Metabolome-Wide, Phylogenetically Controlled Comparison Indicates Higher Phenolic Diversity in Tropical Tree Species
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Species Selection and Sample Processing
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Region | Species Richness | Phylodiversity | Mean Pairwise Distance | Mean Neighbor Taxon Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tropical | 4 | 377 | 200 | 146 |
Temperate | 4 | 392 | 208 | 157 |
Species Names and Family | Sampled Leaves | Individuals |
---|---|---|
Fagus sylvatica L. (Fagaceae) | 9 | 9 |
Goupia glabra Aubl. (Goupiaceae) | 2 | 1 |
Moronobea coccinea Aubl. (Clusiaceae) | 4 | 1 |
Protium decandrum Aubl. (Burseraceae) | 4 | 1 |
Quercus ilex L. (Fagaceae) | 10 | 10 |
Salix alba L. (Salicaceae) | 10 | 4 |
Sambucus nigra L. (Adoxaceae) | 10 | 10 |
Symphonia globulifera L.f. (Clusiaceae) | 4 | 1 |
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Peguero, G.; Gargallo-Garriga, A.; Maspons, J.; Klem, K.; Urban, O.; Sardans, J.; Peñuelas, J. Metabolome-Wide, Phylogenetically Controlled Comparison Indicates Higher Phenolic Diversity in Tropical Tree Species. Plants 2021, 10, 554. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030554
Peguero G, Gargallo-Garriga A, Maspons J, Klem K, Urban O, Sardans J, Peñuelas J. Metabolome-Wide, Phylogenetically Controlled Comparison Indicates Higher Phenolic Diversity in Tropical Tree Species. Plants. 2021; 10(3):554. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030554
Chicago/Turabian StylePeguero, Guille, Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Joan Maspons, Karel Klem, Otmar Urban, Jordi Sardans, and Josep Peñuelas. 2021. "Metabolome-Wide, Phylogenetically Controlled Comparison Indicates Higher Phenolic Diversity in Tropical Tree Species" Plants 10, no. 3: 554. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030554