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RELATING PLANT TRAITS AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS ALONG BIOCLIMATIC GRADIENTS FOR 88 LEUCADENDRON TAXA
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Convergence between species niches and biological traits was investigated for 88 Leucadendron taxa in the Cape Floristic region. First, niche separation analysis was performed to relate species' niche positions/breadths with bioclimatic gradients. These gradients of aridity, seasonality of water availability, heat, and cold stress explained almost all variation in niche distributions. Species present in zones of extreme aridity or temperature exhibited narrower niche breadths than species situated in moderate sites, suggesting that stress-tolerant species do not occupy broad environmental ranges. Second, species niche positions were related to selected biological traits. Species of arid sites had significantly lower blade areas than did species of moist sites, confirming a functional trade-off between stress tolerance and productivity for leaf design. Species dispersal mode was correlated to species niche positions on the aridity gradient, suggesting allometrically determined correlations between leaf design and the design of reproductive structures. Species niche positions were also correlated with flowering traits, with species that initiate flowering in winter found under Mediterranean climate influence and species that initiate flowering in spring in sites with greater summer rainfall input. By interrelating species niche positions on bioclimatic gradients with selected biological traits, we explored a novel biogeographical approach to understanding species distributions.
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- Thuiller, W., Lavorel, S., Midgley, G., Lavergne, S., & Rebelo, T.
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1688-1699
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2162883397
- Cited by
- 294
- References
- 43
- FWCI
- 7.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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