Long-term climatic means affect the magnitude of short-term variability in population growth rates

Liraz Bistritz; Ronen Kadmon; Curtis H. Flather; Michael Kalyuzhny

doi:10.1111/geb.13853

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Long-term climatic means affect the magnitude of short-term variability in population growth rates

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Authors:

Liraz Bistritz, Ronen Kadmon, Curtis H. Flather, Michael Kalyuzhny

Year:

2024

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13853

Source:

Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33: e13853.

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Abstract

Temporal variability in population growth rates is a fundamental property of natural populations with implications for almost any facet in ecology and evolution. Using the framework of nonlinear averaging, we test the hypothesis that the magnitude of short-term variability in population growth rates is influenced by the long-term means of climatic conditions.

Keywords

BBS, climate change, climate means, growth rate, Jensen's inequality, population dynamics, population fluctuations, temporal variability, thermal performance

Citation

Bistritz, Liraz; Kadmon, Ronen; Flather, Curtis H.; Kalyuzhny, Michael. 2024. Long-term climatic means affect the magnitude of short-term variability in population growth rates. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33: e13853.