Climatic drivers of leaf traits and genetic divergence in the tree Annona crassiflora: a broad spatial survey in the Brazilian savannas

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 22; no. 11; pp. 3789 - 3803
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, Priciane C., Souza, Matheus L., Muller, Larissa A. C., Ellis, Vincenzo A., Heuertz, Myriam, Lemos-Filho, José P., Lovato, Maria Bernadete
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Annona; Annona - genetics; Annona crassiflora; Biogeography; Brazil; Cerrado; Climate change; climatic change; climatic factors; genetic divergence; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Genetic Variation; Grassland; isolation by distance; isolation by environment; leaf area; leaf traits variation; Leaves; microsatellite repeats; Phenology; phylogeography; phytogeography; Plant Leaves; Rain; regression analysis; Savannahs; savannas; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Species diversity; summer; surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Temperature; Trees; winter; Annona crassiflora; isolation by distance; isolation by environment; climatic change; genetic divergence; Cerrado; leaf traits variation

The Cerrado is the largest South American savanna and encompasses substantial species diversity and environmental variation. Nevertheless, little is known regarding the influence of the environment on population divergence of Cerrado species. Here, we searched for climatic drivers of genetic (nuclea...