樹木 は 潜在 的 な ニッチ を 覆っ て おり,その ニッチ の 範囲 を 超え て いる
Daniel C Laughlin1,2, Brian J McGill2,3
1Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
まとめ
北米の樹種は,特に極端な気候では,潜在的熱的ニッチの一部しか利用しません. これらの潜在的ニッチを理解することは グローバルな変化の生態学予測の鍵です
科学分野:
- エコロジー
- バイオジオグラフィ
- 気候変動科学
背景:
- 種の分布は気候によって影響を受けますが,相互作用と分散の限界は認識されています.
- 生態学的な予測には 種の耐熱性の全範囲を理解することが重要です
研究 の 目的:
- 北米の樹木の生態学的ニッチの構造を テストするためです
- 188種の樹木の潜在的熱ニッチと実現したニッチを定量化する.
主な方法:
- 北米の188種の樹木の実用化および潜在的熱的ニッチを定量化しました.
- ニッチ構造の大陸規模の分析を行った.
主要な成果:
- 熱の極限にある種は 潜在的熱のニッチの75%未満を占めています
- 種の潜在的熱ニッチは,年間平均気温12°Cで重なり合っている.
- 熱的ニッチの遠心的な組織を裏付ける証拠がある.
結論:
- 温帯の樹種は,実在したニッチが示唆するよりも広い耐熱性を表しています.
- 実現されていないニッチコンポーネントを組み込むことは,生態学理論と地球規模の変化の予測を改善します.
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