ReviewFrontiers in plant science2016
Grasslands, Invertebrates, and Precipitation: A Review of the Effects of Climate Change.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multidecadal, continent-level analysis indicates agricultural practices impact wheat aphid loads more than climate change.Communications biology · 2022Pooled it
- Specimen-tailored 'lived' climate reveals precipitation onset and amount best predict specimen phenology, but only weakly predict estimated reproduction across a clade.The New phytologist · 2026Article
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- Male grasshoppers (Glyptobothrus maritimus) in roadside habitats have increased stridulatory sound-producing organs.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Foliar and bark-surface arthropod communities of pinyon and juniper trees vary with host tree species and long-term site climatic context.Environmental entomology · 2026Article
- Climatic Variability Threatens Population Growth and Persistence of a Declining Grassland Songbird.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Spatio-Temporal Variation in Diet Among Age and Sex Cohorts of a Model Generalist Bird Species, the Great TitEcology and evolution · 2025Article
- Pasture and diurnal temperature are key predictors of regional Plains Spotted Skunk (Journal of mammalogy · 2024Article
- New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 05: Ecosystems.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Article
- Abundance and phylogenetic distribution of eight key enzymes of the phosphorus biogeochemical cycle in grassland soils.Environmental microbiology reports · 2023Article
- Year-round weather alters nest-provisioning rates in a migratory owl.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Long-Term Seed Dispersal within an Asymmetric Lizard-Plant Interaction.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Effects of a short-term temperature increase on arthropod communities associated with pastures.Biodiversity data journal · 2023Article
- Seasonal and temporal patterns of rainfall shape arthropod community composition and multi-trophic interactions in an arid environment.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Climate Change Modulates Multitrophic Interactions Between Maize, A Root Herbivore, and Its Enemies.Journal of chemical ecology · 2021Article
- Bobolink (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Altered precipitation and root herbivory affect the productivity and composition of a mesic grassland.BMC ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Natural enemies of herbivores maintain their biological control potential under short-term exposure to future COEcology and evolution · 2021Article
- Experimental manipulation of cavity temperature produces differential effects on parasite abundances in blue tit nests at two different latitudes.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2021Review
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Abstract
Invertebrates are the main components of faunal diversity in grasslands, playing substantial roles in ecosystem processes including nutrient cycling and pollination. Grassland invertebrate communities are heavily dependent on the plant diversity and production within a given system. Climate change models predict alterations in precipitation patterns, both in terms of the amount of total inputs and the frequency, seasonality and intensity with which these inputs occur, which will impact grassland productivity. Given the ecological, economic and biodiversity value of grasslands, and their importance globally as areas of carbon storage and agricultural development, it is in our interest to understand how predicted alterations in precipitation patterns will affect grasslands and the invertebrate communities they contain. Here, we review the findings from manipulative and observational studies which have examined invertebrate responses to altered rainfall, with a particular focus on large-scale field experiments employing precipitation manipulations. Given the tight associations between invertebrate communities and their underlying plant communities, invertebrate responses to altered precipitation generally mirror those of the plants in the system. However, there is evidence that species responses to future precipitation changes will be idiosyncratic and context dependent across trophic levels, challenging our ability to make reliable predictions about how grassland communities will respond to future climatic changes, without further investigation. Thus, moving forward, we recommend increased consideration of invertebrate communities in current and future rainfall manipulation platforms, as well as the adoption of new technologies to aid such studies.
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