Incorporating clonality into the plant ecology research agenda
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
34419339
DOI
10.1016/j.tplants.2021.07.019
PII: S1360-1385(21)00206-5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- belowground organs, clonality, plant functions,
- MeSH
- Ecology * MeSH
- Ecosystem MeSH
- Population Dynamics MeSH
- Plants * genetics MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
A longstanding research divide exists in plant ecology: either focusing on plant clonality, with no ambition to address nonclonal plants, or focusing on all plants, ignoring that many ecological processes can be affected by the fact that some plants are clonal while others are not. This gap cascades into a lack of distinction and knowledge about the similarities and differences between clonal and nonclonal plants. Here we aim to bridge this gap by identifying areas that would benefit from the incorporation of clonal growth into one integrated research platform: namely, response to productivity and disturbance, biotic interactions, and population dynamics. We are convinced that this will provide a roadmap to gain valuable insights into the ecoevolutionary dynamics relevant to all plants.
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Plant clonality in a soil-impoverished open ecosystem: insights from southwest Australian shrublands
