Revealing hidden plant diversity in arid environments

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dc.article.number05100
dc.catalogadoraba
dc.contributor.authorGabriela Carrasco‐Puga
dc.contributor.authorFrancisca P. Díaz
dc.contributor.authorDaniela C. Soto
dc.contributor.authorCatalina Hernández‐Castro
dc.contributor.authorOrlando Contreras‐López
dc.contributor.authorAntonio Maldonado
dc.contributor.authorClaudio Latorre
dc.contributor.authorRodrigo A. Gutiérrez
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-04T15:19:42Z
dc.date.available2024-03-04T15:19:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractEstimating total plant diversity in extreme or hyperarid environments can be challenging, as adaptations to pronounced climate variability include evading prolonged stress periods through seeds or specialized underground organs. Short-term surveys of these ecosystems are thus likely poor estimators of actual diversity. Here we develop a multimethod strategy to obtain a more complete understanding of plant diversity from a community in the Atacama Desert. We explicitly test environmental DNA-based techniques (eDNA) to see if they can reveal the observed and ‘hidden' (dormant or locally rare) species. To estimate total plant diversity, we performed long-term traditional surveys during eight consecutive years, including El Niño and La Niña events, we then analyzed eDNA from soil samples using high-throughput sequencing. We further used soil pollen analysis and soil seed bank germination assays to identify ‘hidden' species. Each approach offers different subsets of current biodiversity at different taxonomic, spatial and temporal resolution, with a total of 92 taxa identified along the transect. Traditional field surveys identified 77 plant species over eight consecutive years. Observed community composition greatly varies interannually, with only 22 species seen every year. eDNA analysis revealed 37 taxa, eight of which were ‘hidden' in our field surveys. Soil samples contain a viable seed bank of 21 taxa. Soil pollen (27 taxa) and eDNA analysis show affinities with vegetation at the landscape scale but a weak relationship to local plot diversity. Multimethod approaches (including eDNA) in deserts are valuable tools that add to a comprehensive assessment of biodiversity in such extreme environments, where using a single method or observations over a few years is insufficient. Our results can also explain the resilience of Atacama plant communities as ‘hidden' taxa may have been active in the recent past or could even emerge in the future as accelerated global environmental change continues unabated.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-28
dc.format.extent14 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ecog.05100
dc.identifier.eissn1600-0587
dc.identifier.issn0906-7590
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05100
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/82467
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Gutierrez Ilabaca, Rodrigo Antonio; 0000-0002-5961-5005; 86782
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final111
dc.pagina.inicio98
dc.revistaEcography
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 3.0 DEED Attribution 3.0 Unported
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectAtacama
dc.subjecteDNA
dc.subjectEnvironmental metabarcoding
dc.subjectHidden diversity
dc.subjectPlant community
dc.subjectSoils
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.titleRevealing hidden plant diversity in arid environments
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen44
sipa.codpersvinculados86782
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-15
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