Phenotypic diversity influenced by a transposable element increases productivity and resistance to competitors in plant populations

0580434 - BÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Latzel, Vít - Puy, J. - Thieme, M. - Bucher, E. - Götzenberger, Lars - de Bello, F.
Phenotypic diversity influenced by a transposable element increases productivity and resistance to competitors in plant populations.
Journal of Ecology. Roč. 111, č. 11 (2023), s. 2376-2387. ISSN 0022-0477. E-ISSN 1365-2745
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA20-13637S
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : biological diversity * ecosystem functioning * (epi)genetic functional diversity
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 5.5, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14185

We found that transposon element(TE)-generated phenotypic and functional diversity can have similar effects on ecosystems as are usually documented for other biological diversity effects. We show that Arabidopsis populations with increasing diversity of individuals differing in the TEs had higher phenotypic and functional diversity in resource use-related traits. Such increased diversity enhanced population productivity and reduced the performance of interspecific competitors.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0349210