Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology
Lineages tend to retain ecological characteristics of their ancestors through time. However, for some traits, selection during evolutionary history may have also played a role in determining trait values. To address the relative importance of these processes requires large-scale quantification of tr...
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| author | Coelho de Souza, Fernanda Dexter, Kyle G. Phillips, Oliver L. Brienen, Roel J.W. Chave, Jerome Galbraith, David R. Lopez Gonzalez, Gabriela Monteagudo Mendoza, Abel Pennington, R. Toby Poorter, Lourens Alexiades, Miguel Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban Andrade, Ana Aragão, Luis E.O.C. Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro Arets, Eric J.M.M. Aymard C, Gerardo A. Baraloto, Christopher Barroso, Jorcely G. Bonal, Damien Boot, Rene G.A. Camargo, José L.C. Comiskey, James A. Valverde, Fernando Cornejo de Camargo, Plínio B. Di Fiore, Anthony Elias, Fernando Erwin, Terry L. Feldpausch, Ted R. Ferreira, Leandro Fyllas, Nikolaos M. Gloor, Emanuel Herault, Bruno Herrera, Rafael Higuchi, Niro Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N. Killeen, Timothy J. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Susan Lloyd, Jon Lovejoy, Thomas E. Malhi, Yadvinder Maracahipes, Leandro Marimon, Beatriz S. Marimon-Junior, Ben H. Mendoza, Casimiro Morandi, Paulo Neill, David A. Vargas, Percy Núñez Oliveira, Edmar A. Lenza, Eddie Palacios, Walter A. Peñuela-Mora, Maria C. Pipoly, John J. Pitman, Nigel C.A. Prieto, Adriana Quesada, Carlos A. Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma Rudas, Agustin Ruokolainen, Kalle Salomão, Rafael P. Silveira, Marcos Stropp, Juliana ter Steege, Hans Thomas-Caesar, Raquel van der Hout, Peter van der Heijden, Geertje M.F. van der Meer, Peter J. Vasquez, Rodolfo V. Vieira, Simone A. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, Vincent A. Wang, Ophelia Young, Kenneth R. Zagt, Roderick J. Baker, Timothy R. |
| author_facet | Coelho de Souza, Fernanda Dexter, Kyle G. Phillips, Oliver L. Brienen, Roel J.W. Chave, Jerome Galbraith, David R. Lopez Gonzalez, Gabriela Monteagudo Mendoza, Abel Pennington, R. Toby Poorter, Lourens Alexiades, Miguel Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban Andrade, Ana Aragão, Luis E.O.C. Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro Arets, Eric J.M.M. Aymard C, Gerardo A. Baraloto, Christopher Barroso, Jorcely G. Bonal, Damien Boot, Rene G.A. Camargo, José L.C. Comiskey, James A. Valverde, Fernando Cornejo de Camargo, Plínio B. Di Fiore, Anthony Elias, Fernando Erwin, Terry L. Feldpausch, Ted R. Ferreira, Leandro Fyllas, Nikolaos M. Gloor, Emanuel Herault, Bruno Herrera, Rafael Higuchi, Niro Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N. Killeen, Timothy J. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Susan Lloyd, Jon Lovejoy, Thomas E. Malhi, Yadvinder Maracahipes, Leandro Marimon, Beatriz S. Marimon-Junior, Ben H. Mendoza, Casimiro Morandi, Paulo Neill, David A. Vargas, Percy Núñez Oliveira, Edmar A. Lenza, Eddie Palacios, Walter A. Peñuela-Mora, Maria C. Pipoly, John J. Pitman, Nigel C.A. Prieto, Adriana Quesada, Carlos A. Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma Rudas, Agustin Ruokolainen, Kalle Salomão, Rafael P. Silveira, Marcos Stropp, Juliana ter Steege, Hans Thomas-Caesar, Raquel van der Hout, Peter van der Heijden, Geertje M.F. van der Meer, Peter J. Vasquez, Rodolfo V. Vieira, Simone A. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, Vincent A. Wang, Ophelia Young, Kenneth R. Zagt, Roderick J. Baker, Timothy R. |
