An operational framework for biome boundary research with examples from South Africa

被引：8
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作者：
Potts, A. J. [1 ]
Moncrieff, G. R. [2 ,3 ]
Bond, W. J. [3 ]
Cowling, R. M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ, Dept Bot, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
[2] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Bot & Zool, ZA-7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa
[3] Kirstenbosch Gardens, Ctr Biodivers Conservat, SAEON, ZA-7735 Cape Town, South Africa
来源：
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY | 2015年 / 101卷
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
Biome boundaries; Field observations; Correlative modelling; Experimental approach; Mechanistic modelling; Phylogenetic approach; ALBANY SUBTROPICAL THICKET; GRASS-DOMINATED VEGETATION; ATMOSPHERIC CO2; NAMA-KAROO; CLIMATE-CHANGE; FROST DAMAGE; FIRE; SAVANNA; FOREST; DETERMINANTS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.002
中图分类号：
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号：
071001 ;
摘要：
Understanding the ecology of biome boundaries is important in both pure and applied research. Here we develop an operational framework that categorises biome boundary research into five key approaches, namely, (1) field observations, (2) correlative modelling, (3) experimentation, (4) mechanistic modelling, and (5) the phylogenetic approach. Each approach is expanded using examples drawn predominantly from biome boundary research conducted in the South African context, which is home to a wide array of biomes and a long history of such research. Nonetheless, this framework is applicable to biome boundary research across the globe. We review the weaknesses and strengths of each approach and argue that a combination of all approaches is necessary to fully understand the complex boundary dynamics of biomes through space and time. (C) 2015 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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