TY  - JOUR
A1  - Koussoroplis, Apostolos-Manuel
A1  - Pincebourde, Sylvain
A1  - Wacker, Alexander
T1  - Understanding and predicting physiological performance of organisms in fluctuating and multifactorial environments
T2  - Ecological monographs : a publication of the Ecological Society of America.
N2  - Understanding how variance in environmental factors affects physiological performance, population growth, and persistence is central in ecology. Despite recent interest in the effects of variance in single biological drivers, such as temperature, we have lacked a comprehensive framework for predicting how the variances and covariances between multiple environmental factors will affect physiological rates. Here, we integrate current theory on variance effects with co-limitation theory into a single unified conceptual framework that has general applicability. We show how the framework can be applied (1) to generate mathematically tractable predictions of the physiological effects of multiple fluctuating co-limiting factors, (2) to understand how each co-limiting factor contributes to these effects, and (3) to detect mechanisms such as acclimation or physiological stress when they are at play. We show that the statistical covariance of co-limiting factors, which has not been considered before, can be a strong driver of physiological performance in various ecological contexts. Our framework can provide powerful insights on how the global change-induced shifts in multiple environmental factors affect the physiological performance of organisms.
KW  - co-limitation
KW  - covariance
KW  - eco-physiology
KW  - feeding rate
KW  - global change
KW  - multiple stressors
KW  - nonlinear averaging
KW  - nutrients
KW  - scale transition
KW  - temperature
KW  - temporal ecology
KW  - variance
Y1  - 2017
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/46697
SN  - 0012-9615
SN  - 1557-7015
VL  - 87
SP  - 178
EP  - 197
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -