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DOI10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03705.x
Onset of summer flowering in a ’sky Island’ is driven by monsoon moisture
Crimmins, Theresa M.1; Crimmins, Michael A.2; Bertelsen, C. David3
通讯作者Crimmins, Theresa M.
来源期刊NEW PHYTOLOGIST
ISSN0028-646X
出版年2011
卷号191期号:2页码:468-479
英文摘要

Temperatures for the southwestern USA are predicted to increase in coming decades, especially during the summer season; however, little is known about how summer precipitation patterns may change. We aimed to better understand how nonsucculent plants of a water-limited gradient encompassing xeric desert to mesic mountain-top may respond to changes in summer conditions.


We used a species-rich 26-yr flowering record to determine species’ relationships with precipitation and temperature in months coincident with and previous to flowering.


The onset of summer flowering was strongly influenced by the amount and timing of July precipitation, regardless of elevation or life form, suggesting the critical importance of soil moisture in triggering summer flowering in this region.


Future changes in the timing or consistency of the early monsoon will probably impact directly on the onset of flowering for many species in this region. In addition, a key implication of predicted increasing temperatures is a decrease in available soil moisture. At all elevations, many species may be expected to flower later in the summer under the decreased soil moisture conditions associated with warmer temperatures. However, impacts on summer flowering may be greater at higher elevations, because of the greater sensitivity of mesic plants to water stress.


英文关键词Arizona (USA) climate change elevation gradient first flowering date phenology plant-climate interactions semi-arid environment
类型Article
语种英语
国家USA
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000292211800016
WOS关键词NORTH-AMERICAN MONSOON ; SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; UNITED-STATES ; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY ; DESERT PLANTS ; PHENOLOGICAL RESPONSE ; ELEVATION GRADIENT ; SONORAN DESERT ; MOJAVE-DESERT
WOS类目Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向Plant Sciences
来源机构University of Arizona
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/169783
作者单位1.Univ Arizona, Off Arid Lands Studies, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA;
2.Univ Arizona, Dept Soil Water & Environm Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA;
3.Univ Arizona, Herbarium, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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Crimmins, Theresa M.,Crimmins, Michael A.,Bertelsen, C. David. Onset of summer flowering in a ’sky Island’ is driven by monsoon moisture[J]. University of Arizona,2011,191(2):468-479.
APA Crimmins, Theresa M.,Crimmins, Michael A.,&Bertelsen, C. David.(2011).Onset of summer flowering in a ’sky Island’ is driven by monsoon moisture.NEW PHYTOLOGIST,191(2),468-479.
MLA Crimmins, Theresa M.,et al."Onset of summer flowering in a ’sky Island’ is driven by monsoon moisture".NEW PHYTOLOGIST 191.2(2011):468-479.
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