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Plant communities in tropical ancient mountains: how are they spatially and evolutionary structured?

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Author(s):
De Mattos, Jacqueline S. [1] ; Morellato, Leonor Patricia C. [2] ; Batalha, Marco Antonio [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Bot, POB 676, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Dept Biodivers, Ave 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society; v. 197, n. 1, p. 15-24, SEP 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The integration of phylogenetic methods and species distribution can really help in the investigation of biogeographic patterns and to fill gaps in evolutionary ecology. Here we investigated how the vascular flora of the Brazilian ancient Cipo Mountains, an alleged OCBIL (old, climatic buffered infertile landscape) with a high diversity of species and endemism, evolved across that harsh archipelago-like system and altitudinal gradient. We used a node-based analysis of species distributions that follows the concepts of over- and underrepresentation and takes into account the relationship between sister clades, to yield two very statistically tractable metrics: the geographical node divergence and specific over-representation score. We collected and identified plant species along an elevational gradient ranging from 800 to 1400 m a.s.l. We also collected environmental variables such as elevation and soil properties. We found three allopatric nodes, which revealed the major biogeographic shifts in this tropical mountaintop vegetation. We found evidence to support the idea that environmental filtering is significantly shaping the distribution of biological communities and is restraining clades in the phylogeny. We argue that our study offers new insights into the biogeographic history and distributional shifts of the ancient rocky grasslands flora and to mountaintop vegetation systems in general. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/50155-0 - Combining new technologies to monitor phenology from leaves to ecosystems
Grantee:Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - University-Industry Cooperative Research (PITE)
FAPESP's process: 09/54208-6 - Multi-User Centralized Laboratory at the São Paulo State University Center for Biodiversity Studies
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program
FAPESP's process: 10/51307-0 - Floristic diversity and seasonal patterns of rupestrian fields and cerrado
Grantee:Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE