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出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022302118
关键词
Pinus; phylogenomics; spatiotemporal evolution; evolutionary museum; fire adaptation
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFA0605100]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) [XDB31000000, XDA23080000]
- Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS [QYZDJ-SSW-SMC027]
The study investigated the evolution of coniferous forests in the Northern Hemisphere, revealing that 90% of extant pine species originated in the Miocene and that the midlatitude region has served as an evolutionary museum for global pines. Additionally, it was found that topography and aridity index played crucial roles in pine diversification.
How coniferous forests evolved in the Northern Hemisphere remains largely unknown. Unlike most groups of organisms that generally follow a latitudinal diversity gradient, most conifer species in the Northern Hemisphere are distributed in mountainous areas at middle latitudes. It is of great interest to know whether the midlatitude region has been an evolutionary cradle or museum for conifers and how evolutionary and ecological factors have driven their spatiotemporal evolution. Here, we investigated the macroevolution of Pinus, the largest conifer genus and characteristic of northern temperate coniferous forests, based on nearly complete species sampling. Using 1,662 genes from transcriptome sequences, we reconstructed a robust species phylogeny and reestimated divergence times of global pines. We found that similar to 90% of extant pine species originated in the Miocene in sharp contrast to the ancient origin of Pinus, indicating a Neogene rediversification. Surprisingly, species at middle latitudes are much older than those at other latitudes. This finding, coupled with net diversification rate analysis, indicates that the midlatitude region has provided an evolutionary museum for global pines. Analyses of 31 environmental variables, together with a comparison of evolutionary rates of niche and phenotypic traits with a net diversification rate, found that topography played a primary role in pine diversification, and the aridity index was decisive for the niche rate shift. Moreover, fire has forced diversification and adaptive evolution of Pinus. Our study highlights the importance of integrating phylogenomic and ecological approaches to address evolution of biological groups at the global scale.
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