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| description | Lineages tend to retain ecological characteristics of their ancestors through time. However, for some traits, selection during evolutionary history may have also played a role in determining trait values. To address the relative importance of these processes requires large-scale quantification of traits and evolutionary relationships among species. The Amazonian tree flora comprises a high diversity of angiosperm lineages and species with widely differing life-history characteristics, providing an excellent system to investigate the combined influences of evolutionary heritage and selection in determining trait variation. We used trait data related to the major axes of life-history variation among tropical trees (e.g. growth and mortality rates) from 577 inventory plots in closed-canopy forest, mapped onto a phylogenetic hypothesis spanning more than 300 genera including all major angiosperm clades to test for evolutionary constraints on traits. We found significant phylogenetic signal (PS) for all traits, consistent with evolutionarily related genera having more similar characteristics than expected by chance. Although there is also evidence for repeated evolution of pioneer and shade tolerant life-history strategies within independent lineages, the existence of significant PS allows clearer predictions of the links between evolutionary diversity, ecosystem function and the response of tropical forests to global change. |
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| spelling | nottingham-398892020-05-04T18:25:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39889/ Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology Coelho de Souza, Fernanda Dexter, Kyle G. Phillips, Oliver L. Brienen, Roel J.W. Chave, Jerome Galbraith, David R. Lopez Gonzalez, Gabriela Monteagudo Mendoza, Abel Pennington, R. Toby Poorter, Lourens Alexiades, Miguel Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban Andrade, Ana Aragão, Luis E.O.C. Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro Arets, Eric J.M.M. Aymard C, Gerardo A. Baraloto, Christopher Barroso, Jorcely G. Bonal, Damien Boot, Rene G.A. Camargo, José L.C. Comiskey, James A. Valverde, Fernando Cornejo de Camargo, Plínio B. Di Fiore, Anthony Elias, Fernando Erwin, Terry L. Feldpausch, Ted R. Ferreira, Leandro Fyllas, Nikolaos M. Gloor, Emanuel Herault, Bruno Herrera, Rafael Higuchi, Niro Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N. Killeen, Timothy J. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Susan Lloyd, Jon Lovejoy, Thomas E. Malhi, Yadvinder Maracahipes, Leandro Marimon, Beatriz S. Marimon-Junior, Ben H. Mendoza, Casimiro Morandi, Paulo Neill, David A. Vargas, Percy Núñez Oliveira, Edmar A. Lenza, Eddie Palacios, Walter A. Peñuela-Mora, Maria C. Pipoly, John J. Pitman, Nigel C.A. Prieto, Adriana Quesada, Carlos A. Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma Rudas, Agustin Ruokolainen, Kalle Salomão, Rafael P. Silveira, Marcos Stropp, Juliana ter Steege, Hans Thomas-Caesar, Raquel van der Hout, Peter van der Heijden, Geertje M.F. van der Meer, Peter J. Vasquez, Rodolfo V. Vieira, Simone A. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, Vincent A. Wang, Ophelia Young, Kenneth R. Zagt, Roderick J. Baker, Timothy R. Lineages tend to retain ecological characteristics of their ancestors through time. However, for some traits, selection during evolutionary history may have also played a role in determining trait values. To address the relative importance of these processes requires large-scale quantification of traits and evolutionary relationships among species. The Amazonian tree flora comprises a high diversity of angiosperm lineages and species with widely differing life-history characteristics, providing an excellent system to investigate the combined influences of evolutionary heritage and selection in determining trait variation. We used trait data related to the major axes of life-history variation among tropical trees (e.g. growth and mortality rates) from 577 inventory plots in closed-canopy forest, mapped onto a phylogenetic hypothesis spanning more than 300 genera including all major angiosperm clades to test for evolutionary constraints on traits. We found significant phylogenetic signal (PS) for all traits, consistent with evolutionarily related genera having more similar characteristics than expected by chance. Although there is also evidence for repeated evolution of pioneer and shade tolerant life-history strategies within independent lineages, the existence of significant PS allows clearer predictions of the links between evolutionary diversity, ecosystem function and the response of tropical forests to global change. Royal Society 2016-12-14 Article PeerReviewed Coelho de Souza, Fernanda, Dexter, Kyle G., Phillips, Oliver L., Brienen, Roel