Fire-mediated effects on polyploid biology

Kelsey L Glennon; Hendrik J Niemann; Sally Archibald

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.007

Fire-mediated effects on polyploid biology

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Mar 22:S0169-5347(24)00053-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.007. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Kelsey L Glennon¹, Hendrik J Niemann², Sally Archibald²

Affiliations

¹ School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: kelsey.glennon@wits.ac.za.
² School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 38521739
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.007

Abstract

Cold temperatures have been posited as a key driver of polyploidy (possession of multiple chromosome sets). However, high temperatures associated with fire, and the indirect impact of post-fire environments in polypoid formation and establishment deserve more attention for a comprehensive understanding of polyploid ecology, evolution, and current distributions.

Keywords: polyploidy; pyrome; unreduced gametes.