Effects of evolutionary history on assembly of flowering plants in regions across Africa DOI Creative Commons
Hong Qian, Jian Zhang, Yi Jin

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Ecography, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2023(9)

Published: June 28, 2023

The global cooling beginning in the Eocene has caused coverage of tropical forests to contract from covering nearly all Africa during early Tertiary about one tenth at present time. Accompanying climate and drying was evolution traits tolerating cold drought, particularly extreme drought Sahara. Here, we analyze a comprehensive data set angiosperms determine effects evolutionary history on assembly regional floras Africa. In particular, using phylogenetic metrics accounting for different depths history, assess whether stronger clustering relative cold. We divided into 27 regions, collated species lists each region. used (tip‐ vs basal‐weighted) reflecting quantify structure, related structure climatic variables representing average, seasonality conditions climate. Variations across were well explained by climate, with R 2 values being ~ 0.84 metric when this study considered. Angiosperm assemblages strongest are located temperate rather than desert regions Minimum temperature much more variation did minimum precipitation, suggesting that conferring tolerance is phylogenetically constrained compared those tolerance. Temperature also precipitation seasonality. When mean annual considered or temperature‐related precipitation‐related considered, important driving tip‐weighted but pattern reversed basal‐weighted

Language: Английский

U.PhyloMaker: An R package that can generate large phylogenetic trees for plants and animals DOI Creative Commons
Yi Jin, Hong Qian

Plant Diversity, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 45(3), P. 347 - 352

Published: Dec. 24, 2022

The previously released packages of the PhyloMaker series (i.e. S.PhyloMaker, V.PhyloMaker, and V.PhyloMaker2) have been broadly used to generate phylogenetic trees for ecological biogeographical studies. Although these can be any groups plants animals which megatrees are available, they focus on generating based provided by packages. How use other is not straightforward. Here, we present a new tool, called 'U.PhyloMaker', simple R script that easily large both at relatively fast speed.

Language: Английский

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Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of flowering plants: Biodiversity hotspots and coldspots DOI Creative Commons
Hong Qian, Jian Zhang, Meichen Jiang

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Plant Diversity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(3), P. 265 - 271

Published: Feb. 4, 2023

Species diversity of angiosperms (flowering plants) varies greatly among regions. Geographic patterns variation in species are shaped by the interplay ecological and evolutionary processes. Here, using a comprehensive data set for regional angiosperm floras across world, we show geographic taxonomic (species) diversity, phylogenetic dispersion, deviation (i.e., after accounting diversity) world. Phylogenetic is strongly positively correlated with diversity; as result, world highly similar. Areas high located tropical regions whereas areas low temperate regions, particularly Eurasia North America, northern Africa. Similarly, dispersion is, general, higher lower However, pattern differs substantially from those dispersion. As hotspots coldspots identified based on incongruent deviations. Each these metrics may be considered when selecting to protected their biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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Effects of climate and environmental heterogeneity on the phylogenetic structure of regional angiosperm floras worldwide DOI Creative Commons
Hong Qian, Shenhua Qian, Jian Zhang

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 5, 2024

Abstract The tendency of species to retain ancestral ecological distributions (phylogenetic niche conservatism) is thought influence which from a pool can persist in particular environment. Thus, investigating the relationships between measures phylogenetic structure and environmental variables at global scale help understand variation richness biological assemblages across world. Here, we analyze comprehensive data set including 341,846 391 angiosperm floras worldwide explore for angiosperms regional world each individual continental (biogeographic) regions. We find that shows clear meaningful with factors. Current climatic have highest predictive power, especially on metrics reflecting recent evolutionary are also related current heterogeneity, presumably because this favors plant speciation various ways. evidence past conditions, particularly refugial play an important role determining floras. conditions differ continents, different histories their

Language: Английский

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Geographic patterns and environmental correlates of taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional β-diversity of wetland plants in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau DOI Creative Commons
Yigang Li, Fan Liu, Yadong Zhou

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Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 160, P. 111889 - 111889

Published: March 1, 2024

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) harbours the largest wetland complex in China, with a relatively high diversity of plants. While there has been extensive research on α-diversity various plant groups QTP, study β-diversity specifically plants limited. In this study, we quantified geographic pattern from three dimensions: taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional. We assessed relative importance distance, climatic environmental distance topographic β-diversity. results indicate consistency across dimensions. is mountainous regions at edge plateau low platform. turnover component contributes more to taxonomic than nestedness, whereas opposite true for phylogenetic functional Furthermore, higher patterns QTP are jointly influenced by filtering dispersal limitation. Climatic variables (temperature seasonality, annual precipitation, precipitation seasonality mean temperature) (elevation variation coefficient, elevation slope) were identified as main factors influencing QTP. Overall, elucidating evolutionary history formation mechanisms communities reveals large-scale diversity.

