Testing the Effects of Simulated Climate Change Effects Using Open Sided Warming Chambers

dc.contributor.authorSherwood, Jill A.
dc.contributor.authorDebinski, Diane M.
dc.contributor.authorGermino, Matthew J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-28T22:39:14Z
dc.date.available2019-01-28T22:39:14Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractRegional models of global climate change for the northern Rocky Mountains predict warmer temperatures, and some of the main implications of these changes at a local level involve decreased snowpack, earlier snowmelt, and decreased soil moisture during the growing season. In order to mimic the anticipated effects of climate change, and test the responses from a soil microclimate and plant physiology perspective, open-sided warming chambers and snow removal treatments were applied to 2.44 X 2.44 m plots in a sagebrush steppe meadow within Grand Teton National Park, WY. Four treatments included: (1) control, (2) reduced snowpack, (3) increased temperature, and (4) reduced snowpack with increased temperature. Snow was removed using shovels in early May, and chambers were placed at the same time. The chambers were left on the plots through mid-October. Soil moisture and temperature were measured and recorded at 5 cm, and 25 cm depths using dataloggers set up at the time of snow removal and chamber placement. In addition, surface temperature was measured under each plot and within the study area. Plant physiological data on four plant species, including leaf temperature at dawn and mid-afternoon and water potential, were collected for all of the plots in July. Data are being analyzed to determine whether differences existed between the plots for soil moisture, soil and air temperature, and the plant physiological traits measured.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Wyoming-National Park Service; The Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research; Grant A. Harris Fellowship Decagon Devices Inc.; Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award Xerces Society; Iowa State University Department of Ecology, Evolutionary, Organismal Biologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationSherwood, Jill A.; Debinski, Diane M.; and Germino, Matthew J. (2011) "Testing the Effects of Simulated Climate Change Effects Using Open Sided Warming Chambers," University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report: Vol. 33 , Article 21.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/15187
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.titleTesting the Effects of Simulated Climate Change Effects Using Open Sided Warming Chambersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage147en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage153en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleUniversity of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Reporten_US
mus.citation.volume33en_US
mus.contributor.orcidDebinski, Diane M.|0000-0002-7144-4640en_US
mus.data.thumbpage3en_US
mus.identifier.categoryLife Sciences & Earth Sciencesen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentEcology.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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