Elevation drives intraspecific metabolomic differentiation in natural and experimental populations
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F25%3A00640002" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/25:00640002 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/25:10509135
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70025" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70025</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/plb.70025" target="_blank" >10.1111/plb.70025</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Elevation drives intraspecific metabolomic differentiation in natural and experimental populations
Original language description
A recent paradigm shift in ecology supports that the classic functional trait space should be extended to include the metabolome. Accordingly, metabolomic signatures differ between plant species or genotypes depending on where they grow along ecological gradients. Yet, it remains unclear whether environmental gradients alone induce intraspecific phytochemical shifts in natural populations, and if these differences can be replicated experimentally. To address this gap, we combined an observational and experimental study to explore how elevation drives differences in the diversity, endemism and composition of specialized metabolites within the widely distributed perennial grass Festuca rubra. We show that both natural and experimental populations (consisting of identical sets of unique genotypes) exhibit distinct metabolic profiles, unique to each elevation. While natural populations growing in alpine environments displayed lower phytochemical diversity and endemism than those inhabiting lower elevations, phytochemical diversity and endemism peaked at intermediate elevation for the experimental populations. In addition, elevation caused shifts in overall composition of metabolomic groups for experimental populations, reflected in alterations in the over- and under-representation of metabolites within specific superclasses. Our study demonstrates that elevation plays an important role in shaping the metabolome. Rapid shifts in abiotic and biotic environments following climate change may act to alter the plant metabolome, which can impact future ecosystem-level dynamics.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Plant Biology
ISSN
1435-8603
e-ISSN
1438-8677
Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
773-784
UT code for WoS article
001483162100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105004709018