Latitudinal biogeographic structuring in the globally distributed moss Ceratodon purpureus

Biersma, Elisabeth M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-2177; Convey, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903; Wyber, Rhys; Robinson, Sharon A.; Dowton, Mark; van de Vijver, Bart; Linse, Katrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-3047; Griffiths, Howard; Jackson, Jennifer A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-1924. 2020 Latitudinal biogeographic structuring in the globally distributed moss Ceratodon purpureus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 502359. 14, pp. 10.3389/fpls.2020.502359

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Abstract/Summary

Biogeographic patterns of globally widespread species are expected to reflect regional structure, as well as connectivity caused by occasional long-distance dispersal. We assessed the level and drivers of population structure, connectivity, and timescales of population isolation in one of the most widespread and ruderal plants in the world — the common moss Ceratodon purpureus. We applied phylogenetic, population genetic, and molecular dating analyses to a global (n = 147) sampling data set, using three chloroplast loci and one nuclear locus. The plastid data revealed several distinct and geographically structured lineages, with connectivity patterns associated with worldwide, latitudinal “bands.” These imply that connectivity is strongly influenced by global atmospheric circulation patterns, with dispersal and establishment beyond these latitudinal bands less common. Biogeographic patterns were less clear within the nuclear marker, with gene duplication likely hindering the detection of these. Divergence time analyses indicated that the current matrilineal population structure in C. purpureus has developed over the past six million years, with lineages diverging during the late Miocene, Pliocene, and Quaternary. Several colonization events in the Antarctic were apparent, as well as one old and distinct Antarctic clade, possibly isolated on the continent since the Pliocene. As C. purpureus is considered a model organism, the matrilineal biogeographic structure identified here provides a useful framework for future genetic and developmental studies on bryophytes. Our general findings may also be relevant to understanding global environmental influences on the biogeography of other organisms with microscopic propagules (e.g., spores) dispersed by wind.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3389/fpls.2020.502359
ISSN:	1664462X
Additional Keywords:	phylogeography, model organism, moss, spore, wind, bryophyte, global, Antarctica
Date made live:	28 Aug 2020 09:27 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525274

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3389/fpls.2020.502359

ISSN:

1664462X

Additional Keywords:

phylogeography, model organism, moss, spore, wind, bryophyte, global, Antarctica

Date made live:

28 Aug 2020 09:27 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525274