Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography

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Authors

OTTAVIANI Gianluigi KEPPEL Gunnar GOTZENBERGER Gunnar HARRISON Susan OPEDAL Oystein H. CONTI Luisa LIANCOURT Pierre KLIMEŠOVÁ Jitka SILVEIRA Fernando A.O JIMÉNEZ-ALFARO Borja NEGOITA Luka DOLEŽAL Jiří HÁJEK Michal IBANEZ Thomas MÉNDEZ-CASTRO Francisco E. CHYTRÝ Milan

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source TRENDS in Plant Science
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1360-1385%2819%2930347-4
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.022
Keywords colonization; eco-evolutionary processes; functional island biogeography; functional traits; island syndrome; persistence
Description 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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