Genetic variation in a tropical tree species influences the associated epiphytic plant and invertebrate communities in a complex forest ecosystem

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1569, 2011, Pages 1329-1336

  Zytynska, Sharon E ^a   Fay, Michael F ^b   Penney, David ^a   Preziosi, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms; Community genetics; Ecosystem conservation; Genetic interactions; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EPIPHYTE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRID; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMALIA; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM; INVERTEBRATA; MORACEAE;

EID: 79953743018     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0183     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Aarssen, L. W. & Turkington, R. 1985 Biotic specialization between neighboring genotypes in Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens from a permanent pasture. J. Ecol. 73, 605-614. (doi:10.2307/2260497)
2. Kassen, R. & Rainey, P. B. 2004 The ecology and genetics of microbial diversity. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 58, 207-231. (doi:10.1146/annurev.micro.58.030603.123654)
3. Proffitt, E. C., Chiasson, R. L., Owens, A. B., Edwards, K. R. & Travis, S. E. 2005 Spartina alterniflora genotype influences facilitation and suppression of high marsh species colonizing an early successional salt marsh. J. Ecol. 93, 404-416. (doi:10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00983.x)
4. Service, P. 1984 Genotypic interactions in an aphid-host plant relationship: Uroleucon rudbeckiae and Rudbeckia laciniata. Oecologia 61, 271-276. (doi:10.1007/ BF00396772)
5. Tétard-Jones, C., Kertesz, M. A., Gallois, P. & Preziosi, R. F. 2007 Genotype-by-genotype interactions modified by a third species in a plant-insect system. Am. Nat. 170, 492-499. (doi:10.1086/520115)
6. Zytynska, S. E., Fleming, S., Tétard-Jones, C., Kertesz, M. A. & Preziosi, R. F. 2010 Community genetic interactions mediate indirect ecological effects between a parasitoid wasp and rhizobacteria. Ecology 91, 1563-1568. (doi:10.1890/09-2070.1)
7. Carpenter, S. R. 1996 Microcosm experiments have limited relevance for community and ecosystem ecology. Ecology 77, 677-680. (doi:10.2307/2265490)
8. Bangert, R. K., Lonsdorf, E. V., Wimp, G. M., Shuster, S. M., Fischer, D., Schweitzer, J. A., Allan, G. J., Bailey, J. K. & Whitham, T. G. 2008 Genetic structure of a foundation species: scaling community phenotypes from the individual to the region. Heredity 100, 121-131. (doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800914)
9. Barbour, R. C., Forster, L. G., Baker, S. C., Steane, D. A. & Potts, B. M. 2009 Biodiversity consequences of genetic variation in bark characteristics within a foundation tree species. Conserv. Biol. 5, 1146-1155. (doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01247.x)
10. Dungey, H. S., Potts, B. M., Whitham, T. G. & Li, H. F. 2000 Plant genetics affects arthropod community richness and composition: evidence from a synthetic eucalypt hybrid population. Evolution 54, 1938-1946.
11. Floate, K. D., Fernandes, G. W. & Nilsson, J. A. 1996 Distinguishing intrapopulational categories of plants by their insect faunas: galls on rabbitbrush. Oecologia 105, 221-229.
12. Fritz, R. S. & Price, P. W. 1988 Genetic variation among plants and insect community structure: willows and sawflies. Ecology 69, 845-856. (doi:10.2307/1941034)
13. Hochwender, C. G. & Fritz, R. S. 2004 Plant genetic differences influence herbivore community structure: evidence from a hybrid willow system. Oecologia 138, 547-557. (doi:10.1007/s00442-003-1472-4)
14. Johnson, M. T. J., Lajeunesse, M. J. & Agrawal, A. A. 2006 Additive and interactive effects of plant genotypic diversity on arthropod communities and plant fitness. Ecol. Lett. 9, 24-34.
15. Maddox, G. D. & Root, R. B. 1990 Structure of the encounter between goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and its diverse insect fauna. Ecology 71, 2115-2124. (doi:10.2307/1938625)
16. Stiling, P. & Rossi, A. M. 1996 Complex effects of genotype and environment on insect herbivores and their enemies. Ecology 77, 2212-2218. (doi:10.2307/2265714)
17. Whitham, T. G. et al. 2003 Community and ecosystem genetics: a consequence of the extended phenotype. Ecology 84, 559-573. (doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0559:CAEGAC]2.0.CO;2)
18. Iason, G. R., Lennon, J. J., Pakeman, R. J., Thoss, V., Beaton, J. K., Sim, D. A. & Elston, D. A. 2005 Does chemical composition of individual Scots pine trees determine the biodiversity of their associated ground vegetation? Ecol. Lett. 8, 364-369. (doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00732.x)
19. Gaylord, E. S., Preszler, R. W. & Boecklen, W. J. 1996 Interactions between host plants, endophytic fungi, and a phytophagous insect in an oak (Quercus grisea x Q. gambelii) hybrid zone. Oecologia 105, 336-342. (doi:10.1007/ BF00328736)
