The Elevational Distribution Patterns of Plant Diversity and Phylogenetic Structure Vary Geographically Across Eight Subtropical Mountains DOI Creative Commons
Kuiling Zu, Fusheng Chen, Chao Huang

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12)

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Mountains have been recognized as biodiversity hotspots and possess strong elevational gradients. Whether these gradients exhibit similar characteristics in the multidimensional diversity patterns across different mountain ranges is a subject of inquiry. Exploring phylogenetic information plant species subtropical mountains necessary. Here, we compiled occurring eight China focused on assessment determinants multi‐dimensional structure mountains. We also detected their relationship between groups. The results indicate two main diversity: monotonic decrease hump‐shaped, along with area effect diversity. There positive link non‐native native richness, significant differences structure's distribution. did not find same rule that lowlands overdispersion, higher elevation regions clustering. found plants' peak related to size, this result showed should pay more attention conservation communities for This study suggested take protective measures mountains: lowland be paid Mt. Lushan (LS), Guanshan (GS), Huanggang (HG), Fanjing (FJ), middle‐altitude concern other helps better understand scales provides supporting scientific basis regions.

Language: Английский

Islands are key for protecting the world’s plant endemism DOI
Julian Schrader, Patrick Weigelt, Lirong Cai

et al.

Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 634(8035), P. 868 - 874

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Tracking hidden dimensions of plant biogeography from herbaria DOI Creative Commons
Barnabas H. Daru

New Phytologist, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

Plants are diverse, but investigating their ecology and evolution in nature across geographic temporal scales to predict how species will respond global change is challenging. With breadth, herbarium data provide physical evidence of the existence a place time. The remarkable size collections along with growing digitization efforts around world possibility extracting functional traits from preserved plant specimens makes them invaluable resources for advancing our understanding changing distributions over time, biogeography, conserving communities. Here, I synthesize core aspects biogeography that can be gleaned herbaria distributions, attributes (functional biogeography), conservation globe. advocate collaborative, multisite, multispecies research harness full potential these while addressing inherent challenges using macroecological investigations. Ultimately, present untapped opportunities enable predictions species' responses inform effective planning.

Language: Английский

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Predicting undetected native vascular plant diversity at a global scale DOI Creative Commons
Barnabas H. Daru

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(34)

Published: Aug. 12, 2024

Vascular plants are diverse and a major component of terrestrial ecosystems, yet their geographic distributions remain incomplete. Here, I present global database vascular plant by integrating species distribution models calibrated to species’ dispersal ability natural habitats predict native range maps for 201,681 into unsurveyed areas. Using these maps, uncover unique patterns diversity, endemism, phylogenetic diversity revealing hotspots in underdocumented biodiversity-rich regions. These hotspots, based on detailed species-level show pronounced latitudinal gradient, strongly supporting the theory increasing toward equator. trained random forest extrapolate under unbiased sampling identify overlaps with modeled estimations but unveiled cryptic that were not captured estimations. Only 29% 36% extrapolated inside protected areas, leaving more than 60% outside vulnerable. However, unprotected harbor attributes make them good candidates conservation prioritization.

Language: Английский

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Uzbekistan vascular plant novelties 1993 through 2023 DOI Creative Commons
Obidjon Turdiboev,

Rabiga Esemuratova,

Gulayim Serekeeva

et al.

BIO Web of Conferences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 173, P. 01005 - 01005

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

This study aimed to determine the number of taxa that will be discovered in Uzbekistan from 1993 2023. As a result analysis various scientific journals, monographs, and flora books 2023, it was found 114 new vascular plant were described for during this period: 1 genus, 80 species, 28 combinations, 2 subspecies, 4 names, variety. The process discovering plants continue coming years. In preparing national Uzbekistan, is very important composition conduct taxonomic research. Major work being carried out regard, especially over next 10 Sometimes, newly by scientists are cited local journals or monographs. creates difficulties disclosing these global community. From results, can concluded if regularly included databases (such as IPNI), easier world community floristic individual countries specific geographical regions.

