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SCIENCE
Volume 328, Issue 5978, Pages 587-591Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1177216
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- NSF National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
- Royal Society
- BBSRC [BB/F009313/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/F009313/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems [0843231] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Office Of The Director
- Office of Integrative Activities [1004057] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The evolution of grasses using C-4 photosynthesis and their sudden rise to ecological dominance 3 to 8 million years ago is among the most dramatic examples of biome assembly in the geological record. A growing body of work suggests that the patterns and drivers of C-4 grassland expansion were considerably more complex than originally assumed. Previous research has benefited substantially from dialog between geologists and ecologists, but current research must now integrate fully with phylogenetics. A synthesis of grass evolutionary biology with grassland ecosystem science will further our knowledge of the evolution of traits that promote dominance in grassland systems and will provide a new context in which to evaluate the relative importance of C-4 photosynthesis in transforming ecosystems across large regions of Earth.
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