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Spatial Phylogenetics of Florida Vascular Plants: The Effects of Calibration and Uncertainty on Diversity Estimates
- Source :
- iScience, Vol 11, Iss, Pp 57-70 (2019), iScience, Allen, J M, Germain-Aubrey, C C, Barve, N, Neubig, K M, Majure, L C, Laffan, S W, Mishler, B D, Owens, H L, Smith, S A, Whitten, W M, Abbott, J R, Soltis, D E, Guralnick, R & Soltis, P S 2019, ' Spatial Phylogenetics of Florida Vascular Plants : The Effects of Calibration and Uncertainty on Diversity Estimates ', iScience, vol. 11, pp. 57-70 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.12.002
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2019.
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Abstract
- Summary Recent availability of biodiversity data resources has enabled an unprecedented ability to estimate phylogenetically based biodiversity metrics over broad scales. Such approaches elucidate ecological and evolutionary processes yielding a biota and help guide conservation efforts. However, the choice of appropriate phylogenetic resources and underlying input data uncertainties may affect interpretation. Here, we address how differences among phylogenetic source trees and levels of phylogenetic uncertainty affect these metrics and test existing hypotheses regarding geographic biodiversity patterns across the diverse vascular plant flora of Florida, US. Ecological niche models for 1,490 Florida species were combined with a “purpose-built” phylogenetic tree (phylogram and chronogram), as well as with trees derived from community resources (Phylomatic and Open Tree of Life). There were only modest differences in phylodiversity metrics given the phylogenetic source tree and taking into account the level of phylogenetic uncertainty; we identify similar areas of conservation interest across Florida regardless of the method used.<br />Graphical Abstract<br />Highlights • Phylodiversity patterns of Florida show peaks of diversity in Northern peninsular areas • Different input trees and uncertainty had modest or little influence on phylodiversity • Chronogram or phylogram had a significant effect on the interpretation of phylodiversity • We highlight areas of high phylodiversity and how these results affect conservation<br />Spatial Phylogenetics; Plant Biology; Biogeography
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Biogeography
Biodiversity
Plant Biology
Tree of life
02 engineering and technology
Article
Spatial Phylogenetics
03 medical and health sciences
Phylogenetics
14. Life underwater
lcsh:Science
Ecological niche
Multidisciplinary
Phylogenetic tree
Ecology
Biota
15. Life on land
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Tree (data structure)
030104 developmental biology
Geography
lcsh:Q
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25890042
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- iScience
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....79490d02fe05c95dee9329ebeecb99f8