20. Bailey, J. K., Schweitzer, J. A., Rehill, B. J., Lindroth, R. L., Martinsen, G. D. & Whitham, T. G. 2004 Beavers as molecular geneticists: a genetic basis to the foraging of an ecosystem engineer. Ecology 85, 603-608. (doi:10.1890/03-3049)
21. Muller, M. S., McWilliams, S. R., Podlesak, D., Donaldson, J. R., Bothwell, H. M. & Lindroth, R. L. 2006 Tri-trophic effects of plant defenses: chickadees consume caterpillars based on host leaf chemistry. Oikos 114, 507-517. (doi:10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14668.x)
22. Bangert, R. K. et al. 2006 A genetic similarity rule determines arthropod community structure. Mol. Ecol. 15, 1379-1391. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02749.x)
23. Driebe, E. M. & Whitham, T. G. 2000 Cottonwood hybridization affects tannin and nitrogen content of leaf litter and alters decomposition. Oecologia 123, 99-107. (doi:10.1007/s004420050994)
24. Whitham, T. G. et al. 2006 A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems. Nat. Rev. Genet. 7, 510-523. (doi:10.1038/nrg1877)
25. LeRoy, C. J., Whitham, T. G., Keim, P. & Marks, J. C. 2006 Plant genes link forests and streams. Ecology 87, 255-261. (doi:10.1890/05-0159)
26. Crutsinger, G. M., Sanders, N. J. & Classen, A. T. 2009 Comparing intra- and inter-specific effects on litter decomposition in an old-field ecosystem. Basic Appl. Ecol. 10, 535-543. (doi:10.1016/j.baae.2008.10.011)
27. Madritch, M. D., Donaldson, J. R. & Lindroth, R. L. 2006 Genetic identity of Populus tremuloides litter influences decomposition and nutrient release in a mixed forest stand. Ecosystems 9, 528-537. (doi:10.1007/ s10021-006-0008-2)
28. Lindroth, R. L., Donaldson, J. R., Stevens, M. T. & Gusse, A. C. 2007 Browse quality in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides): effects of genotype, nutrients, defoliation, and coppicing. J. Chem. Ecol. 33, 1049-1064. (doi:10.1007/s10886-007-9281-6)
29. Madritch, M. D., Greene, S. L. & Lindroth, R. L. 2009 Genetic mosaics of ecosystem functioning across aspen-dominated landscapes. Oecologia 160, 119-127. (doi:10.1007/s00442-009-1283-3)
30. Callaway, R. M., Reinhart, K. O., Moore, G. W., Moore, D. J. & Pennings, S. C. 2002 Epiphyte host preferences and host traits: mechanisms for species-specific interactions. Oecologia 132, 221-230. (doi:10.1007/s00442-002-0943-3)
31. Laube, S. & Zotz, G. 2006 Neither host-specific nor random: vascular epiphytes on three tree species in a Panamanian lowland forest. Ann. Bot. 97, 1103-1114. (doi:10.1093/aob/mcl067)
32. Zimmerman, J. K. & Olmsted, I. C. 1992 Host tree utilization by vascular epiphytes in a seasonally inundated forest (Tintal) in Mexico. Biotropica 24, 402-407. (doi:10.2307/2388610)
33. Rocas, A. N. 2003 Brosimum alicastrum Sw. In Tropical tree seed manual: part II species descriptions, pp. 335-337. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service.
34. Chase, M. W. & Hills, H. H. 1991 Silica gel: an ideal material for field preservation of leaf samples for DNA studies. Taxonomy 40, 215-220. (doi:10.2307/1222975)
35. Doyle, J. J. & Doyle, J. L. 1987 A rapid DNA isolation procedure for small quantities of fresh leaf tissue. Phytochem. Bull. 19, 11-15.
36. Vos, P. et al. 1995 AFLP: a new technique for DNA fingerprinting. Nucleic Acids Res. 23, 4407-4414. (doi:10.1093/nar/23.21.4407)
37. Zuur, A. F., Ieno, E. N. & Smith, G. M. 2007 Analysing ecological data. New York, NY: Springer.
38. Ramirez-Trejo, M. R., Perez-Garcia, B. & Orozco-Segovia, A. 2004 Analysis of fern spore banks from the soil of three vegetation types in the central region of Mexico. Am. J. Bot. 91, 682-688. (doi:10.3732/ajb.91.5.682)
39. Legendre, P. & Legendre, L. 1998 Ecological resemblance. In Numerical ecology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
40. Bridgewater, S. G. M. et al. 2006 A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of the Chiquibul Forest, Belize. Edin. J. Bot. 63, 269-321. (doi:10.1017/S0960428606000618)
41. Frei, O. P. & Dodson, C. H. 1972 The chemical effect of certain bark substrates on the germination and early growth of epiphytic orchids. B. Torrey Bot. Club 99, 301-307. (doi:10.2307/2997072)
42. Arditti, J. 1967 Factors affecting the germination of orchid seeds. Bot. Rev. 33, 1-97. (doi:10.1007/ BF02858656)
43. Otero, J., Ackerman, J. D. & Bayman, P. 2002 Diversity and host specificity of endophytic Rhizoctonia-like fungi from tropical orchids. Am. J. Bot. 89, 1852-1858. (doi:10.3732/ajb.89.11.1852)
44. Callaway, R. M., Reinhart, K. O., Tucker, S. C. & Pennings, S. C. 2001 Effects of epiphytic lichens on host preference of the vascular epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides. Oikos 94, 433-441. (doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.940306.x)
45. Zotz, G. & Vollrath, B. 2003 The epiphyte vegetation of the palm Socratea exorrhiza-correlations with tree size, tree age and bryophyte cover. J. Trop. Ecol. 19, 81-90. (doi:10.1017/S0266467403003092)