickler,
- Anselm Kratochwil,
- Michael Kuhlmann,
- Ingolf Kühn,
- Denis Michez,
- Sonja Mudri-Stojnić,
- Michaela Plein,
- Pierre Rasmont,
- Angelika Schwabe,
- Josef Settele,
- Ante Vujić,
- Christiane N. Weiner,
- Martin Wiemers,
- Christian Hof
Affiliations
- Matthias Schleuning
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)
- Jochen Fründ
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph
- Oliver Schweiger
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
- Erik Welk
- Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Jörg Albrecht
- Conservation Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Matthias Albrecht
- Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Agroscope
- Marion Beil
- Department of Biology, Vegetation and Restoration Ecology, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Gita Benadi
- Biometry and Environmental Systems Analysis, University of Freiburg
- Nico Blüthgen
- Department of Biology, Ecological Networks, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Helge Bruelheide
- Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Katrin Böhning-Gaese
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)
- D. Matthias Dehling
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)
- Carsten F. Dormann
- Biometry and Environmental Systems Analysis, University of Freiburg
- Nina Exeler
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Ecology Section, University of Osnabrück
- Nina Farwig
- Conservation Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Alexander Harpke
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
- Thomas Hickler
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)
- Anselm Kratochwil
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Ecology Section, University of Osnabrück
- Michael Kuhlmann
- Zoological Museum, University of Kiel
- Ingolf Kühn
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
- Denis Michez
- Laboratory of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of Mons
- Sonja Mudri-Stojnić
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- Michaela Plein
- Geography Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
- Pierre Rasmont
- Laboratory of Zoology, Biosciences Institute, University of Mons
- Angelika Schwabe
- Department of Biology, Vegetation and Restoration Ecology, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Josef Settele
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
- Ante Vujić
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- Christiane N. Weiner
- Department of Biology, Ecological Networks, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Martin Wiemers
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ
- Christian Hof
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13965
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
In addition to affecting individual species, climate change can modify species interactions. Coupling simulation models with networks between plants and animal pollinators and seed dispersers, Schleuninget al. show that animal persistence under climate change depends more strongly on plant persistence than vice versa.
