Insights from the phylogenetic structure of plant communities

Abstract

Community phylogenetic structuring seeks association between the distribution of species within and among local communities and their position in the phylogeny. A key question is : Are species co-occuring within a site more (or less) related on average than species found in distinct sites ? A phylogenetic signal may result from ecological sorting and reveal the ecological gradients that are most significant in the evolution of species. The absence of a phylogenetic signal may indicate communities driven mostly by neutral processes. This approach is applied on the forest inventories from Western Ghats.

Speaker

Olivier Hardy (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

Organisers

Department of Ecology, French Institute of Pondicherry

Venue

Jawaharlal Nehru Conference Hall, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry - 605 001

Time

16h30