Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters.

Yingji Pan, Jorge García-Girón, Lars Lønsmann Iversen

Trends in plant science 2023 Jun

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Freshwater ecosystems are of worldwide importance for maintaining biodiversity and sustaining the provision of a myriad of ecosystem services to modern societies. Plants, one of the most important components of these ecosystems, are key to water nutrient removal, carbon storage, and food provision. Understanding how the functional connection between freshwater plants and ecosystems is affected by global change will be key to our ability to predict future changes in freshwater systems. Here, we synthesize global plant responses, adaptations, and feedbacks to present-day and future freshwater environments through trait-based approaches, from single individuals to entire communities. We outline the transdisciplinary knowledge benchmarks needed to further understand freshwater plant biodiversity and the fundamental services they provide. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Yingji Pan, Jorge García-Girón, Lars Lønsmann Iversen. Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters. Trends in plant science. 2023 Jun;28(6):646-660