Plants will cross the lines: climate and available land mass are the major determinants of phytogeographical patterns in the Sunda–Sahul Convergence Zone
| Autor: | Elizabeth M. Joyce, Darren M. Crayn, J. W. Ferry Slik, Kevin R. Thiele |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Abiotic component 0303 health sciences Ecology Biology Seasonality Phytogeography Convergence zone medicine.disease 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Floristics 03 medical and health sciences medicine Period (geology) Mainland Cenozoic Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 132:374-387 |
| ISSN: | 1095-8312 0024-4066 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa194 |
| Popis: | The Miocene convergence of the Sunda shelf, Sahul shelf and Wallacea facilitated the exchange of previously isolated floras across the Sunda–Sahul Convergence Zone (SSCZ). The SSCZ is a hotspot of biogeographical research; however, phytogeographical patterns across the region remain poorly understood. We conducted multivariate analysis on a comprehensive species checklist of SSCZ vascular plants to quantify the extent of exchange, characterize phytogeographical patterns and investigate their abiotic drivers. We found that Lydekker’s and Wallace’s Lines are not reflected in floristic composition at any taxonomic level, with 46% of genera distributed across these biogeographical lines. In contrast, environment is significantly correlated with floristic composition, with annual rainfall and seasonality being the strongest correlates. Mainland Asia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia were major routes of exchange throughout the Cenozoic, possibly because these areas have been persistent landmasses throughout the entire period of convergence. We conclude that Sunda–Sahul floristic exchange has substantially influenced the assembly of the regional flora and that modern phytogeographical patterns have been influenced more by environmental variables and available landmass (i.e. establishment conditions) than by putative barriers to movement such as Wallace’s and Lydekker’s Lines (i.e. vagility). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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