Language: Английский

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From α- to β- diversity: Understanding the historical, present, and future diversity patterns of Fagaceae in Southwestern China DOI Creative Commons
Bikram Pandey, Fengying Zhang, Basu Dev Poudel

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Heliyon, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. e41474 - e41474

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Ecological correlates of taxonomic and functional beta diversity of wetland breeding birds in central part of Inner Mongolia wetlands DOI Creative Commons
Ling‐Ying Shuai, Yuxin Luo,

Yue Luo

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Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 172, P. 113302 - 113302

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Tropical Niche Conservatism and Dispersal Limitation Jointly Determine Taxonomic and Phylogenetic β‐Diversities of Odonata in Eastern China DOI Open Access
Zhenyuan Liu, Bo‐Ping Han, Janne Soininen

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Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 34(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aim Tropical niche conservatism (TNC) and dispersal limitation (DL) are major ecological evolutionary mechanisms in shaping taxonomic phylogenetic β‐diversities. While these have been studied plants vertebrates, their roles freshwater taxa remain unclear. We leveraged Odonata species distribution data to map geographical patterns of β‐diversities, determine whether β‐diversity is primarily shaped by TNC or DL temperature seasonality a key driver determining TNC. Location Eastern China. Time Period Present. Major Taxa Studied Odonata. Methods A moving window containing nine grids 50 × km was employed quantify including turnover nestedness components. null model utilised calculate randomly expected based on observed site‐specific regional pools. The generalised dissimilarity used assess the climatic geographic distances identify factors. Results Taxonomic total its component were generally higher than most communities, with being relatively mainly tropical regions. Current factors independently explained slightly more variation distance alone, while greater proportions deviance However, joint effects accounted for an even larger part β‐diversity. predictors seasonality. Main Conclusions factors, particularly seasonality, largely shape β‐diversities communities. Spatial along gradient tends involve phylogenetically related taxa, resulting overall β‐diversity, supporting highlight climate, interacting topographic complexity, eastern

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Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world DOI Creative Commons
Hong Qian, Tao Deng

Plant Diversity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is the highest and one of most extensive plateaus in world. Investigating naturalized non-native plant species composition, phylogenetic relationships among species, between native on plateau great importance. Here, we analyze a comprehensive dataset including all vascular plants known to occur core part QTP. We use net relatedness index (NRI) nearest taxon (NTI), which reflect deep shallow evolutionary histories, respectively, quantify angiosperm species. QTP included this study (1,448,815 km2) has 9086 314 plants, respectively. find that are phylogenetically clustered with respect pool study, regardless whether NRI or NTI used. For eight regions within angiosperms positive seven their respective regional pools, reflecting clustering. Thus, subset QTP, studied as whole its constituent considered.

Language: Английский

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Intercontinental comparison of phylogenetic relatedness in introduced plants at the transition from naturalization to invasion: A case study on the floras of South Africa and China DOI Creative Commons
Hong Qian

Plant Diversity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(4), P. 363 - 368

Published: Feb. 16, 2023

Invasive species may pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem structure functioning. The number of introduced that have become invasive is substantial rapidly increasing. Identifying potentially preventing their expansion are critical importance in invasion ecology. Phylogenetic relatedness between native has been used predicting success. Previous studies on the phylogenetic plants at transition from naturalization shown mixed results, which be because different methods were studies. Here, I use same method analyze two comprehensive data sets South Africa China, using metrics reflecting deep shallow evolutionary histories, address question whether probability becoming higher for naturalized distantly related flora. My study suggests closely finding my consistent with Darwin's preadaptation hypothesis.

Language: Английский

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Patterns and drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in regional fern floras across the world DOI
Hong Qian, Michael Kessler, Shenhua Qian

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 291, P. 110506 - 110506

Published: Feb. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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