Self-organization of a biogeomorphic landscape controlled by plant life-history traits

Feedbacks between geomorphology and plants are increasingly recognized as key drivers shaping a variety of landscapes. Most studies of biogeomorphic interactions have focused on the influence of physical plant characteristics, such as stem and root density, on landscape morphodynamics without consid...

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Published in:Nature geoscience Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 672 - 677
Main Authors: Schwarz, Christian, Gourgue, Olivier, Jim van Belzen, Zhu, Zhenchang, Bouma, Tjeerd J, van de Koppel, Johan, Ruessink, Gerben, Nicolas, Claude, Temmerman, Stijn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.09.2018
Subjects:
Channels
Colonization
Computer simulation
Estuaries
Estuarine dynamics
Evolution
Geomorphology
Interactions
Landscape
Life history
Organizations
Seedlings
Vegetation
Vegetation patterns
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Abstract Feedbacks between geomorphology and plants are increasingly recognized as key drivers shaping a variety of landscapes. Most studies of biogeomorphic interactions have focused on the influence of physical plant characteristics, such as stem and root density, on landscape morphodynamics without considering the role of life-history traits. However, pioneer plants can have very different colonization behaviours. Fast colonizers are characterized by a high number of establishing seedlings that produce homogenous vegetation patterns. In contrast, slow colonizers are characterized by a low number of establishing seedlings that are able to expand laterally, resulting in patchy vegetation patterns. Here we combine biogeomorphic model simulations and field observations in the Western Scheldt Estuary, the Netherlands, to show that colonization behaviour can influence the evolution of wetland landscapes. We find that colonization by fast colonizers favours stabilization of pre-existing channels and consolidation of the landscape configuration. In contrast, colonization by slow colonizers facilitates the formation of new channels and thereby actively facilitates further landscape self-organization. Our findings underline the key role of life-history traits in steering landscape self-organization across different biogeomorphic systems, and potentially the long-term resilience of these landscapes to disturbances.
AbstractList Feedbacks between geomorphology and plants are increasingly recognized as key drivers shaping a variety of landscapes. Most studies of biogeomorphic interactions have focused on the influence of physical plant characteristics, such as stem and root density, on landscape morphodynamics without considering the role of life-history traits. However, pioneer plants can have very different colonization behaviours. Fast colonizers are characterized by a high number of establishing seedlings that produce homogenous vegetation patterns. In contrast, slow colonizers are characterized by a low number of establishing seedlings that are able to expand laterally, resulting in patchy vegetation patterns. Here we combine biogeomorphic model simulations and field observations in the Western Scheldt Estuary, the Netherlands, to show that colonization behaviour can influence the evolution of wetland landscapes. We find that colonization by fast colonizers favours stabilization of pre-existing channels and consolidation of the landscape configuration. In contrast, colonization by slow colonizers facilitates the formation of new channels and thereby actively facilitates further landscape self-organization. Our findings underline the key role of life-history traits in steering landscape self-organization across different biogeomorphic systems, and potentially the long-term resilience of these landscapes to disturbances.
Author Temmerman, Stijn
Gourgue, Olivier
Ruessink, Gerben
Nicolas, Claude
Bouma, Tjeerd J
Zhu, Zhenchang
Schwarz, Christian
van de Koppel, Johan
Jim van Belzen
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