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Moles AT, Peco B, Wallis IR, Foley WJ, Poore AGB, Seabloom EW, Vesk PA, Bisigato AJ, Cella-Pizarro L, Clark CJ, Cohen PS, Cornwell WK, Edwards W, Ejrnaes R, Gonzales-Ojeda T, Graae BJ, Hay G, Lumbwe FC, Magaña-Rodríguez B, Moore BD, Peri PL, Poulsen JR, Stegen JC, Veldtman R, von Zeipel H, Andrew NR, Boulter SL, Borer ET, Cornelissen JHC, Farji-Brener AG, DeGabriel JL, Jurado E, Kyhn LA, Low B, Mulder CPH, Reardon-Smith K, Rodríguez-Velázquez J, De Fortier A, Zheng Z, Blendinger PG, Enquist BJ, Facelli JM, Knight T, Majer JD, Martínez-Ramos M, McQuillan P, Hui FKC. Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat? New Phytol 2013; 198:252-263. [PMID: 23316750 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Most plant species have a range of traits that deter herbivores. However, understanding of how different defences are related to one another is surprisingly weak. Many authors argue that defence traits trade off against one another, while others argue that they form coordinated defence syndromes. We collected a dataset of unprecedented taxonomic and geographic scope (261 species spanning 80 families, from 75 sites across the globe) to investigate relationships among four chemical and six physical defences. Five of the 45 pairwise correlations between defence traits were significant and three of these were tradeoffs. The relationship between species' overall chemical and physical defence levels was marginally nonsignificant (P = 0.08), and remained nonsignificant after accounting for phylogeny, growth form and abundance. Neither categorical principal component analysis (PCA) nor hierarchical cluster analysis supported the idea that species displayed defence syndromes. Our results do not support arguments for tradeoffs or for coordinated defence syndromes. Rather, plants display a range of combinations of defence traits. We suggest this lack of consistent defence syndromes may be adaptive, resulting from selective pressure to deploy a different combination of defences to coexisting species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela T Moles
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Terrestrial Ecology Group, Departamento Interuniversitario de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Darwin s/n, Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET, Blvd. Brown s/n, 9120, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA, 02540, USA
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- Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5020, USA
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- Institute of Ecological Science, Department of Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology and Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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- National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, 8420, Rønde, Denmark
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Jr. San Mart í n 451, Madre de Dios, Peru
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station, 98107, Abisko, Sweden
- Department of Biology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, PO Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, INTA, CONICET, 9400, Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
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- Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA, 02540, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Centre for Behavioural and Physiological Ecology, Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Systems Ecology, Institute of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, NL-1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, University of Nuevo Leon, Linares, 67700, Mexico
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- National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK- 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Low Ecological Services, PO Box 3130, Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia
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- Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
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- Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, 58190, México
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- Department of Zoology, University of Zululand, Private Bag x1001, Kwadlangezwa, 3886, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan, 666303, China
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- CONICET and Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Yerba Buena, 4107, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, Box 1137, St Louis, MO, 63105, USA
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- Curtin Institute for Biodiversity and Climate, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, 58190, México
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- School of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics and Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Moles AT, Wallis IR, Foley WJ, Warton DI, Stegen JC, Bisigato AJ, Cella-Pizarro L, Clark CJ, Cohen PS, Cornwell WK, Edwards W, Ejrnaes R, Gonzales-Ojeda T, Graae BJ, Hay G, Lumbwe FC, Magaña-Rodríguez B, Moore BD, Peri PL, Poulsen JR, Veldtman R, von Zeipel H, Andrew NR, Boulter SL, Borer ET, Campón FF, Coll M, Farji-Brener AG, De Gabriel J, Jurado E, Kyhn LA, Low B, Mulder CPH, Reardon-Smith K, Rodríguez-Velázquez J, Seabloom EW, Vesk PA, van Cauter A, Waldram MS, Zheng Z, Blendinger PG, Enquist BJ, Facelli JM, Knight T, Majer JD, Martínez-Ramos M, McQuillan P, Prior LD. Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes. New Phytol 2011; 191:777-788. [PMID: 21539574 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
• It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher latitudes. A meta-analysis recently showed that the published literature does not support this theory. However, the idea has never been tested using data gathered with consistent methods from a wide range of latitudes. • We quantified the relationship between latitude and a broad range of chemical and physical traits across 301 species from 75 sites world-wide. • Six putative resistance traits, including tannins, the concentration of lipids (an indicator of oils, waxes and resins), and leaf toughness were greater in high-latitude species. Six traits, including cyanide production and the presence of spines, were unrelated to latitude. Only ash content (an indicator of inorganic substances such as calcium oxalates and phytoliths) and the properties of species with delayed greening were higher in the tropics. • Our results do not support the hypothesis that tropical plants have higher levels of resistance traits than do plants from higher latitudes. If anything, plants have higher resistance toward the poles. The greater resistance traits of high-latitude species might be explained by the greater cost of losing a given amount of leaf tissue in low-productivity environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela T Moles
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics and Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA
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- Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET, Blvd. Brown s/n, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
| | - Philippe S Cohen
- Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020, USA
| | - William K Cornwell
- Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Australia
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- National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, 8420 Rønde, Denmark
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Jr. San Martín 451, Madre de Dios, Peru
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station, 98107 Abisko, Sweden
- Department of Biology, NTNU, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, PO Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
- Ecology Group, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
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- INTA, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, 9400 Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
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- Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7735, South Africa
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Centre for Behavioural and Physiological Ecology, Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, CCT Mendoza-CONICET Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque Gral. San Martín, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Department of Entomology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, University of Nuevo Leon, Linares 67700, Mexico
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- National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Low Ecological Services, PO Box 3130, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia
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- Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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- Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia 58190, México
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X1, Rhondebosch 7700, South Africa
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- Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X1, Rhondebosch 7700, South Africa
- Department of Geography, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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- CONICET and Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Yerba Buena 4107, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, Box 1137, St Louis, MO 63105, USA
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- Curtin Institute for Biodiversity and Climate, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia 58190, México
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- School of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
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- School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
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