J.W., Chave, Jerome, Galbraith, David R., Lopez Gonzalez, Gabriela, Monteagudo Mendoza, Abel, Pennington, R. Toby, Poorter, Lourens, Alexiades, Miguel, Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban, Andrade, Ana, Aragão, Luis E.O.C., Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro, Arets, Eric J.M.M., Aymard C, Gerardo A., Baraloto, Christopher, Barroso, Jorcely G., Bonal, Damien, Boot, Rene G.A., Camargo, José L.C., Comiskey, James A., Valverde, Fernando Cornejo, de Camargo, Plínio B., Di Fiore, Anthony, Elias, Fernando, Erwin, Terry L., Feldpausch, Ted R., Ferreira, Leandro, Fyllas, Nikolaos M., Gloor, Emanuel, Herault, Bruno, Herrera, Rafael, Higuchi, Niro, Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N., Killeen, Timothy J., Laurance, William F., Laurance, Susan, Lloyd, Jon, Lovejoy, Thomas E., Malhi, Yadvinder, Maracahipes, Leandro, Marimon, Beatriz S., Marimon-Junior, Ben H., Mendoza, Casimiro, Morandi, Paulo, Neill, David A., Vargas, Percy Núñez, Oliveira, Edmar A., Lenza, Eddie, Palacios, Walter A., Peñuela-Mora, Maria C., Pipoly, John J., Pitman, Nigel C.A., Prieto, Adriana, Quesada, Carlos A., Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma, Rudas, Agustin, Ruokolainen, Kalle, Salomão, Rafael P., Silveira, Marcos, Stropp, Juliana, ter Steege, Hans, Thomas-Caesar, Raquel, van der Hout, Peter, van der Heijden, Geertje M.F., van der Meer, Peter J., Vasquez, Rodolfo V., Vieira, Simone A., Vilanova, Emilio, Vos, Vincent A., Wang, Ophelia, Young, Kenneth R., Zagt, Roderick J. and Baker, Timothy R. (2016) Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283 (1844). p. 20161587. ISSN 1471-2954 Tropical tree Trait Convergent evolution Divergent selection Phylogenetic signal http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1844/20161587 doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1587 doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1587 |
| spellingShingle | Tropical tree Trait Convergent evolution Divergent selection Phylogenetic signal Coelho de Souza, Fernanda Dexter, Kyle G. Phillips, Oliver L. Brienen, Roel J.W. Chave, Jerome Galbraith, David R. Lopez Gonzalez, Gabriela Monteagudo Mendoza, Abel Pennington, R. Toby Poorter, Lourens Alexiades, Miguel Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban Andrade, Ana Aragão, Luis E.O.C. Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro Arets, Eric J.M.M. Aymard C, Gerardo A. Baraloto, Christopher Barroso, Jorcely G. Bonal, Damien Boot, Rene G.A. Camargo, José L.C. Comiskey, James A. Valverde, Fernando Cornejo de Camargo, Plínio B. Di Fiore, Anthony Elias, Fernando Erwin, Terry L. Feldpausch, Ted R. Ferreira, Leandro Fyllas, Nikolaos M. Gloor, Emanuel Herault, Bruno Herrera, Rafael Higuchi, Niro Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N. Killeen, Timothy J. Laurance, William F. Laurance, Susan Lloyd, Jon Lovejoy, Thomas E. Malhi, Yadvinder Maracahipes, Leandro Marimon, Beatriz S. Marimon-Junior, Ben H. Mendoza, Casimiro Morandi, Paulo Neill, David A. Vargas, Percy Núñez Oliveira, Edmar A. Lenza, Eddie Palacios, Walter A. Peñuela-Mora, Maria C. Pipoly, John J. Pitman, Nigel C.A. Prieto, Adriana Quesada, Carlos A. Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma Rudas, Agustin Ruokolainen, Kalle Salomão, Rafael P. Silveira, Marcos Stropp, Juliana ter Steege, Hans Thomas-Caesar, Raquel van der Hout, Peter van der Heijden, Geertje M.F. van der Meer, Peter J. Vasquez, Rodolfo V. Vieira, Simone A. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, Vincent A. Wang, Ophelia Young, Kenneth R. Zagt, Roderick J. Baker, Timothy R. Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title | Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title_full | Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title_fullStr | Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title_short | Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology |
| title_sort | evolutionary heritage influences amazon tree ecology |
| topic | Tropical tree Trait Convergent evolution Divergent selection Phylogenetic signal |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39889/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39889/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39889/ |