Jack pine of all trades: deciphering intraspecific variability of a key adaptive trait at the rear edge of a widespread fire-embracer North American conifer.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16111
Abstract: PREMISE Understanding mechanisms fostering long-term persistence of marginal populations should provide key insights about species resilience facing climate change. Cone serotiny is a key adaptive trait in jack pine, which shows phenotypic variation according to… read more here.
Keywords: seed; jack pine; rear edge; fire ... See more keywords
Greater growth stability of trees in marginal habitats suggests a patchy pattern of population loss and retention in response to increased drought at the rear edge.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13329
Abstract: Species rear range edges are predicted to retract as climate warms, yet evidence of population persistence is accumulating. Accounting for this disparity is essential to enable prediction and planning for species' range retractions. At the… read more here.
Keywords: response increased; growth; population; rear edge ... See more keywords
High responsiveness of wood anatomy to water availability and drought near the equatorial rear edge of Douglas-fir
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2019-0120
Abstract: In trees, wood anatomy is a more precise and informative measure of hydraulic responses to drought than radial growth. Tree populations located near the equatorial-range edge of their distribution (rear edge) are used to monitor… read more here.
Keywords: edge douglas; anatomy; rear edge; douglas fir ... See more keywords
Genetic Distinctiveness but Low Diversity Characterizes Rear-Edge Thuja standishii (Gordon) Carr. (Cupressaceae) Populations in Southwest Japan
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DOI: 10.3390/d13050185
Abstract: Rear-edge populations are of significant scientific interest because they can contain allelic variation not found in core-range populations. However, such populations can differ in their level of genetic diversity and divergence reflecting variation in life-history… read more here.
Keywords: genetic diversity; edge populations; southwest japan; rear edge ... See more keywords