Language: Английский

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0
Does Reproductive Success in Orchids Affect the Evolution of Their Number of Flowers? DOI Creative Commons
Iva Traxmandlová,

Michaela Steffelová,

Pavel Kindlmann

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 204 - 204

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

Species are disappearing worldwide, and changes in climate land use commonly assumed to be the most important causes. Organisms counteracting negative effects of environmental factors on their survival by evolving various defence strategies, which positively affect fitness. Here, question addressed is: can evolution shape these strategies so that they fitness an organism? This is complex depends taxa factors. Therefore, here, only a special case this studied deceptive species orchids: reproductive success (RS, ratio number fruits flowers produced plant during whole season), used measure develop model describing how RS affects flowers, n, plant. predicts that: (i) resulting relationship between n skewed parabola, (ii) distribution numbers individuals with specific (n) NI(n), also resembles parabola skewed, (iii) peak NI left RS. A large set data presented supports predictions. If small, concave parabolic RS–n dependence obscured other

Language: Английский

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Are these islands isolated? Floristic diversity in inselberg habitats of the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil DOI
Joel Maciel Pereira Cordeiro, Bartolomeu Israel de Souza,

Adriane Morais de Souza

et al.

Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Global distribution, climatic preferences and photosynthesis‐related traits of C4 eudicots and how they differ from those of C4 grasses DOI Creative Commons
Jessica A. Berasategui, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Alexander Zizka

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(11)

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Abstract C₄ is one of three known photosynthetic processes carbon fixation in flowering plants. It evolved independently more than 61 times multiple angiosperm lineages and consists a series anatomical biochemical modifications to the ancestral C 3 pathway increasing plant productivity under warm light‐rich conditions. The 4 eudicots belong seven orders 15 families, are phylogenetically less constrained those monocots entail an enormous structural ecological diversity. Eudicot likely syndrome along different evolutionary paths. Therefore, better understanding this diversity key evolution complex trait as whole. By compiling 1207 recognised species described literature presenting data among these species, we identify global centres richness high phylogenetic Furthermore, discuss climatic preferences context functional traits. We two hotspots eudicot diversity: arid regions Mexico/Southern United States Australia, which show similarly number genera but differ that situ. Further with many families South Africa, West Patagonia, Central Asia Mediterranean. In general, diverse deserts xeric shrublands, tropical subtropical grasslands, savannas shrublands. found occur areas annual precipitation grasses can be explained by frequently associated adaptations drought stress such others succulence salt tolerance. indicate utilising NAD‐ME decarboxylating enzyme grow drier using NADP‐ME indicating restrictions later system higher temperatures. conclude most lineages, ancestrally already drought‐adapted clades enabled further spread habitats colonise even areas.

Language: Английский

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Refuting the hypothesis of Centinelan extinction at its place of origin DOI
Dawson M. White, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Kenneth J. Feeley

et al.

Nature Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(11), P. 1627 - 1634

Published: Oct. 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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The Elevational Distribution Patterns of Plant Diversity and Phylogenetic Structure Vary Geographically Across Eight Subtropical Mountains DOI Creative Commons
Kuiling Zu, Fusheng Chen, Chao Huang

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12)

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Mountains have been recognized as biodiversity hotspots and possess strong elevational gradients. Whether these gradients exhibit similar characteristics in the multidimensional diversity patterns across different mountain ranges is a subject of inquiry. Exploring phylogenetic information plant species subtropical mountains necessary. Here, we compiled occurring eight China focused on assessment determinants multi‐dimensional structure mountains. We also detected their relationship between groups. The results indicate two main diversity: monotonic decrease hump‐shaped, along with area effect diversity. There positive link non‐native native richness, significant differences structure's distribution. did not find same rule that lowlands overdispersion, higher elevation regions clustering. found plants' peak related to size, this result showed should pay more attention conservation communities for This study suggested take protective measures mountains: lowland be paid Mt. Lushan (LS), Guanshan (GS), Huanggang (HG), Fanjing (FJ), middle‐altitude concern other helps better understand scales provides supporting scientific basis regions.

Language: Английский

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0