TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schmidt, Martin
A1  - Jochheim, Hubert
A1  - Kersebaum, Kurt-Christian
A1  - Lischeid, Gunnar
A1  - Nendel, Claas
T1  - Gradients of microclimate, carbon and nitrogen in transition zones of fragmented landscapes - a review
JF  - Agricultural and forest meteorology
N2  - Fragmentation of landscapes creates a transition zone in between natural habitats or different kinds of land use. In forested and agricultural landscapes with transition zones, microclimate and matter cycling are markedly altered. This probably accelerates and is intensified by global warming. However, there is no consensus on defining transition zones and quantifying relevant variables for microclimate and matter cycling across disciplines. This article is an attempt to a) revise definitions and offer a framework for quantitative ecologists, b) review the literature on microclimate and matter cycling in transition zones and c) summarise this information using meta-analysis to better understand bio-geochemical and bio-geophysical processes and their spatial extent in transition zones. We expect altered conditions in soils of transition zones to be 10-20 m with a maximum of 50 m, and 25-50 m for above-ground space with a maximum of 125 m.
KW  - Edge effects
KW  - Ecological boundaries
KW  - Matter cycling
KW  - Matter dynamics
KW  - Framework quantitative ecology
KW  - Ecotone hierarchy
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.10.022
SN  - 0168-1923
SN  - 1873-2240
VL  - 232
SP  - 659
EP  - 671
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -