Strategies of diaspore dispersal investment in Compositae: the case of the Andean highlands.

Carolina TovarLucia HudsonFrancisco CuestaRosa Isela MenesesPriscilla MurielOriane HidalgoLuis PalazzesiCarlos Suarez BallesterosEleanor Hammond HuntMauricio DiazgranadosD J Nicholas HindFélix ForestStephan HalloyNikolay AguirreWilliam J BakerStephan BeckJulieta CarillaPaúl EguigurenElaine FrançosoLuis E GámezRicardo JaramilloLuis Daniel LlambíOlivier MaurinInga MelcherGemma MullerShyamali RoyPaul ViñasKarina YagerJuan Viruel

Published in: Annals of botany (2023)

Small achenes and high diaspore dispersal investment dominates among high-Andean Compositae, traits typical of mostly three tribes of African origin; but traits also correlate with the environmental gradients within the high-Andean grasslands. Our results also suggest that diaspore dispersal investment likely shapes species distribution patterns in naturally fragmented habitats.

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