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Functional traits of fossil plants
McElwain, Jennifer C. (Trinity College Dublin)
Matthaeus, William J. (Trinity College Dublin)
Barbosa, Catarina (Trinity College Dublin)
Chondrogiannis, Christos (Trinity College Dublin)
O'Dea, Katie (Trinity College Dublin)
Jackson, Bea (Trinity College Dublin)
Knetge, Antonietta B. (Trinity College Dublin)
Kwasniewska, Kamila (Trinity College Dublin)
Nair, Richard (Trinity College Dublin)
White, Joseph D. (Baylor University)
Wilson, Jonathan P. (Haverford College)
Montañez, Isabel P. (University of California at Davis)
Buckley, Yvonne M. (Trinity College Dublin)
Belcher, Claire M. (University of Exeter)
Nogué Bosch, Sandra (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Temporal Ecology and Biogeography Lab

Data: 2024
Resum: A minuscule fraction of the Earth's paleobiological diversity is preserved in the geological record as fossils. What plant remnants have withstood taphonomic filtering, fragmentation, and alteration in their journey to become part of the fossil record provide unique information on how plants functioned in paleo-ecosystems through their traits. Plant traits are measurable morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical, or phenological characteristics that potentially affect their environment and fitness. Here, we review the rich literature of paleobotany, through the lens of contemporary trait-based ecology, to evaluate which well-established extant plant traits hold the greatest promise for application to fossils. In particular, we focus on fossil plant functional traits, those measurable properties of leaf, stem, reproductive, or whole plant fossils that offer insights into the functioning of the plant when alive. The limitations of a trait-based approach in paleobotany are considerable. However, in our critical assessment of over 30 extant traits we present an initial, semi-quantitative ranking of 26 paleo-functional traits based on taphonomic and methodological criteria on the potential of those traits to impact Earth system processes, and for that impact to be quantifiable. We demonstrate how valuable inferences on paleo-ecosystem processes (pollination biology, herbivory), past nutrient cycles, paleobiogeography, paleo-demography (life history), and Earth system history can be derived through the application of paleo-functional traits to fossil plants.
Ajuts: European Commission 101020824
European Commission 101045309
Drets: Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. Creative Commons
Llengua: Anglès
Document: Article de revisió ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria: Earth system processes ; Fossil plant preservation modes ; Functional traits ; Leaf economic spectrum ; Paleobiology ; Paleobotany ; Plant fossil record ; Taphonomy
Publicat a: The new phytologist, Vol. 242, Issue 2 (April 2024) , p. 392-423, ISSN 1469-8137

DOI: 10.1111/nph.19622
PMID: 38409806


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