ArticleNature communications2020
Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome.
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H J D ThomasSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, Scotland, UK. haydnjdthomas@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-6304
A D BjorkmanSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2174-7800
I H Myers-SmithSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8417-6112
S C ElmendorfInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0450, USA.
J KattgeMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07701, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1022-8469
S DiazInstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET, Av.Velez Sarsfield 299, Cordoba, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-4612
M VellendDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boul. de l'Université Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada.
D BlokDutch Research Council, (NWO), Postbus 93460, 2509 AL, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
J H C CornelissenSystems Ecology, Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
B C ForbesArctic Centre, University of Lapland, 96101, Rovaniemi, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4593-5083
G H R HenryDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z2, Canada.
R D HollisterBiology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, 3300a Kindschi Hall of Science, Allendale, Michigan, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4764-7691
S NormandDepartment of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
J S PrevéyU.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
C RixenWSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland.
G Schaepman-StrubDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-1884
M WilmkingInstitute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Greifswald University, Soldmannstraße 15, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4964-2402
S WipfWSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-1399
W K CornwellEcology and Evolution Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
P S A BeckEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi, 2749, Ispra, 21027, Italy.
D GeorgesSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, Scotland, UK.
S J GoetzSchool of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1295S Knoles Dr, AZ, 86011, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4308
K C GuayBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 60 Bigelow Dr, East Boothbay, Maine, 04544, USA.
N RügerGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-4172
N A SoudzilovskaiaEnvironmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4659-2585
M J SpasojevicDepartment of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California Riverside, Life Sciences Building, Eucalyptus Dr #2710, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-0048
J M AlataloDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5084-850X
H D AlexanderDepartment of Forestry, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, MS, 39762, USA.
A Anadon-RosellInstitute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Greifswald University, Soldmannstraße 15, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9447-7795
S Angers-BlondinSchool of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, Scotland, UK.
M Te BeestEnvironmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 8, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
L T BernerSchool of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1295S Knoles Dr, AZ, 86011, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8947-0479
R G BjörkDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7346-666X
A BuchwalAdam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, B. Krygowskiego 10, 61-680, Poznan, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-6656
A BurasLand Surface-Atmosphere Interactions, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-0681
M CarbognaniDeptartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/a, 43124, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-9859
K S ChristieAlaska Department of Fish and Game, 333 Raspberry Rd, Anchorage, AK, 99518, USA.
L S CollierDepartment of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5S7, Canada.
E J CooperDeptartment of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Bioscences Fisheries and Economics, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-1282
B ElberlingCenter for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-885X
A EskelinenGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-5263
E R FreiDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-7900
O GrauCSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.
P GroganDepartment of Biology, Queen's University, Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie St., Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7379-875X
M HallingerBiology Department, Swedish Agricultural University (SLU), SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
M M P D HeijmansPlant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
L HermanutzDepartment of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5S7, Canada.
J M G HudsonBritish Columbia Public Service, Vancouver, Canada.
J F JohnstoneDepartment of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-9339
K HülberDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9274-1647
M Iturrate-GarciaDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
C M IversenClimate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6134, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-3450
F JaroszynskaWSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland.
E KaarlejarviBiodiversity Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0014-0073
A KulonenWSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260, Davos Dorf, Switzerland.
L J LamarqueDépartement des Sciences de l'environnement et Centre d'études nordiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, Québec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-5193
T C LantzSchool of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, David Turpin Building, B243, Victoria, BC, Canada.
E LévesqueDépartement des Sciences de l'environnement et Centre d'études nordiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, Québec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-6032
C J LittleDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2803-7465
A MichelsenCenter for Permafrost (CENPERM), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-8658
A MilbauResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
J Nabe-NielsenDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0716-9525
S S NielsenDepartment of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
J M NinotDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Diagonal, 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3712-0810
S F OberbauerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
J OlofssonDepartment of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University, SE-901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
V G OnipchenkoDepartment of Ecology and Plant Geography, Moscow State Lomonosov University, 119234, Moscow, 1-12 Leninskie Gory, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-1171
A PetragliaDeptartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/a, 43124, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4632-2251
S B RumpfDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-9568
R ShettiInstitute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Greifswald University, Soldmannstraße 15, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-0193
J D M SpeedDepartment of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-5595
K N SudingInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0450, USA.
K D TapeInstitute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska, Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility (ELIF), Suite 240, 1764 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK, 99775-5910, USA.
M TomaselliDeptartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/a, 43124, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4208-3433
A J TrantSchool of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
U A TreierDepartment of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
M TremblayDépartement des Sciences de l'environnement et Centre d'études nordiques, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, Québec, Canada.
S E VennCentre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds Victoria, 3216, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-0120
T VowlesDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
S WeijersDepartment of Geography, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166, D-53115, Bonn, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3386-5417
P A WookeyBiological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-6424
T J ZaminDepartment of Biology, Queen's University, Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie St., Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
M BahnDepartment of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
B BlonderEnvironmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, 3 South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK.
P M van BodegomEnvironmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-4500
B Bond-LambertyPacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, 5825 University Research Ct, College Park, MD, 20740, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9525-4633
G CampetellaSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine-Plant Diversity and Ecosystems Management Unit, Univeristy of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, 62032, Camerino, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-522X
B E L CeraboliniDBSV-University of Insubria, Via Dunant, 3, 21100, Varese, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-0733
F S ChapinInstitute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA.
J M CraineJonah Ventures, 1600 Range Street Suite 201, Boulder, CO, 80301, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-3244
M DaineseDepartment of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-5572
W A GreenDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
S JansenInstitute of Systematic Botany and Ecology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-5334
M KleyerInstitute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0824-2974
P ManningSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, 60325, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7940-2023
Ü NiinemetsInstitute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr.R.Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006, Tartu, Estonia.
Y OnodaGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-2342
W A OzingaVegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-7859
J PeñuelasCSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7215-0150
P PoschlodEcology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
P B ReichDepartment of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-662X
B SandelDepartment of Biology, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95053, USA.
B S SchampDepartment of Biology, Algoma University, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste., Marie, ON, P6A 2G4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6885-2029
S N SheremetievKomarov Botanical Institute, Professor Popova Street, 2, St Petersburg, Russia.
F T de VriesInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94240, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-8883
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World Health Organization 001
Abstract
The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of plant size and resource acquisition. However, it is unknown whether global plant trait relationships extend to climatic extremes, and if these interspecific relationships are confounded by trait variation within species. We test whether trait relationships extend to the cold extremes of life on Earth using the largest database of tundra plant traits yet compiled. We show that tundra plants demonstrate remarkably similar resource economic traits, but not size traits, compared to global distributions, and exhibit the same two dimensions of trait variation. Three quarters of trait variation occurs among species, mirroring global estimates of interspecific trait variation. Plant trait relationships are thus generalizable to the edge of global trait-space, informing prediction of plant community change in a warming world.
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