Author Correction: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits.

Area of Science:

• Evolutionary Biology
• Phylogenetics
• Paleobotany

Context:

• The study investigates plant evolutionary divergence and trait evolution.
• Previous analysis utilized divergence dates and trait data for plant families.
• A reader identified specific inaccuracies in the original publication.

Purpose:

• To correct inadvertent errors in divergence dates for several angiosperm families.
• To clarify the scope of taxa included in phylogenetic analyses (angiosperms only).
• To rectify an error in the trait value for mycorrhizal colonization.

Summary:

• Four divergence dates for Apocynaceae, Anacardiaceae, Primulaceae, and Amaryllidaceae were re-estimated.
• The analysis scope was clarified to include only angiosperm families, excluding gymnosperms.
• A data entry error for mycorrhizal colonization in Machilus kwangtungensis was corrected.

Impact:

• The corrected divergence dates minimally affect the overall trend in phylogenetic analyses (r² change from 0.54 to 0.48).
• Clarification of angiosperm-only scope refines the interpretation of phylogenetic results.
• The corrected trait value slightly impacts trend analysis (r² change from 0.64 to 0.63) without altering statistical significance.