Nuanced qualitative trait approaches reveal environmental filtering and phylogenetic constraints on lichen communities

• Published in: Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) Vol. 13; no. 4
• Main Authors: Koch, Natália M., Stanton, Daniel, Müller, Sandra C., Duarte, Leandro, Spielmann, Adriano A., Lücking, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Atlantic rainforest; canopy; Climate change; community assembly; cortex; Ecological succession; Environmental conditions; epiphytes; forest succession; Forests; functional diversity; Humidity; lichenized fungi; Lichens; Light; photobiont; phylogenetic composition; Phylogenetics; phylogeny; rain forests; Rainforests; Species diversity; Taxonomy; Trees; turnover; Atlantic Forest

We propose that a qualitative trait approach based on more detailed nuanced traits may reveal previously overlooked patterns, especially when combined with phylogenetic perspectives. By sampling epiphytic lichens and using a functional approach based on nuanced qualitative traits, such as a much gre...