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Evolutionary history of the Arctic flora

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  • Jun Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beihua University
    China National Botanical Garden)

  • Xiao-Qian Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China National Botanical Garden
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Huan-Wen Peng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China National Botanical Garden
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lisi Hai

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China National Botanical Garden
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Andrey S. Erst

    (Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Florian Jabbour

    (Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles)

  • Rosa del C. Ortiz

    (Missouri Botanical Garden)

  • Fu-Cai Xia

    (Beihua University)

  • Pamela S. Soltis

    (University of Florida)

  • Douglas E. Soltis

    (University of Florida
    University of Florida)

  • Wei Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    China National Botanical Garden
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

The Arctic tundra is a relatively young and new type of biome and is especially sensitive to the impacts of global warming. However, little is known about how the Arctic flora was shaped over time. Here we investigate the origin and evolutionary dynamics of the Arctic flora by sampling 32 angiosperm clades that together encompass 3626 species. We show that dispersal into the Arctic and in situ diversification within the Arctic have similar trends through time, initiating at approximately 10–9 Ma, increasing sharply around 2.6 Ma, and peaking around 1.0–0.7 Ma. Additionally, we discover the existence of a long-term dispersal corridor between the Arctic and western North America. Our results suggest that the initiation and diversification of the Arctic flora might have been jointly driven by progressive landscape and climate changes and sea-level fluctuations since the early Late Miocene. These findings have important conservation implications given rapidly changing climate conditions in the Arctic.

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  • Jun Zhang & Xiao-Qian Li & Huan-Wen Peng & Lisi Hai & Andrey S. Erst & Florian Jabbour & Rosa del C. Ortiz & Fu-Cai Xia & Pamela S. Soltis & Douglas E. Soltis & Wei Wang, 2023. "Evolutionary history of the Arctic flora," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39555-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39555-6
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