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Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography

Ottaviani, Gianluigi ; Keppel, Gunnar ; Götzenberger, Lars ; Harrison, Susan ; Opedal, Øystein H. LU ; Conti, Luisa ; Liancourt, Pierre ; Klimešová, Jitka ; Silveira, Fernando A.O. and Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja , et al. (2020) In Trends in Plant Science
Abstract

The study of insular systems has a long history in ecology and biogeography. Island plants often differ remarkably from their noninsular counterparts, constituting excellent models for exploring eco-evolutionary processes. Trait-based approaches can help to answer important questions in island biogeography, yet plant trait patterns on islands remain understudied. We discuss three key hypotheses linking functional ecology to island biogeography: (i) plants in insular systems are characterized by distinct functional trait syndromes (compared with noninsular environments); (ii) these syndromes differ between true islands and terrestrial habitat islands; and (iii) island characteristics influence trait syndromes in a predictable manner. We... (More)

The study of insular systems has a long history in ecology and biogeography. Island plants often differ remarkably from their noninsular counterparts, constituting excellent models for exploring eco-evolutionary processes. Trait-based approaches can help to answer important questions in island biogeography, yet plant trait patterns on islands remain understudied. We discuss three key hypotheses linking functional ecology to island biogeography: (i) plants in insular systems are characterized by distinct functional trait syndromes (compared with noninsular environments); (ii) these syndromes differ between true islands and terrestrial habitat islands; and (iii) island characteristics influence trait syndromes in a predictable manner. We are convinced that implementing trait-based comparative approaches would considerably further our understanding of plant ecology and evolution in insular systems.

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keywords
colonization, eco-evolutionary processes, functional island biogeography, functional traits, island syndrome, persistence
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Trends in Plant Science
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:31953170
  • scopus:85077914074
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1360-1385
DOI
10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.022
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>The study of insular systems has a long history in ecology and biogeography. Island plants often differ remarkably from their noninsular counterparts, constituting excellent models for exploring eco-evolutionary processes. Trait-based approaches can help to answer important questions in island biogeography, yet plant trait patterns on islands remain understudied. We discuss three key hypotheses linking functional ecology to island biogeography: (i) plants in insular systems are characterized by distinct functional trait syndromes (compared with noninsular environments); (ii) these syndromes differ between true islands and terrestrial habitat islands; and (iii) island characteristics influence trait syndromes in a predictable manner. We are convinced that implementing trait-based comparative approaches would considerably further our understanding of plant ecology and evolution in insular systems.</p>}},
  author       = {{Ottaviani, Gianluigi and Keppel, Gunnar and Götzenberger, Lars and Harrison, Susan and Opedal, Øystein H. and Conti, Luisa and Liancourt, Pierre and Klimešová, Jitka and Silveira, Fernando A.O. and Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja and Negoita, Luka and Doležal, Jiří and Hájek, Michal and Ibanez, Thomas and Méndez-Castro, Francisco E. and Chytrý, Milan}},
  issn         = {{1360-1385}},
  keywords     = {{colonization; eco-evolutionary processes; functional island biogeography; functional traits; island syndrome; persistence}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Trends in Plant Science}},
  title        = {{Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.022}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.022}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}