Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects

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Fontúrbel, Francisco E.; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Amico, Guillermo Cesar; Watson, David M.
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2021
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Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, interactions are threatened by drivers of biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a broader scale and can exacerbate the effects of land-use change, overharvesting, and invasive species. As temperature increases, we expect that some species may alter their distribution towards more amenable conditions. However, a warmer and drier climate may impose local effects on plants and animals, disrupting their interactions before noticeable changes in distribution are observed. We used a mutualistic trio from the temperate forests of South America to theoretically illustrate how climate change can disrupt ecological interactions, based on our current knowledge on this system. This study system comprises three generalist species with intersecting roles: a keystone mistletoe, a pollinator hummingbird, and a frugivorous marsupial that disperses the seeds of many species. On the one hand, drought causes water stress, increasing mortality of both mistletoe and host plants, and reducing the production of flowers and fruits. These resource shortages negatively impact animal's foraging opportunities, depleting energy reserves and compromising reproduction and survival. Finally, warmer temperatures disrupt hibernation cycles in the seed-dispersing marsupial. The combined result of these intersecting stressors depresses interaction rates and may trigger an extinction vortex if fail to adapt, with deep community-wide implications. Through negatively affecting generalist mutualists which provide resilience and stability to interaction networks, local-scale climate impacts may precipitate community-wide extinction cascades. We urge future studies to assess climate change effects on interaction networks rather than on singular species or pairwise partnerships.
Fil: Fontúrbel, Francisco E.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso; Chile
Fil: Nespolo, Roberto F.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile. Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile
Fil: Amico, Guillermo Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Watson, David M.. Charles Sturt University; Australia
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spelling Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effectsFontúrbel, Francisco E.Nespolo, Roberto F.Amico, Guillermo CesarWatson, David M.DROMICIOPS GLIROIDESDROUGHTHIBERNATIONMISTLETOESPHENOLOGYTEMPERATE RAINFORESThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, interactions are threatened by drivers of biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a broader scale and can exacerbate the effects of land-use change, overharvesting, and invasive species. As temperature increases, we expect that some species may alter their distribution towards more amenable conditions. However, a warmer and drier climate may impose local effects on plants and animals, disrupting their interactions before noticeable changes in distribution are observed. We used a mutualistic trio from the temperate forests of South America to theoretically illustrate how climate change can disrupt ecological interactions, based on our current knowledge on this system. This study system comprises three generalist species with intersecting roles: a keystone mistletoe, a pollinator hummingbird, and a frugivorous marsupial that disperses the seeds of many species. On the one hand, drought causes water stress, increasing mortality of both mistletoe and host plants, and reducing the production of flowers and fruits. These resource shortages negatively impact animal's foraging opportunities, depleting energy reserves and compromising reproduction and survival. Finally, warmer temperatures disrupt hibernation cycles in the seed-dispersing marsupial. The combined result of these intersecting stressors depresses interaction rates and may trigger an extinction vortex if fail to adapt, with deep community-wide implications. Through negatively affecting generalist mutualists which provide resilience and stability to interaction networks, local-scale climate impacts may precipitate community-wide extinction cascades. We urge future studies to assess climate change effects on interaction networks rather than on singular species or pairwise partnerships.Fil: Fontúrbel, Francisco E.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso; ChileFil: Nespolo, Roberto F.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile. Universidad Católica de Chile; ChileFil: Amico, Guillermo Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Watson, David M.. Charles Sturt University; AustraliaElsevier2021-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/183374Fontúrbel, Francisco E.; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Amico, Guillermo Cesar; Watson, David M.; Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects; Elsevier; Climate Change Ecology; 2; 11-2021; 1-72666-9005CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666900521000447?via%3Dihubinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100044info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:52:03Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/183374instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:52:03.403CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
title Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
spellingShingle Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
Fontúrbel, Francisco E.
DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES
DROUGHT
HIBERNATION
MISTLETOES
PHENOLOGY
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST
title_short Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
title_full Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
title_fullStr Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
title_full_unstemmed Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
title_sort Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fontúrbel, Francisco E.
Nespolo, Roberto F.
Amico, Guillermo Cesar
Watson, David M.
author Fontúrbel, Francisco E.
author_facet Fontúrbel, Francisco E.
Nespolo, Roberto F.
Amico, Guillermo Cesar
Watson, David M.
author_role author
author2 Nespolo, Roberto F.
Amico, Guillermo Cesar
Watson, David M.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES
DROUGHT
HIBERNATION
MISTLETOES
PHENOLOGY
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST
topic DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES
DROUGHT
HIBERNATION
MISTLETOES
PHENOLOGY
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, interactions are threatened by drivers of biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a broader scale and can exacerbate the effects of land-use change, overharvesting, and invasive species. As temperature increases, we expect that some species may alter their distribution towards more amenable conditions. However, a warmer and drier climate may impose local effects on plants and animals, disrupting their interactions before noticeable changes in distribution are observed. We used a mutualistic trio from the temperate forests of South America to theoretically illustrate how climate change can disrupt ecological interactions, based on our current knowledge on this system. This study system comprises three generalist species with intersecting roles: a keystone mistletoe, a pollinator hummingbird, and a frugivorous marsupial that disperses the seeds of many species. On the one hand, drought causes water stress, increasing mortality of both mistletoe and host plants, and reducing the production of flowers and fruits. These resource shortages negatively impact animal's foraging opportunities, depleting energy reserves and compromising reproduction and survival. Finally, warmer temperatures disrupt hibernation cycles in the seed-dispersing marsupial. The combined result of these intersecting stressors depresses interaction rates and may trigger an extinction vortex if fail to adapt, with deep community-wide implications. Through negatively affecting generalist mutualists which provide resilience and stability to interaction networks, local-scale climate impacts may precipitate community-wide extinction cascades. We urge future studies to assess climate change effects on interaction networks rather than on singular species or pairwise partnerships.
Fil: Fontúrbel, Francisco E.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso; Chile
Fil: Nespolo, Roberto F.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile. Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile
Fil: Amico, Guillermo Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Watson, David M.. Charles Sturt University; Australia
description Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, interactions are threatened by drivers of biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a broader scale and can exacerbate the effects of land-use change, overharvesting, and invasive species. As temperature increases, we expect that some species may alter their distribution towards more amenable conditions. However, a warmer and drier climate may impose local effects on plants and animals, disrupting their interactions before noticeable changes in distribution are observed. We used a mutualistic trio from the temperate forests of South America to theoretically illustrate how climate change can disrupt ecological interactions, based on our current knowledge on this system. This study system comprises three generalist species with intersecting roles: a keystone mistletoe, a pollinator hummingbird, and a frugivorous marsupial that disperses the seeds of many species. On the one hand, drought causes water stress, increasing mortality of both mistletoe and host plants, and reducing the production of flowers and fruits. These resource shortages negatively impact animal's foraging opportunities, depleting energy reserves and compromising reproduction and survival. Finally, warmer temperatures disrupt hibernation cycles in the seed-dispersing marsupial. The combined result of these intersecting stressors depresses interaction rates and may trigger an extinction vortex if fail to adapt, with deep community-wide implications. Through negatively affecting generalist mutualists which provide resilience and stability to interaction networks, local-scale climate impacts may precipitate community-wide extinction cascades. We urge future studies to assess climate change effects on interaction networks rather than on singular species or pairwise partnerships.
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