Phylogenetic Responses of Forest Trees to Global Change

J K Senior; J Schweitzer; J M O'Reilly-Wapstra; S K Chapman; Dorothy A Steane; Adam Langley; Joseph K Bailey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060088

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Phylogenetic Responses of Forest Trees to Global Change

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Phylogenetic Responses of Forest Trees to Global Change

J K Senior, J Schweitzer, J M O'Reilly-Wapstra, S K Chapman, Dorothy A Steane, Adam Langley and Joseph K Bailey

PLoS One, Vol.8(4), e60088

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060088

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In a rapidly changing biosphere, approaches to understanding the ecology and evolution of forest species will be critical to predict and mitigate the effects of anthropogenic global change on forest ecosystems. Utilizing 26 forest species in a factorial experiment with two levels each of atmospheric CO2 and soil nitrogen, we examined the hypothesis that phylogeny would influence plant performance in response to elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilization. We found highly idiosyncratic responses at the species level. However, significant, among-genetic lineage responses were present across a molecularly determined phylogeny, indicating that past evolutionary history may have an important role in the response of whole genetic lineages to future global change. These data imply that some genetic lineages will perform well and that others will not, depending upon the environmental context.

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Title: Phylogenetic Responses of Forest Trees to Global Change
Authors: J K Senior (Author) - University of Tasmania
J Schweitzer (Author) - University of Tasmania
J M O'Reilly-Wapstra (Author) - University of Tasmania
S K Chapman (Author) - Villanova University, United States
Dorothy A Steane (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Adam Langley (Author) - Villanova University, United States
Joseph K Bailey (Author) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: PLoS One, Vol.8(4), e60088
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060088
ISSN: 1932-6203
Copyright note: Copyright © 2013 Senior et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448742002621
Output Type: Journal article

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