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KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON PLANT ECOLOGY, FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION

Tildelt: kr 59 999

Future climate projections predict changes in both temperature and precipitation patterns, and climate change impacts can only be understood if we uncover interactive impacts of these drivers. This was the starting point of the SeedClim project, where we developed a unique experimental facility, the SeedClim Climate Grid (SCG), in sites along naturally occurring gradients in temperature and precipitation in the western Norwegian fjords. Results to date show that changes in both temperature and precipitati on affect plant composition, growth, biomass, resource allocation, and recruitment; and species-specific responses may alter competitive interactions and plant community composition, favouring lowland and generalist species in a warmer and wetter world. T hese interactive effects of temperature and precipitation may help understand the often inconsistent responses in studies focusing on warming effects alone. Over the past five years, SeedClim has attracted new collaborators and inspired development of n ew research projects that make use of the SCG to study climate change impacts on microbial communities, carbon and nutrient dynamics, UVB variation and its impacts, and plant evolution. SeedMeet III will bring together researchers, postdocs and student s from the SeedClim team and these new developments to discuss results, ongoing activities, and plans for future research and research collaboration in the SCG. During the workshop we will analyse data to explore interrelationships between different proj ects, develop joint publications, and plan for future collaborative research. The PhD and MSc students will benefit further by developing research networks, collaborations and links with each other and with experienced researchers in the wider SCG consort ium.

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KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima