Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-l4dxg Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-02-05T21:47:54.817Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

19 - Climate change and Cyperaceae

from Section 4 - Conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2011

By
D. A. Simpson ,
C. Yesson ,
A. Culham ,
C. A. Couch  and
A. M. Muasya
Edited by
Trevor R. Hodkinson ,
Michael B. Jones ,
Stephen Waldren  and
John A. N. Parnell
D. A. Simpson
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
C. Yesson
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, UK
A. Culham
Affiliation:
University of Reading, UK
C. A. Couch
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
A. M. Muasya
Affiliation:
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Trevor R. Hodkinson
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin
Michael B. Jones
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin
Stephen Waldren
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin
John A. N. Parnell
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin
Get access

Summary

Abstract

Cyperaceae (sedges) are a monocotyledenous angiosperm plant family with over 5300 species. Despite their global importance, few, if any, climate change studies have been carried out on, or with, Cyperaceae. However, they may be a model family on which to base such work. They are of economic, ethnobotanical, conservation and environmental importance, and a wide range of resources for Cyperaceae is available. Examples are given of where Cyperaceae may win or lose in the climate change stakes. Taxa with C4 photosynthetic pathways, such as Cyperus rotundus (‘the world's worst weed’), C. longus and members of Cyperus sect. Arenarii, are potential winners that could considerably extend their distributions. Niche modelling results are presented showing the predicted areas of climatic suitability for C. rotundus (globally) and C. longus (British Isles) in 2050. Furthermore, historical distribution data are presented that show the northward range expansion of C. longus in Britain during the last 100 years. The chapter highlights the threat of climate change to endemic taxa with restricted distributions, such as Carex spp., Isolepis spp., Khaosokia caricoides and Mapania spp. These appear particularly vulnerable, although, as yet, there is no direct evidence of climate change threatening or eliminating taxa.

Introduction

Cyperaceae (sedges) are a monocotyledenous angiosperm plant family with 106 genera and 5387 species (Govaerts et al., 2007). They are placed in the order Poales and have a superficial similarity to Poaceae (grasses). Both families have much reduced flowers and are primarily wind-pollinated.

Type
Chapter
Information
Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics , pp. 439 - 456
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Amalraj, V. A. (1991). Cultivated sedges of S. India for mat weaving industry. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 14, 629–631.Google Scholar
Besnard, G., Muasya, A. M., Russier, F. et al. (2009). Phylogenomics of C4 photosynthesis in sedges (Cyperaceae): multiple appearances and genetic convergence. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 26, 1909–1919.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Boonprakrob, K. and Hattirat, S. (2006). Crisis or Opportunity: Climate Change and Thailand. Bangkok: Greenpeace Southeast Asia.Google Scholar
Bremer, K. (2002). Gondwanan evolution of the grass alliance of families (Poales). Evolution, 56, 1374–1387.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bromilow, C. (1995). Problem Plants of South Africa. Arcadia: Briza Publications.Google Scholar
Bruhl, J. J. (1995). Sedge genera of the world: relationships and a new classification of Cyperaceae.Australian Systematic Botany, 8, 125–305.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bruhl, J. J. and Wilson, K. (2007). Towards a comprehensive survey of C3 and C4 photosynthetic pathways in Cyperaceae. Aliso, 23, 99–148.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brummitt, R. K., Pando, F., Hollis, S. et al. (2001). World Geographic Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Plant Taxonomic Database Standards No. 2, 2nd edn. Pittsburgh, PA: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.Google Scholar
Bryson, C. T. and Carter, R. (2008). The significance of Cyperaceae as weeds. In Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae, ed. Naczi, R. F. C. and Ford, B. A.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. St Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, pp. 15–101.Google Scholar
Chase, M. W., Fay, M. F., Devey, D. S. et al. (2006). Multigene analyses of monocot relationships: a summary. Aliso, 22, 63–75.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Christin, P. A., Salamin, N., Muasya, A. M. et al. (2008). Genetic convergence exposes determinants of Rubisco higher efficiency in C4 plants. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 25, 2361–2368.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Collins, R. P. and Jones, M. B. (1986). The seasonal pattern of growth and production of a temperate C4 species, Cyperus longus. Journal of Experimental Botany, 37, 1823–1835.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Collins, R. P. and Jones, M. B. (1988). The effects of temperature on leaf growth in Cyperus longus, a temperate C4 species. Annals of Botany, 61, 355–362.Google Scholar
Collins, R. P., McNally, S. F., Simpson, D. A. and Jones, M. B. (1988). Infraspecific variation of Cyperus longus L. in Europe. New Phytologist, 110, 279–289.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dahlgren, R. M. T., Clifford, H. T. and Yeo, P. F. (1985). The Families of the Monocotyledons. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Engelbrecht, B. M. J., Comita, L. S., Condit, R. et al. (2007). Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests. Nature, 447, 80.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Gilly, G. L. (1952). Phylogenetic development of the inflorescence and generic relationships in the Kobresiaceae. Iowa State College Journal of Science, 26, 210–212.Google Scholar
Goetghebeur, P. (1998). Cyperaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4, ed. Kubitzki, K., Huber, H., Rudall, P. J., Stevens, P. S. and Stützel, T.. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 141–190.Google Scholar
Govaerts, R., Simpson, D. A., Bruhl, J. et al. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Google Scholar
Govaerts, R., Simpson, D. A., Bruhl, J. et al. (2009). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots.Google Scholar
Haines, R. W. and Lye, K. (1983). Sedges and Rushes of East Africa. Nairobi: East African Natural History Society.Google Scholar
Holm, L. G., Plucknett, D. L., Pancho, J. V. and Herberger, J. P. (1977). The World's Worst Weeds. Honolulu, HI: University Press of Hawaii.Google Scholar
Hopkins, W. G. and Hüner, N. P. A. (2004). Introduction to Plant Physiology, 3rd edn. New York, NY: Wiley.Google Scholar
Hulme, M., Jenkins, G. J., Lu, X. et al. (2002). Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom: the UKCIP02 Scientific Report. Norwich: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.Google Scholar
,International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (2001). The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, version 3.1. www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria.
Jermy, A. C., Simpson, D. A., Foley, M. J. Y. and Porter, M. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles, 3rd edn. BSBI Handbook 1. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.Google Scholar
Jones, M. B., Hannon, G. E. and Coffey, M. D. (1981). C4 photosynthesis in Cyperus longus L., a species occurring in temperate climates. Plant, Cell and Environment, 4, 161–168.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kern, J. H. (1974). Cyperaceae. In Flora Malesiana, Vol. 1, ed. Steenis, C. G. G. J.. Leiden: Noordhoff, pp. 435–753.Google Scholar
