Anthropogenic disturbances lead to phylogenetic overdispersion but functional clustering within forest communities of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China
Our study demonstrates a critical divergence in biodiversity responses to anthropogenic pressure: while disturbances enhance phylogenetic diversity through environmental filtering, they simultaneously induce functional homogenization via trait-mediated selection processes. This divergence highlights the inadequacy of single-metric assessments and underscores the importance of integrative frameworks for understanding community assembly in human-modified ecosystems.
Authors
- Guozhen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-1042)
- Zongqiang Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-2318)
- Gaoming Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-0070)
- Ying Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9651-0325)
- Haichuan Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-0570)
- Wenting Xu
- Changming Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-7593)
- Jiangtao Mao
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Botanical Garden (CN)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany (CZ)
- Institute of Botany (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- China National Botanical Garden
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf264
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00