Working Group
We propose a multi-disciplinary NESCent working group to unravel the history of plant movements and diversification around the Northern Hemisphere, and thereby the assembly of modern plant communities. Although this problem has long attracted attention, paleobotanists, plant phylogeneticists, and theoreticians have pursued it more or less separately, and a synthesis has not materialized. Our proposal insures an integrated, multi-dimensional analysis. A critical orientation and outcome will be a comprehensive database for Northern Hemisphere plant lineages, including relevant phylogenetic, fossil, character, and distribution data. These data will allow a set of standardized analyses designed to identify general patterns in the pathways of movement and timing of events. In turn, these analyses will provide the basis for a new synthetic theory of Northern Hemisphere biogeography, which will illuminate past episodes of global change and the assembly of modern regional floras and local ecological communities. We propose a series of three meetings at NESCent from 2005-2007. The working group will involve experts on the phylogenetics of relevant plant groups, on Laurasian historical geology and paleobotany, and on informatics and the development of new methods for estimating divergence times and ancestral areas.
This activity will provide evolutionary biologists and ecologists with ready access to currently disconnected datasets and new analytical tools, and hence will provide the necessary underpinning for understanding the evolution of modern plants and their interactions
Phytogeography of the northern hemisphere
PI(s): | Michael Donoghue (Yale University) Paul Manos (Duke University) |
Start Date: | 1-Sep-2005 |
End Date: | 31-Aug-2007 |
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We propose a multi-disciplinary NESCent working group to unravel the history of plant movements and diversification around the Northern Hemisphere, and thereby the assembly of modern plant communities. Although this problem has long attracted attention, paleobotanists, plant phylogeneticists, and theoreticians have pursued it more or less separately, and a synthesis has not materialized. Our proposal insures an integrated, multi-dimensional analysis. A critical orientation and outcome will be a comprehensive database for Northern Hemisphere plant lineages, including relevant phylogenetic, fossil, character, and distribution data. These data will allow a set of standardized analyses designed to identify general patterns in the pathways of movement and timing of events. In turn, these analyses will provide the basis for a new synthetic theory of Northern Hemisphere biogeography, which will illuminate past episodes of global change and the assembly of modern regional floras and local ecological communities. We propose a series of three meetings at NESCent from 2005-2007. The working group will involve experts on the phylogenetics of relevant plant groups, on Laurasian historical geology and paleobotany, and on informatics and the development of new methods for estimating divergence times and ancestral areas.
This activity will provide evolutionary biologists and ecologists with ready access to currently disconnected datasets and new analytical tools, and hence will provide the necessary underpinning for understanding the evolution of modern plants and their interactions
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Software and DatasetsPublications- Extreme environments select for reproductive assurance: evidence from evening primroses (Oenothera) Margaret E. K. Evans, David J. Hearn, Kathryn E. Theiss, Karen Cranston, Kent E. Holsinger and Michael J. Donoghue 2011 Extreme environments select for reproductive assurance: evidence from evening primroses (Oenothera), New Phytologist, volume 191, issue 2, pp. 555-563
- Accuracy of maximum-likelihood inferences of geographic range reconstructions and parameter estimates: a simulation study Smith, S. A., R. H. Ree, and M. J. Donoghue. Accuracy of maximum-likelihood inferences of geographic range reconstructions and parameter estimates: a simulation study. [in press, Systematic Biology]
- Phylogeography of the ancient Eurasian medicinal plant genus Bryonia (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from nuclear and chloroplast sequences Volz, S.M., and S.S. Renner (2009). Phylogeography of the ancient Eurasian medicinal plant genus Bryonia (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from nuclear and chloroplast sequences. Taxon 58(2): 550-560.
- Evaluating the impact of historical events on rates of diversification: A Bayesian approach using cross-validation predictive densities Moore, B.A. and M.J. Donoghue (2009). Evaluating the impact of historical events on rates of diversification: A Bayesian approach using cross-validation predictive densities. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 106(11): 4307-4312.
- Leaves of Cornus (Cornaceae) from the Paleocene of North America and Asia confirmed by trichome characters Manchester, S.R., Q.Y.(J.) Xiang, T.M. Kodrul, and M. Akhmetiev (2009). Leaves of Cornus (Cornaceae) from the Paleocene of North America and Asia confirmed by trichome characters. International Journal of Plant sciences 170(1): 132_142.
- Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Pieris (Lyonieae, Ericaceae): inferred from sequences of nuclear and chloroplast genomes Li, M., J. Li, J. Jiang, C. Fu, and W. Judd (2009). Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Pieris (Lyonieae, Ericaceae): inferred from sequences of nuclear and chloroplast genomes. Systematic Botany 34(3): 553-560.
- Tracking character evolution and biogeographic history through time in Cornaceae: Does choice of methods matter Xiang Q.-Y.(J.) and D.T. Thomas (2008). Tracking character evolution and biogeographic history through time in Cornaceae: Does choice of methods matter? Journal of Systematics and Evolution 46: 349-374.
- Maximum-likelihood inference of geographic range evolution by dispersal, local extinction, and cladogenesis Ree, R.H. and S.A. Smith (2008). Maximum-likelihood inference of geographic range evolution by dispersal, local extinction, and cladogenesis. Systematic Biology 57(1): 4-14.
- A phylogenetic perspective on the distribution of plant diversity Donoghue, M.J. (2008). A phylogenetic perspective on the distribution of plant diversity. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 105 (Suppl. 1): 11549-11555.
- Eastern Asian endemic seed plant genera and their paleogeographic history throughout the Northern Hemisphere Manchester, S.R., Z. Chen, A. Lu, and K. Uemura (2009). Eastern Asian endemic seed plant genera and their paleogeographic history throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 47(1): 1_42.
- Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic status of the paleoendemic Fagaceae of western North America: recognition of a new genus Notholithocarpus Manos, P.S., C.H. Cannon, and S.-H. Oh (2008). Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic status of the paleoendemic Fagaceae of western North America: recognition of a new genus Notholithocarpus. Madrono 55(3): 183-192.
- Rooting and dating maples (Acer) with an uncorrelated-rates molecular clock: Implications for North American/Asian disjunctions Renner, S.S., G.W. Grimm, G. Schneeweiss, T.F. Stuessy, and R.E. Ricklefs (2008). Rooting and dating maples (Acer) with an uncorrelated-rates molecular clock: Implications for North American/Asian disjunctions. Syst. Biol. 57(5): 795-808.
- The evolution of dioecy, heterodichogamy, and labile sex expression in Acer Renner, S.S., L. Beenken, G.W. Grimm, A. Kocyan, and R.E. Ricklefs (2007). The evolution of dioecy, heterodichogamy, and labile sex expression in Acer. Evolution 61(11): 2701-2719.
- Correlates of diversification in the plant clade Dipsacales: Geographic movement and evolutionary innovations Moore, B.R. and M.J. Donoghue (2007). Correlates of diversification in the plant clade Dipsacales: Geographic movement and evolutionary innovations. American Naturalist 170(S2): S28-55.
- Curtisia (Cornales) from the Eocene of Europe and its phytogeographic significance Manchester, S.R., Q.Y.(J.) Xiang, and Q.P. Xiang (2007). Curtisia (Cornales) from the Eocene of Europe and its phytogeographic significance. Botanical Journal of Linnean Soceity 155: 127-137.
- Species level phylogeny of the Dogwood genus Cornus (Cornaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence- implication in taxonomy and Tertiary intercontinental migration Xiang, Q.-Y.(J.), D.T. Thomas, W. Zhang, S.R. Manchester, and Z. Murrell (2006). Species level phylogeny of the Dogwood genus Cornus (Cornaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence- implication in taxonomy and Tertiary intercontinental migration. Taxon 55(1): 9-30.
- A nuclear ribosomal DNA phylogeny of Acer inferred with maximum likelihood, splits graphs, and motif analysis of 606 sequences Grimm, G.W., S.S. Renner, A. Stamatakis, and V. Hemleben (2006). A nuclear ribosomal DNA phylogeny of Acer inferred with maximum likelihood, splits graphs, and motif analysis of 606 sequences. Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online 2: 279-294.
- Incorporating fossil data in biogeographic inference: a likelihood approach Moore, B.R., S.A. Smith, R.H. Ree, and M.J. Donoghue (2010). Incorporating fossil data in biogeographic inference: a likelihood approach. Evolution.