Mitchell, T. D. and Jones, P. D. (2005). An improved method of constructing a database of monthly climate observations and associated high-resolution grids. International Journal of Climatology, 25, 693–712.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Muasya, A. M. and Simpson, D. A. (2002). A revision of the genus Isolepis (Cyperaceae). Kew Bulletin, 57, 257–362.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Muasya, A. M., Simpson, D. A., Culham, A. and Chase, M. W. (1998). An assessment of suprageneric phylogeny in Cyperaceae using rbcL sequence data. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 211, 257–271.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Muasya, A. M., Bruhl, J. J., Simpson, D. A., Culham, A. and Chase, M. W. (2000). Suprageneric phylogeny of Cyperaceae. In Monocots: Systematics and Evolution, ed. Wilson, K. L. and Morrison, D.. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, pp. 593–601.Google Scholar
Muasya, A. M., Simpson, D. A., Verboom, G. A. et al. (2009). Phylogeny of Cyperaceae based on DNA sequence data: current progress and future prospects. Botanical Review, 75, 52–66.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Murray-Gulde, C. L., Huddleston, G. M., Garber, K. V. and Rodgers, J. H. (2005). Contributions of Schoenoplectus californicus in a constructed wetland system receiving copper contaminated wastewater. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 163, 355–378.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Naczi, R. F. C. and Ford, B. A., eds. (2008). Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae. St Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
Parsons, W. T. and Cuthbertson, E. G. (1992). Noxious Weeds of Australia. Melbourne/Sydney: Inkata Press.Google Scholar
Rodwell, J. S., ed. (1991). British Plant Communities, Volume 2. Mires and Heaths. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rodwell, J. S., ed. (1995). British Plant Communities, Volume 4. Aquatic Communities, Swamps and Tall-herb Fens. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Rodwell, J. S. (2006). National Vegetation Classification: Users' Handbook. Peterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee.Google Scholar
Sage, R. F., Li, M. and Monson, R. K. (1999). The taxonomic distribution of C4 photosynthesis. In C4 Plant Biology, ed. Sage, R. F. and Monson, R. K.. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 551–584.Google Scholar
Simpson, D. A. (1992). Notes on Cyperaceae in north-eastern Thailand. Cyperaceae Newsletter, 10, 10–12.Google Scholar
Simpson, D. A. (2008). Frosted curls to tiger nuts: ethnobotany of Cyperaceae. In Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, ed. Naczi, R. F. C. and Ford, B. A.. St Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, pp. 1–14.Google Scholar
Simpson, D. A. and Inglis, C. A. (2001). Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bulletin, 56, 257–360.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Simpson, D. A., Muasya, A. M., Chayamarit, K. et al. (2005). Khaosokia caricoides, a new genus and species of Cyperaceae from Thailand. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 149, 357–364.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Simpson, D. A., Muasya, A. M., Alves, M. et al. (2007). Phylogeny of Cyperaceae based on DNA sequence data: a new rbcL analysis. Aliso, 23, 72–83.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Smith, S. Y., Collinson, M. E., Simpson, D. A. et al. (2009). Elucidating the affinities and habitat of ancient, widespread Cyperaceae: Volkeria messelensis gen. et sp. nov., a fossil mapanioid sedge from the Eocene of Europe. American Journal of Botany, 96, 1581–1593.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Soros, C. L. and Bruhl, J. J. (2000). Multiple evolutionary origins of C4 photosynthesis in the Cyperaceae. In Monocots: Systematics and Evolution, ed. Wilson, K. L. and Morrison, D.. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, pp. 629–636.Google Scholar
Takahashi, H. G., Yoshikane, T., Hara, M. and Yasunari, T. (2008). High-resolution regional climate simulations of the long-term decrease in September rainfall over Indochina. Atmospheric Science Letters, 10, 14–18.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tanner, C. C. (1996). Plants for constructed wetland treatment systems: a comparison of the growth and nutrient uptake of eight emergent species. Ecological Engineering, 7, 59–83.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Terry, P. J. (2001). The Cyperaceae: still the world's worst weeds? In The World's Worst Weeds, ed. Riches, C. R.. Symposium Proceedings No. 77. Farnham: British Crop Protection Council, pp. 3–18.Google Scholar
Tuor, F. A. and Froud-Williams, R. J. (2002). Interaction between purple nutsedge, maize and soybean. International Journal of Pest Management, 48, 65–71.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Väre, H. and Kukkonen, I. (2005). Seven new species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) section Arenarii and one new combination and typification. Annales Botanici Fennici, 42, 473–483.Google Scholar
Willis, F., Moat, J. and Paton, A. (2003). Defining a role for herbarium data in Red List assessments: a case study of Plectranthus from eastern and southern tropical Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 12, 1537–1552.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
,WWF (2008). Climate Change Impacts in Krabi Province, Thailand. Bangkok: WWF and SEA-START.http://assets.panda.org/downloads/thailand_full_final_report.pdf.Google Scholar
Yesson, C. and Culham, A. (2006). A phyloclimatic study of Cyclamen. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 6, 72.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Yusuf, A. A. and Francisco, H. A. (2009). Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Southeast Asia. Singapore: Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia.Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×