Early evolution of beetles regulated by the end-Permian deforestation.

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dc.citation.volume10
dc.contributor.authorZhao X
dc.contributor.authorYu Y
dc.contributor.authorClapham ME
dc.contributor.authorYan E
dc.contributor.authorChen J
dc.contributor.authorJarzembowski EA
dc.contributor.authorZhao X
dc.contributor.authorWang B
dc.contributor.editorPerry GH
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T19:55:33Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T19:55:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-08
dc.description.abstractThe end-Permian mass extinction (EPME) led to a severe terrestrial ecosystem collapse. However, the ecological response of insects-the most diverse group of organisms on Earth-to the EPME remains poorly understood. Here, we analyse beetle evolutionary history based on taxonomic diversity, morphological disparity, phylogeny, and ecological shifts from the Early Permian to Middle Triassic, using a comprehensive new dataset. Permian beetles were dominated by xylophagous stem groups with high diversity and disparity, which probably played an underappreciated role in the Permian carbon cycle. Our suite of analyses shows that Permian xylophagous beetles suffered a severe extinction during the EPME largely due to the collapse of forest ecosystems, resulting in an Early Triassic gap of xylophagous beetles. New xylophagous beetles appeared widely in the early Middle Triassic, which is consistent with the restoration of forest ecosystems. Our results highlight the ecological significance of insects in deep-time terrestrial ecosystems.
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dc.format.paginatione72692-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34747694
dc.identifier.citationZhao X, Yu Y, Clapham ME, Yan E, Chen J, Jarzembowski EA, Zhao X, Wang B. (2021). Early evolution of beetles regulated by the end-Permian deforestation.. Elife. 10. (pp. e72692-).
dc.identifier.doi10.7554/eLife.72692
dc.identifier.eissn2050-084X
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2050-084X
dc.identifier.numberARTN e72692
dc.identifier.pii72692
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72788
dc.languageeng
dc.publishereLife Sciences Publications Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://elifesciences.org/articles/72692
dc.relation.isPartOfElife
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectbeetle
dc.subjectcarbon cycle
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectdisparity
dc.subjectdiversity
dc.subjectevolutionary biology
dc.subjectextinction
dc.subjectnone
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectBiological Evolution
dc.subjectColeoptera
dc.subjectExtinction, Biological
dc.subjectForests
dc.subjectHerbivory
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectWings, Animal
dc.titleEarly evolution of beetles regulated by the end-Permian deforestation.
dc.typeJournal article
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