该研究结果表明全球变暖还可能通过新生营养关系来改变群落组成和物种多样性。
该成果发表在Ecology上。（Yinzhan Liu, Peter B. Reich, Guoyong Li and Shucun Sun. 2011. Shifting phenology and abundance under experimental warming alters trophic relationship and plant reproductive capacity. Ecology, 92:1201-1207）。