Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting
There is evidence that variable and synchronous reproduction in seed plants (masting) correlates to modes of climate variability, e.g. El Niño Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation. In this perspective, we explore the breadth of knowledge on how climate modes control reproduction in m...
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ftunivmilanoair:oai:air.unimi.it:2434/876797 2024-04-21T08:07:55+00:00 Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting Ascoli, Davide Hacket-Pain, Andrew Pearse, Ian S Vacchiano, Giorgio Corti, Susanna Davini, Paolo D. Ascoli A. Hacket-Pain I.S. Pearse G. Vacchiano S. Corti P. Davini 2021-12-06 http://hdl.handle.net/2434/876797 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0380 eng eng Royal Society of London info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/34657463 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000707733700004 volume:376 issue:1839 firstpage:1 lastpage:13 numberofpages:13 journal:PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS - ROYAL SOCIETY. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES http://hdl.handle.net/2434/876797 doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0380 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85119127945 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess ENSO Moran effect climate change disturbance ecology environmental prediction reproduction Settore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale e Selvicoltura info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunivmilanoair https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0380 2024-03-27T16:48:20Z There is evidence that variable and synchronous reproduction in seed plants (masting) correlates to modes of climate variability, e.g. El Niño Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation. In this perspective, we explore the breadth of knowledge on how climate modes control reproduction in major masting species throughout Earth's biomes. We posit that intrinsic properties of climate modes (periodicity, persistence and trends) drive interannual and decadal variability of plant reproduction, as well as the spatial extent of its synchrony, aligning multiple proximate causes of masting through space and time. Moreover, climate modes force lagged but in-phase ecological processes that interact synergistically with multiple stages of plant reproductive cycles. This sets up adaptive benefits by increasing offspring fitness through either economies of scale or environmental prediction. Community-wide links between climate modes and masting across plant taxa suggest an evolutionary role of climate variability. We argue that climate modes may 'bridge' proximate and ultimate causes of masting selecting for variable and synchronous reproduction. The future of such interaction is uncertain: processes that improve reproductive fitness may remain coupled with climate modes even under changing climates, but chances are that abrupt global warming will affect Earth's climate modes so rapidly as to alter ecological and evolutionary links. This article is part of the theme issue 'The ecology and evolution of synchronized seed production in plants'. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 376 1839 |
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There is evidence that variable and synchronous reproduction in seed plants (masting) correlates to modes of climate variability, e.g. El Niño Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation. In this perspective, we explore the breadth of knowledge on how climate modes control reproduction in major masting species throughout Earth's biomes. We posit that intrinsic properties of climate modes (periodicity, persistence and trends) drive interannual and decadal variability of plant reproduction, as well as the spatial extent of its synchrony, aligning multiple proximate causes of masting through space and time. Moreover, climate modes force lagged but in-phase ecological processes that interact synergistically with multiple stages of plant reproductive cycles. This sets up adaptive benefits by increasing offspring fitness through either economies of scale or environmental prediction. Community-wide links between climate modes and masting across plant taxa suggest an evolutionary role of climate variability. We argue that climate modes may 'bridge' proximate and ultimate causes of masting selecting for variable and synchronous reproduction. The future of such interaction is uncertain: processes that improve reproductive fitness may remain coupled with climate modes even under changing climates, but chances are that abrupt global warming will affect Earth's climate modes so rapidly as to alter ecological and evolutionary links. This article is part of the theme issue 'The ecology and evolution of synchronized seed production in plants'. |
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D. Ascoli A. Hacket-Pain I.S. Pearse G. Vacchiano S. Corti P. Davini |
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Ascoli, Davide Hacket-Pain, Andrew Pearse, Ian S Vacchiano, Giorgio Corti, Susanna Davini, Paolo |
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Ascoli, Davide Hacket-Pain, Andrew Pearse, Ian S Vacchiano, Giorgio Corti, Susanna Davini, Paolo |
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Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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Modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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modes of climate variability bridge proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of masting |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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