Appraising the roles of nutrient availability, global change, and functional traits during the angiosperm rise to dominance

Kevin E Mueller; Aaron F. Diefendorf; Katherine H. Freeman; David M. Eissenstat

doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01455.x

Appraising the roles of nutrient availability, global change, and functional traits during the angiosperm rise to dominance

Kevin E Mueller
, Aaron F. Diefendorf
, Katherine H. Freeman
, David M. Eissenstat

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

The Pennsylvania State University

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Abstract

To explain the rise of angiosperms during the Cretaceous, Berendse and Scheffer (Ecol. Lett., 12, 2009, 865) invoke feedbacks between leaf litter, soil nutrients, and growth, overlooking other factors affecting resource acquisition by Cretaceous plants. We evaluate their hypothesis, highlight alternative explanations, and emphasize use of a broader framework for understanding the angiosperm radiation. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.

Original language	English
Journal	Ecology letters
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01455.x
State	Published - May 1 2010

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Keywords

CO2
Climate change
Evolution
Gymnosperm
Leaf
Mycorrhizal fungi
Nitrogen
Phylogeny
Roots
Water

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