Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community

Abstract Population persistence is strongly determined by climatic variability. Changes in the patterns of climatic events linked to global warming may alter population dynamics, but their effects may be strongly modulated by biotic interactions. Plant populations interact with each other in such a...

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Autores principales:	Ana I. García-Cervigón, Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio, Adrián Escudero, Merari E. Ferrer-Cervantes, Ana M. Sánchez, José M. Iriondo, José Miguel Olano
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:36dd893b7e4044e59509a4d562744d9a2021-12-02T14:06:31ZDemographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community10.1038/s41598-021-82571-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/36dd893b7e4044e59509a4d562744d9a2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82571-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Population persistence is strongly determined by climatic variability. Changes in the patterns of climatic events linked to global warming may alter population dynamics, but their effects may be strongly modulated by biotic interactions. Plant populations interact with each other in such a way that responses to climate of a single population may impact the dynamics of the whole community. In this study, we assess how climate variability affects persistence and coexistence of two dominant plant species in a semiarid shrub community on gypsum soils. We use 9 years of demographic data to parameterize demographic models and to simulate population dynamics under different climatic and ecological scenarios. We observe that populations of both coexisting species may respond to common climatic fluctuations both similarly and in idiosyncratic ways, depending on the yearly combination of climatic factors. Biotic interactions (both within and among species) modulate some of their vital rates, but their effects on population dynamics highly depend on climatic fluctuations. Our results indicate that increased levels of climatic variability may alter interspecific relationships. These alterations might potentially affect species coexistence, disrupting competitive hierarchies and ultimately leading to abrupt changes in community composition.Ana I. García-CervigónPedro F. Quintana-AscencioAdrián EscuderoMerari E. Ferrer-CervantesAna M. SánchezJosé M. IriondoJosé Miguel OlanoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Ana I. García-Cervigón Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Adrián Escudero Merari E. Ferrer-Cervantes Ana M. Sánchez José M. Iriondo José Miguel Olano Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
description	Abstract Population persistence is strongly determined by climatic variability. Changes in the patterns of climatic events linked to global warming may alter population dynamics, but their effects may be strongly modulated by biotic interactions. Plant populations interact with each other in such a way that responses to climate of a single population may impact the dynamics of the whole community. In this study, we assess how climate variability affects persistence and coexistence of two dominant plant species in a semiarid shrub community on gypsum soils. We use 9 years of demographic data to parameterize demographic models and to simulate population dynamics under different climatic and ecological scenarios. We observe that populations of both coexisting species may respond to common climatic fluctuations both similarly and in idiosyncratic ways, depending on the yearly combination of climatic factors. Biotic interactions (both within and among species) modulate some of their vital rates, but their effects on population dynamics highly depend on climatic fluctuations. Our results indicate that increased levels of climatic variability may alter interspecific relationships. These alterations might potentially affect species coexistence, disrupting competitive hierarchies and ultimately leading to abrupt changes in community composition.
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author	Ana I. García-Cervigón Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Adrián Escudero Merari E. Ferrer-Cervantes Ana M. Sánchez José M. Iriondo José Miguel Olano
author_facet	Ana I. García-Cervigón Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Adrián Escudero Merari E. Ferrer-Cervantes Ana M. Sánchez José M. Iriondo José Miguel Olano
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title	Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
title_short	Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
title_full	Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
title_fullStr	Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
title_full_unstemmed	Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
title_sort	demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community
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publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/36dd893b7e4044e59509a4d562744d9a
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Demographic effects of interacting species: exploring stable coexistence under increased climatic variability in a semiarid shrub community

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