Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems

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Moreno, Laura; Bertiller, Monica Beatriz
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2016
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Sexes of dioecious species may have dimorphic responses to environmental variation due to differences in resource requirements and reproductive costs. We analyzed the effect of aridity/relative shrub cover, and vicinity to shrub patches on morpho-chemical traits of sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in patchy arid ecosystems in northern-central Patagonia. We hypothesized that sexes of P. ligularis have dimorphic responses in morpho-chemical traits in relation to the environmental variation induced by aridity/relative shrub cover and vicinity to shrub patches. We selected seven sites across a gradient of increasing aridity and relative shrub cover. We randomly collected 5–10 P. ligularis plants per site registering the sex (female or male) and location with respect to shrub patches (shrub patch or inter-patch). For each plant, we assessed morpho-chemical traits (height of the vegetative tillers, length/dry weight/area of blades, specific blade area, nitrogen and soluble phenol concentration in blades). Sexes showed dimorphic responses in height of vegetative tillers, blade length, and blade area with respect to vicinity to shrub patches; and in variation of soluble phenolics in blades in relation to aridity/relative shrub cover. Responses in both sexes were opposite to those expected by aridity, highlighting the role of favorable environments induced by shrub canopies on dimorphic responses of sexes of P. ligularis. Resource-rich microsites associated with shrub canopies promoted increased plant performance of females with high reproductive costs while resource-poor open areas, favorable for pollen dispersal, induced improved chemical defenses of males. These results are consistent with the resource availability hypothesis.
Fil: Moreno, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Bertiller, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia; Argentina
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Arid Patagonia
Inter-Patch Areas
Plant Defenses
Sexual Dimorphism
Shrub Patches
Vegetative Growth
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spelling Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystemsMoreno, LauraBertiller, Monica BeatrizArid PatagoniaInter-Patch AreasPlant DefensesSexual DimorphismShrub PatchesVegetative Growthhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Sexes of dioecious species may have dimorphic responses to environmental variation due to differences in resource requirements and reproductive costs. We analyzed the effect of aridity/relative shrub cover, and vicinity to shrub patches on morpho-chemical traits of sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in patchy arid ecosystems in northern-central Patagonia. We hypothesized that sexes of P. ligularis have dimorphic responses in morpho-chemical traits in relation to the environmental variation induced by aridity/relative shrub cover and vicinity to shrub patches. We selected seven sites across a gradient of increasing aridity and relative shrub cover. We randomly collected 5–10 P. ligularis plants per site registering the sex (female or male) and location with respect to shrub patches (shrub patch or inter-patch). For each plant, we assessed morpho-chemical traits (height of the vegetative tillers, length/dry weight/area of blades, specific blade area, nitrogen and soluble phenol concentration in blades). Sexes showed dimorphic responses in height of vegetative tillers, blade length, and blade area with respect to vicinity to shrub patches; and in variation of soluble phenolics in blades in relation to aridity/relative shrub cover. Responses in both sexes were opposite to those expected by aridity, highlighting the role of favorable environments induced by shrub canopies on dimorphic responses of sexes of P. ligularis. Resource-rich microsites associated with shrub canopies promoted increased plant performance of females with high reproductive costs while resource-poor open areas, favorable for pollen dispersal, induced improved chemical defenses of males. These results are consistent with the resource availability hypothesis.Fil: Moreno, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Bertiller, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia; ArgentinaSpringer Tokyo2016-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/39338Moreno, Laura; Bertiller, Monica Beatriz; Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems; Springer Tokyo; Population Ecology; 58; 1; 1-2016; 189-1971438-3896CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10144-015-0530-1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10144-015-0530-1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:42:27Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/39338instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:42:28.004CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
title Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
spellingShingle Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
Moreno, Laura
Arid Patagonia
Inter-Patch Areas
Plant Defenses
Sexual Dimorphism
Shrub Patches
Vegetative Growth
title_short Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
title_full Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
title_fullStr Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
title_full_unstemmed Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
title_sort Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno, Laura
Bertiller, Monica Beatriz
author Moreno, Laura
author_facet Moreno, Laura
Bertiller, Monica Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Bertiller, Monica Beatriz
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arid Patagonia
Inter-Patch Areas
Plant Defenses
Sexual Dimorphism
Shrub Patches
Vegetative Growth
topic Arid Patagonia
Inter-Patch Areas
Plant Defenses
Sexual Dimorphism
Shrub Patches
Vegetative Growth
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Sexes of dioecious species may have dimorphic responses to environmental variation due to differences in resource requirements and reproductive costs. We analyzed the effect of aridity/relative shrub cover, and vicinity to shrub patches on morpho-chemical traits of sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in patchy arid ecosystems in northern-central Patagonia. We hypothesized that sexes of P. ligularis have dimorphic responses in morpho-chemical traits in relation to the environmental variation induced by aridity/relative shrub cover and vicinity to shrub patches. We selected seven sites across a gradient of increasing aridity and relative shrub cover. We randomly collected 5–10 P. ligularis plants per site registering the sex (female or male) and location with respect to shrub patches (shrub patch or inter-patch). For each plant, we assessed morpho-chemical traits (height of the vegetative tillers, length/dry weight/area of blades, specific blade area, nitrogen and soluble phenol concentration in blades). Sexes showed dimorphic responses in height of vegetative tillers, blade length, and blade area with respect to vicinity to shrub patches; and in variation of soluble phenolics in blades in relation to aridity/relative shrub cover. Responses in both sexes were opposite to those expected by aridity, highlighting the role of favorable environments induced by shrub canopies on dimorphic responses of sexes of P. ligularis. Resource-rich microsites associated with shrub canopies promoted increased plant performance of females with high reproductive costs while resource-poor open areas, favorable for pollen dispersal, induced improved chemical defenses of males. These results are consistent with the resource availability hypothesis.
Fil: Moreno, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Bertiller, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia; Argentina
description Sexes of dioecious species may have dimorphic responses to environmental variation due to differences in resource requirements and reproductive costs. We analyzed the effect of aridity/relative shrub cover, and vicinity to shrub patches on morpho-chemical traits of sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in patchy arid ecosystems in northern-central Patagonia. We hypothesized that sexes of P. ligularis have dimorphic responses in morpho-chemical traits in relation to the environmental variation induced by aridity/relative shrub cover and vicinity to shrub patches. We selected seven sites across a gradient of increasing aridity and relative shrub cover. We randomly collected 5–10 P. ligularis plants per site registering the sex (female or male) and location with respect to shrub patches (shrub patch or inter-patch). For each plant, we assessed morpho-chemical traits (height of the vegetative tillers, length/dry weight/area of blades, specific blade area, nitrogen and soluble phenol concentration in blades). Sexes showed dimorphic responses in height of vegetative tillers, blade length, and blade area with respect to vicinity to shrub patches; and in variation of soluble phenolics in blades in relation to aridity/relative shrub cover. Responses in both sexes were opposite to those expected by aridity, highlighting the role of favorable environments induced by shrub canopies on dimorphic responses of sexes of P. ligularis. Resource-rich microsites associated with shrub canopies promoted increased plant performance of females with high reproductive costs while resource-poor open areas, favorable for pollen dispersal, induced improved chemical defenses of males. These results are consistent with the resource availability hypothesis.
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Moreno, Laura; Bertiller, Monica Beatriz; Variation of morphological and chemical traits in sexes of the dioecious perennial grass Poa ligularis in relation to shrub cover and aridity in Patagonian ecosystems; Springer Tokyo; Population Ecology; 58; 1; 1-2016; 189-197
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