CONCLUSIONS
Using three measurement methods, we observed that warming significantly
reduced the dew amount and duration and changed its seasonal patterns.
Different plant functional groups had different effects on dew formation
due to their associated microclimates and plant heights, resulting in
taller plants experiencing more dew formation. However, artificial
warming caused the taller plants to have less dew formation due to the
associated heat radiation. We also found that infrared heater warming
systems markedly reduced dew formation, which should be addressed to
avoid overestimating the impact of climate warming on ecosystems during
global change studies. Our study demonstrates that dew condensation
responds to climate warming and highlights that microhabitat conditions
and plant traits mediate dew formation under warming conditions, having
an important potential effect on ecosystems processes in the future.