Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities

Georg Hähn; Gabriella Damasceno; Esteban Alvarez-Davila; Isabelle Aubin; Marijn Bauters; Erwin Bergmeier; Idoia Biurrun; Anne Bjorkman; Gianmaria Bonari; Zoltán Botta-Dukát; Juan Campos; Andraž Čarni; Milan Chytrý; Renata Ćušterevska; André Luís de Gasper; Michele de Sanctis; Jürgen Dengler; Jiri Dolezal; Mohamed El-Sheikh; Manfred Finckh; Antonio Galán-De-Mera; Emmanuel Garbolino; Hamid Gholizadeh; Valentin Golub; Sylvia Haider; Mohamed Hatim; Bruno Hérault; Jürgen Homeier; Ute Jandt; Florian Jansen; Anke Jentsch; Jens Kattge; Michael Kessler; Larisa Khanina; Holger Kreft; Filip Küzmič; Jonathan Lenoir; Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund; Ladislav Mucina; Alireza Naqinezhad; Jalil Noroozi; Aaron Pérez-Haase; Oliver Phillips; Valério Pillar; Gonzalo Rivas-Torres; Eszter Ruprecht; Brody Sandel; Marco Schmidt; Ute Schmiedel; Stefan Schnitzer; Franziska Schrodt; Urban Šilc; Ben Sparrow; Maria Sporbert; Zvjezdana Stančić; Ben Strohbach; Jens-Christian Svenning; Cindy Tang; Zhiyao Tang; Alexander Christian Vibrans; Cyrille Violle; Donald Waller; Desalegn Wana; Hua-Feng Wang; Timothy Whitfeld; Georg Zizka; Francesco Maria Sabatini; Helge Bruelheide

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Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities

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Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities

Georg Hähn, Gabriella Damasceno, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Isabelle Aubin, Marijn Bauters, Erwin Bergmeier, Idoia Biurrun, Anne Bjorkman, Gianmaria Bonari, Zoltán Botta-Dukát, …

Nature Ecology & Evolution

03/12/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02589-0

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Plant communities are composed of species that differ both in functional traits and evolutionary histories. As species’ functional traits partly result from their individual evolutionary history, we expect the functional diversity of communities to increase with increasing phylogenetic diversity. This expectation has only been tested at local scales and generally for specific growth forms or specific habitat types, for example, grasslands. Here we compare standardized effect sizes for functional and phylogenetic diversity among 1,781,836 vegetation plots using the global sPlot database. In contrast to expectations, we find functional diversity and phylogenetic diversity to be only weakly and negatively correlated, implying a decoupling between these two facets of diversity. While phylogenetic diversity is higher in forests and reflects recent climatic conditions (1981 to 2010), functional diversity tends to reflect recent and past climatic conditions (21,000 years ago). The independent nature of functional and phylogenetic diversity makes it crucial to consider both aspects of diversity when analysing ecosystem functioning and prioritizing conservation efforts.

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Title: Global decoupling of functional and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities
Creators - without role: Georg Hähn - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Gabriella Damasceno - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Esteban Alvarez-Davila - Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Isabelle Aubin - Canadian Forest Service
Marijn Bauters - Ghent University
Erwin Bergmeier - University of Göttingen
Idoia Biurrun - University of the Basque Country
Anne Bjorkman - University of Gothenburg
Gianmaria Bonari - University of Siena
Zoltán Botta-Dukát - Institute of Ecology and Botany
Juan Campos - University of the Basque Country
Andraž Čarni - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Milan Chytrý - Masaryk University
Renata Ćušterevska - Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
André Luís de Gasper - Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Michele de Sanctis - Sapienza University of Rome
Jürgen Dengler - ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Jiri Dolezal - Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
Mohamed El-Sheikh - King Saud University
Manfred Finckh - Universität Hamburg
Antonio Galán-De-Mera - Universidad San Pablo CEU
Emmanuel Garbolino - École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
Hamid Gholizadeh - University of Siena
Valentin Golub - Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Science
Sylvia Haider - Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Mohamed Hatim - Wageningen University & Research
Bruno Hérault - Forests and Societies
Jürgen Homeier - Faculty
Ute Jandt - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Florian Jansen - University of Rostock
Anke Jentsch - University of Bayreuth
Jens Kattge - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Michael Kessler - University of Zurich
Larisa Khanina - Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology
Holger Kreft - University of Göttingen
Filip Küzmič - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Jonathan Lenoir - Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund - Aarhus University
Ladislav Mucina - Stellenbosch University
Alireza Naqinezhad - University of Derby
Jalil Noroozi - University of Vienna
Aaron Pérez-Haase - Universitat de Barcelona
Oliver Phillips - University of Leeds
Valério Pillar - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Gonzalo Rivas-Torres - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Eszter Ruprecht - Babeș-Bolyai University
Brody Sandel - Santa Clara University
Marco Schmidt - Kliniken der Stadt Köln
Ute Schmiedel - Universität Hamburg
Stefan Schnitzer - Marquette University
Franziska Schrodt - University of Nottingham
Urban Šilc - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ben Sparrow - University of Adelaide
Maria Sporbert - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Zvjezdana Stančić - University of Zagreb
Ben Strohbach - Namibia University of Science and Technology
Jens-Christian Svenning - Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere
Cindy Tang - Yunnan University
Zhiyao Tang - Peking University
Alexander Christian Vibrans - Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Cyrille Violle - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Donald Waller - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Desalegn Wana - Addis Ababa University
Hua-Feng Wang - Hainan University
Timothy Whitfeld - University of Minnesota System
Georg Zizka - Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
Francesco Maria Sabatini - University of Bologna
Helge Bruelheide - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Publication Details: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Identifiers: 9936508609311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04820079