Fire and Plant Diversification in Mediterranean-Climate Regions

Frontiers in Plant Science
P W RundelPablo Vargas

Abstract

Despite decades of broad interest in global patterns of biodiversity, little attention has been given to understanding the remarkable levels of plant diversity present in the world's five Mediterranean-type climate (MTC) regions, all of which are considered to be biodiversity hotspots. Comprising the Mediterranean Basin, California, central Chile, the Cape Region of South Africa, and southwestern Australia, these regions share the unusual climatic regime of mild wet winters and warm dry summers. Despite their small extent, covering only about 2.2% of world land area, these regions are home to approximately one-sixth of the world vascular plant flora. The onset of MTCs in the middle Miocene brought summer drought, a novel climatic condition, but also a regime of recurrent fire. Fire has been a significant agent of selection in assembling the modern floras of four of the five MTC regions, with central Chile an exception following the uplift of the Andes in the middle Miocene. Selection for persistence in a fire-prone environment as a key causal factor for species diversification in MTC regions has been under-appreciated or ignored. Mechanisms for fire-driven speciation are diverse and may include both directional (novel traits) a...Continue Reading

References

Mar 8, 2000·Nature·N MyersJ Kent
Aug 2, 2000·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·M Dynesius, R Jansson
Jan 9, 2001·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·W J Bond, J J Midgley
May 29, 2003·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Roland Jansson
Jun 5, 2003·The American Naturalist·Anthony P Francis, David J Currie
Jan 1, 2004·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·H P Linder
Feb 6, 2004·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·H Peter LinderBarbara G Briggs
Feb 19, 2004·The American Naturalist·Helmut Hillebrand
Feb 22, 2005·The New Phytologist·W J BondG F Midgley
May 17, 2006·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·John J Wiens, Michael J Donoghue
Mar 16, 2007·Ecology Letters·Gary G MittelbachMichael Turelli
Oct 2, 2007·The American Naturalist·John J Wiens
Dec 12, 2007·Ecology Letters·Roland Jansson, T Jonathan Davies
Apr 16, 2008·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·G Anthony VerboomTracey L Nowell
Aug 13, 2008·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Michael J Donoghue
Oct 4, 2008·Science·Stephen A Smith, Michael J Donoghue
Jan 1, 2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Hervé SauquetVincent Savolainen
Feb 17, 2009·Nature·Michael D CrispH Peter Linder
Apr 25, 2009·Science·David M J S BowmanStephen J Pyne
Jul 31, 2009·Current Biology : CB·Douglas H Erwin
Aug 12, 2009·PloS One·Beatriz GuzmánPablo Vargas
Sep 25, 2009·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Stephen A Smith, Jeremy M Beaulieu
Oct 7, 2009·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·Luis M ValenteTimothy G Barraclough
Nov 18, 2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Marcelo F SimonColin E Hughes
Jan 29, 2010·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Luis M ValentePablo Vargas
Apr 13, 2010·Annals of Botany·Bruce G Baldwin, Warren L Wagner
Jun 22, 2010·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·José Gabriel Segarra-Moragues, Fernando Ojeda
Jul 24, 2010·Ecology Letters·John J WiensPatrick R Stephens
Sep 30, 2010·Ecology Letters·Kenneth H Kozak, John J Wiens
Nov 26, 2010·Trends in Plant Science·S Don BradshawShane R Turner
Sep 1, 1996·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·R M CowlingM Arianoutsou
Feb 18, 2011·Nature Communications·Michael D CrispDavid M J S Bowman
Mar 3, 2011·Systematic Biology·Jan SchnitzlerVincent Savolainen
Mar 11, 2011·The New Phytologist·Tianhua HeKatherine S Downes
May 17, 2011·Trends in Plant Science·Jon E KeeleyRoss A Bradstock
Feb 22, 2012·The New Phytologist·Tianhua HeByron B Lamont
Apr 5, 2013·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·Lesley T Lancaster, Kathleen M Kay
Jun 5, 2013·Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution·Miguel Verdú, Juli G Pausas

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 13, 2019·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Tianhua HeJuli G Pausas
Nov 30, 2018·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Byron B LamontZhaogui Yan
Sep 6, 2020·The Science of the Total Environment·M Belén HinojosaJosé M Moreno
Nov 21, 2020·Science·Luke T KellyLluís Brotons
Oct 16, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Utpal BoseMichelle L Colgrave
Jun 3, 2021·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Irene MediavillaLuis Saúl Esteban

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved