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Ontogenetic niche shifts in three Vaccinium species on a sub-alpine mountain side
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
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2010 (English)In: Plant Ecology & Diversity, ISSN 1755-0874, E-ISSN 1755-1668, Vol. 3, no 2, p. 131-139Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Climate warming in arctic and alpine regions is expected to result in the altitudinal migration of plant species, but current predictions neglect differences between species' regeneration niche and established niche.

Aims: To examine potential recruitment of Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum and V. vitis-idaea on a mountain slope in northern Sweden in relation to current adult occurrence.

Methods: We combined a seed-sowing experiment in seven community types with adult occurrence observations and species distribution mapping. Results: Emergence of V. myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea seedlings was significantly related to community type, while V. uliginosum was indifferent, but exhibited the highest average emergence. Adult occurrence was related to community, and ontogenetic niche shifts were observed for all three study species. V. myrtillus was shown to have the highest potential recruitment in habitats at altitudes above its current populations.

Conclusions: The potential for migration exists, but incongruence between regenerative and established niches presents a challenge for colonisers, as well as for plant migration modelling.

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Taylor & Francis, 2010. Vol. 3, no 2, p. 131-139
Keywords [en]
climate, established niche, germination, mapping, regeneration niche, Vaccinium
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Plant Biotechnology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-109055DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2010.498063ISI: 000284632400004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-78649554871OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-109055DiVA, id: diva2:856183
Available from: 2015-09-23 Created: 2015-09-17 Last updated: 2023-03-23Bibliographically approved

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