Global change tipping points: above- and below-ground biotic interactions in a low diversity ecosystem.
Low diversity ecosystems are expected to be more vulnerable to global changes although they have received less attention than high diversity ecosystems. Addressing the present state of the Antarctic Dry Valley region by focusing on the potential global changes that may alter the coupling of above- and below-ground species and ecosystem processes is a realistic and critical need that has value beyond the Antarctic community. Presented here are suggested implications of global change on the Dry Valley terrestrial systems and how these effects might be manifested in the future.
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Diana H
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Department of Biology and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499, USA. diana@nrel.colostate.edu
D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D044822:Biodiversity; D017753:Ecosystem; D005618:Fresh Water; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006802:Human Activities; D007448:Invertebrates; D010944:Plants; D012987:Soil
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