Shift of fleshy fruited species along elevation: temperature, canopy coverage, phylogeny and origin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186358

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	Shift of fleshy fruited species along elevation: temperature, canopy coverage, phylogeny and origin
	Yu, Shunli ; Katz, Ofir 1,2; Fang, Weiwei ; Li, Danfeng ; Sang, Weiguo 5; Liu, Canran 4
刊名	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
	2017
卷号	7
ISSN号	2045-2322
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0186358
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Plant communities differ in their fruit type spectra, especially in the proportions of fleshy and non-fleshy fruit types. However, which abiotic and biotic factors drive this variability along elevation gradient and what drives the evolution of fruit type diversity still are puzzling. We analyzed the variations in proportions and richness of fleshy-fruited species and their correlations to various abiotic and biotic variables along elevation gradients in three mountains in the Beijing region, northeast China. Fleshy-fruited species, which are characterized by high fruit water contents, were found in great proportion and richness at relatively low elevations, where soil water content is low compared to high elevations. High temperatures in low elevations increase water availability for plants. Plants that grow in the shaded low-elevation thick-canopy forests are less exposed to evapotranspiration and thus possess water surpluses that can be invested in fleshy fruits. Such an investment in fleshy fruits is beneficial for these species because it makes the fruits more attractive to frugivores that act as seed dispersers in the close-canopied environments, where dispersion by wind is less effective. A hypothesis is proposed that plant internal water surpluses are the prerequisite conditions that permit evolution of fleshy fruits to occur.
学科主题	Science & Technology - Other Topics
出版地	BERLIN
WOS关键词	SEED DISPERSAL SPECTRA ; LIFE-FORMS ; PLANT-COMMUNITIES ; LEAF SIZE ; EVOLUTION ; PATTERNS ; DIVERSITY ; CHARACTERS ; ANGIOSPERM ; GRADIENTS
语种	英语
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
WOS记录号	WOS:000412980300029
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41171041, 31370462] ; Beijing Natural Science FoundationBeijing Natural Science Foundation [5092015]
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/22339]
专题	植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Geog & Environm Dev, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100864, Peoples R China 3.Arthur Rylah Inst Environm Res, Dept Environm Land Water & Planning, Heidelberg, Vic 3084, Australia 4.Minzu Univ China, Coll Life & Environm Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Tamar Reg Council, Dead Sea & Arava Sci Ctr, IL-8691000 Neve Zohar, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yu, Shunli,Katz, Ofir,Fang, Weiwei,et al. Shift of fleshy fruited species along elevation: temperature, canopy coverage, phylogeny and origin[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2017,7.
APA	Yu, Shunli,Katz, Ofir,Fang, Weiwei,Li, Danfeng,Sang, Weiguo,&Liu, Canran.(2017).Shift of fleshy fruited species along elevation: temperature, canopy coverage, phylogeny and origin.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,7.
MLA	Yu, Shunli,et al."Shift of fleshy fruited species along elevation: temperature, canopy coverage, phylogeny and origin".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7(2017).