2018
DOI: 10.1186/s40663-018-0144-0
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Functional trait and community phylogenetic analyses reveal environmental filtering as the major determinant of assembly of tropical forest tree communities in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India

Abstract: Background: Improved understanding of the processes shaping the assembly of tropical tree communities is crucial for gaining insights into the evolution of forest communities and biological diversity. The climate is thought to be the first order determinant of abundance and distribution patterns of tree species with contrasting traits such as evergreen and deciduous leaf phenology. However, the relative role of neutral, and niche-based processes in the evolution of these patterns remain poorly understood. Meth… Show more

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“…This is consistent with the lack of a signal in LMA (the inverse of SLA) across angiosperm clades globally and indicates multiple selective pressures on this trait (Flores et al, 2014). However, deciduousness (which is directly related to drought tolerance) shows phylogenetic conservatism among tree species in the Western Ghats (Shivaprakash et al, 2018). Thus, traits directly relevant to drought tolerance might be more relevant to understand how evolutionary relationships might have shaped assembly across the seasonality gradient in the Western Ghats (Bose et al, 2019).…”
Section: Traits and Species Response To Seasonal Droughtsupporting
confidence: 68%
“…This is consistent with the lack of a signal in LMA (the inverse of SLA) across angiosperm clades globally and indicates multiple selective pressures on this trait (Flores et al, 2014). However, deciduousness (which is directly related to drought tolerance) shows phylogenetic conservatism among tree species in the Western Ghats (Shivaprakash et al, 2018). Thus, traits directly relevant to drought tolerance might be more relevant to understand how evolutionary relationships might have shaped assembly across the seasonality gradient in the Western Ghats (Bose et al, 2019).…”
Section: Traits and Species Response To Seasonal Droughtsupporting
confidence: 68%
“…Species lacking trait adaptations necessary to persist under harsher climate conditions may therefore be filtered by the environment across the elevational range, leading to relatively more phylogenetically clustered assemblages at low elevations. Our analyses and previous findings indicate a general trend towards increased phylogenetic clustering as precipitation becomes more limited and seasonality increases in Indian forests (Bose et al, 2019; Divya et al, 2021; Shivaprakash et al, 2018). Significant community turnover combined with reductions in species richness provides further support for species and lineage filtering across the elevational range.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…However, the high cost of activated carbon restricts its widespread utilization. On the contrary, low-cost adsorbents including acid treated red mud (Toor et al, 2015), sand (Li P. et al, 2018), raw pine and acid treated pine (Schorr et al, 2018), Ashoka leaf (Shivaprakash et al, 2018), sulphuric acid treated Palm flower (Magdalena et al, 2018), hen feathers (Tesfaye et al, 2018), and clay minerals (Shaban et al, 2018) have been investigated for the treatment of dyes containing wastewater.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%