Insights on the persistence of pines (Pinus species) in the Late Cretaceous and their increasing dominance in the Anthropocene

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Surendra P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorInderjiten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Jamuna S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMajumdar, Sudiptoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoyano, Jaimeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNuiez, Martin A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, David M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T13:06:03Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T13:06:03Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Singh, S. P., et al. 2018. Insights on the persistence of pines (Pinus species) in the Late Cretaceous and their increasing dominance in the Anthropocene. Ecology and Evolution, 8(20):10345-10359, doi:10.1002/ece3.4499.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.comen_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although gymnosperms were nearly swept away by the rise of the angiosperms in the Late Cretaceous, conifers, and pines (Pinus species) in particular, survived and regained their dominance in some habitats. Diversification of pines into fire‐avoiding (subgenus Haploxylon) and fire‐adapted (subgenus Diploxylon) species occurred in response to abiotic and biotic factors in the Late Cretaceous such as competition with emerging angiosperms and changing fire regimes. Adaptations/traits that evolved in response to angiosperm‐fuelled fire regimes and stressful environments in the Late Cretaceous were key to pine success and are also contributing to a new “pine rise” in some areas in the Anthropocene. Human‐mediated activities exert both positive and negative impacts of range size and expansion and invasions of pines. Large‐scale afforestation with pines, human‐mediated changes to fire regimes, and other ecosystem processes are other contributing factors. We discuss traits that evolved in response to angiosperm‐mediated fires and stressful environments in the Cretaceous and that continue to contribute to pine persistence and dominance and the numerous ways in which human activities favor pines.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Biotechnology, Indiaen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Indiaen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipDST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology and the National Research Foundation of South Africaen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ece3.4499
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent15 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSingh, S. P., et al. 2018. Insights on the persistence of pines (Pinus species) in the Late Cretaceous and their increasing dominance in the Anthropocene. Ecology and Evolution, 8(20):10345-10359, doi:10.1002/ece3.4499en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1002/ece3.4499
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106482
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherWiley Open Accessen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectDiploxylon pinesen_ZA
dc.subjectHaploxylon pinesen_ZA
dc.subjectBiological invasionsen_ZA
dc.subjectManagement of pine-dominated ecosystemsen_ZA
dc.titleInsights on the persistence of pines (Pinus species) in the Late Cretaceous and their increasing dominance in the Anthropoceneen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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