Contrasting levels of β‐diversity and underlying phylogenetic trends indicate different paths to chemical diversity in highland and lowland willow species
Volf, M., Leong, J.V., de Lima Ferreira, P., Volfová, T., Kozel, P., Matos‐Maraví, P., Hörandl, E., Wagner, N.D., Luntamo, N., Salminen, J-P., Segar, S.T. and Sedio, B.E. (2023) Contrasting levels of β‐diversity and underlying phylogenetic trends indicate different paths to chemical diversity in highland and lowland willow species. Ecology Letters. ISSN 1461-023X
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Abstract
Diverse specialised metabolites contributed to the success of vascular plants in colonising most terrestrial habitats. Understanding how distinct aspects of chemical diversity arise through heterogeneous environmental pressures can help us understand the effects of abiotic and biotic stress on plant evolution and community assembly. We examined highland and lowland willow species within a phylogenetic framework to test for trends in their chemical α-diversity (richness) and β-diversity (variation among species sympatric in elevation). We show that differences in chemistry among willows growing at different elevations occur mainly through shifts in chemical β-diversity and due to convergence or divergence among species sharing their elevation level. We also detect contrasting phylogenetic trends in concentration and α-diversity of metabolites in highland and lowland willow species. The resulting elevational patterns contribute to the chemical diversity of willows and suggest that variable selective pressure across ecological gradients may, more generally, underpin complex changes in plant chemistry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | divergence, elevation, escalation, flavonoids, herbivory, salicinoids, Salix, specialised metabolites |
| Divisions: | Agriculture and Environment (from 1.08.20) |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Rachael Giles |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2023 14:09 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2023 14:09 |
| URI: | https://hau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17970 |
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