{"id":875,"date":"2021-10-10T21:35:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T04:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abclab.rc.nau.edu\/?p=875"},"modified":"2021-10-10T21:35:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T04:35:10","slug":"new-paper-community-consequences-of-phenotypic-plasticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/new-paper-community-consequences-of-phenotypic-plasticity\/","title":{"rendered":"New paper &#8211; community consequences of phenotypic plasticity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>J.R. Jeplawy, H.F. Cooper, J. Marks, R.L. Lindroth, M.I. Andrews, Z.G. Compson, C. Gehring, K.R. Hultine, K. Grady, T.G. Whitham, G.J. Allan, and\u00a0<strong>R.J. Best<\/strong>. 2021. Plastic responses to hot temperatures homogenize riparian leaf litter, speed decomposition, and reduce detritivores. Ecology 102:e03461.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecy.3461\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Riparian ecosystems are shaped by leaf litter traits that depend on both <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">local adaptation<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">plasticity<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> across a climate gradient. MS student Joann Jeplawy used 6 populations and 3 common gardens of Fremont cottonwood across Arizona<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/E5-G9cyVgAEy9Qa?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"690\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">She found that trees growing in hot conditions made small and fast-decomposing leaves, whereas cold conditions allowed trees from different origins to express a wide range of traits and decomposition rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/E5-FmDCVoAMlYIo?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"635\" height=\"338\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">And leaf traits and decomp rates matter for aquatic detritivore communities, shaping abundance, diversity, and composition. So, how will climate change affect stream communities? Past <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">evolution<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> and current <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">acclimation<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">foundation species<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> both play a role!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/E5-HVM-VcAIisIq?format=png&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"499\" height=\"458\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.R. Jeplawy, H.F. Cooper, J. Marks, R.L. Lindroth, M.I. Andrews, Z.G. Compson, C. Gehring, K.R. Hultine, K. Grady, T.G. Whitham, G.J. Allan, and\u00a0R.J. Best. 2021. Plastic responses to hot temperatures homogenize riparian leaf litter, speed decomposition, and reduce detritivores. 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