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Climate change-associated multifactorial stress combination: A present challenge for our ecosystems
Lidia S Pascual1, Clara Segarra-Medina1, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas1
1Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Environmental Sciences, University Jaume I, Av. de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, Castelló de la Plana, 12071, Spain.
Journal of Plant Physiology
|July 16, 2022
Summary
Human activities like pollution and global warming harm ecosystems. Simultaneous multiple stress factors severely reduce plant survival and biodiversity, necessitating urgent mitigation strategies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Ecology
- Plant Biology
Background:
- Human activities significantly impact Earth's ecosystems and biodiversity through global warming, climate change, and pollution.
- Increasingly, multiple simultaneous stress factors are causing dramatic declines in plant and ecosystem health.
- While individual stress effects are known, research is shifting to understand combined stress impacts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent studies on the impact of abiotic stresses on plants, agrosystems, and various ecosystems.
- To discuss strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change on ecosystems.
- To highlight the consequences of multifactorial stress combinations on biological systems.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent scientific literature focusing on multifactorial stress combinations.
- Analysis of studies examining abiotic stress impacts on plants and ecosystems.
- Synthesis of research on ecosystem and microbiota responses to climate change.
Main Results:
- Studies on multifactorial stress combinations show a severe, directional decrease in plant survival and microbiome biodiversity with increasing stress factors.
- These findings align with research on ecosystem and microbiota responses to natural climate change conditions.
- Evidence indicates a strong negative correlation between the number of stress factors and biological system health.
Conclusions:
- The combined impact of multiple abiotic stresses poses a significant threat to plant survival and ecosystem health.
- Urgent action is needed to reduce pollutants and develop strategies to combat global warming.
- Enhancing plant tolerance to combined stressful factors is crucial for ecosystem resilience.
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