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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2133-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2133-2024
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29 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2024

Regional effects and local climate jointly shape the global distribution of sexual systems in woody flowering plants

Minhua Zhang, Xiaoqing Hu, and Fangliang He

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Plant sexual systems are important to understanding the evolution and maintenance of plant diversity. We quantified region effects on their proportions while incorporating local climate factors and evolutionary history. We found regional processes and climate effects both play important roles in shaping the geographic distribution of sexual systems, providing a baseline for predicting future changes in forest communities in the context of global change.
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