ArticleGlobal change biology2023
Wet and dry extremes reduce arthropod biomass independently of leaf phenology in the wet tropics.
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- Genomic signatures of subterranean lifestyle and ecological adaptation in Myospalax.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Seasonal Fattening Among Bat Populations Globally: Storing Energy for Survival in a Changing World.Ecology letters · 2025Review
- Climate change aggravates bird mortality in pristine tropical forests.Science advances · 2025Article
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- Relationships between abiotic factors, foliage chemistry and herbivory in a tropical montane ecosystem.Oecologia · 2024Article
- Wet and dry extremes reduce arthropod biomass independently of leaf phenology in the wet tropics.Global change biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Warming temperatures are increasing rainfall extremes, yet arthropod responses to climatic fluctuations remain poorly understood. Here, we used spatiotemporal variation in tropical montane climate as a natural experiment to compare the importance of biotic versus abiotic drivers in regulating arthropod biomass. We combined intensive field data on arthropods, leaf phenology and in situ weather across a 1700-3100 m elevation and rainfall gradient, along with desiccation-resistance experiments and multi-decadal modelling. We found limited support for biotic drivers with weak increases in some herbivorous taxa on shrubs with new leaves, but no landscape-scale effects of leaf phenology, which tracked light and cloud cover. Instead, rainfall explained extensive interannual variability with maximum biomass at intermediate rainfall (130 mm month
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