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Title: | Global plant ecology of tropical ultramafic ecosystems |
Keywords: | Edaphic Endemism Hyperaccumulator Metallophyte Serpentine Unusual soil Edáfico Endemismo Metalófitos Solos ultramáficos |
Issue Date: | May-2022 |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Citation: | GARNICA-DÍAZ, C. et al. Global plant ecology of tropical ultramafic ecosystems. The Botanical Review, [S.I.], 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-022-09278-2. |
Abstract: | Ultramafic ecosystems are renowned for high endemism and habitat specialization. However, most of our understanding of ultramafic plant ecology comes from Mediterranean and temperate climes, raising questions about the generalizability of plant responses to ultramafic soils. This is especially apparent in tropical ultramafic ecosystems which exhibit a wide range of endemism and differentiation between ultramafic and adjacent non-ultramafic soils. Our objectives were two-fold: 1) synthesize our understanding of tropical ultramafic plant ecology, paying particular attention to generalities that may explain variation in endemism and habitat specialization among tropical ultramafic ecosystems; and 2) define an interdisciplinary research agenda using tropical ultramafic ecosystems as a macroecological model. We demonstrate that tropical ultramafic floras are diverse and variable in plant form and function due to the interactive effects of biogeography, climate, and edaphic properties. The variable rates of endemism, specialization, and stress tolerance traits across tropical ultramafic ecosystems have implications for the management and conservation of these diverse systems. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-022-09278-2 http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/50742 |
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