期刊
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
卷 233, 期 5, 页码 2017-2035出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17822
关键词
angiosperms; Cretaceous; diversification; flowers; gymnosperms; Palaeogene; productivity; terrestrial ecosystems
资金
- ERC [788203]
- NERC [NE/1027630/1, NE/P013724/1]
- NSF [EAR-1925755, DEB-1556666]
- NERC [NE/P013724/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The explosive growth of terrestrial biodiversity occurred from 100 to 50 million years ago, closely related to innovations in flowering plant biology and evolutionary ecology. The rise of angiosperms triggered a macroecological revolution on land, driving modern biodiversity to new, high levels of long-term transition.
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to terrestrial diversity occurred from c. 100-50 million years ago, the Late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene. During this interval, the Earth-life system on land was reset, and the biosphere expanded to a new level of productivity, enhancing the capacity and species diversity of terrestrial environments. This boost in terrestrial biodiversity coincided with innovations in flowering plant biology and evolutionary ecology, including their flowers and efficiencies in reproduction; coevolution with animals, especially pollinators and herbivores; photosynthetic capacities; adaptability; and ability to modify habitats. The rise of angiosperms triggered a macroecological revolution on land and drove modern biodiversity in a secular, prolonged shift to new, high levels, a series of processes we name here the Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution.
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