@article{fdi:010084340,
  title = {{C}limatic niche lability but growth form conservatism in the {A}frican woody flora},
  author = {{G}orel, {A}. {P}. and {H}ardy, {O}. {J}. and {D}auby, {G}illes and {D}exter, {K}. {G}. and {S}egovia, {R}. {A}. and {S}teppe, {K}. and {F}ayolle, {A}. and {V}iolle, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}limatic niche evolution during the diversification of tropical plants has received little attention in {A}frica. {T}o address this, we characterised the climatic niche of >4000 tropical {A}frican woody species, distinguishing two broad bioclimatic groups (forest vs. savanna) and six subgroups. {W}e quantified niche conservatism versus lability at the genus level and for higher clades, using a molecular phylogeny of >800 genera. {A}lthough niche stasis at speciation is prevalent, numerous clades individually cover vast climatic spaces suggesting a general ease in transcending ecological limits, especially across bioclimatic subgroups. {T}he forest biome was the main source of diversity, providing many lineages to savanna, but reverse shifts also occurred. {W}e identified clades that diversified in savanna after shifts from forest. {T}he forest-savanna transition was not consistently associated with a growth form change, though we found evolutionarily labile clades whose presence in forest or savanna is associated respectively with climbing or shrubby species diversification.},
  keywords = {bioclimatic groups ; forest ; growth forms ; large-scale niche evolution ; niche lability ; savanna ; tropical {A}frica ; woody species ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology {L}etters},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1461-023{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/ele.13985},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084340},
}