Can long‐lived species keep pace with climate change? Evidence of local persistence potential in a widespread conifer
Abstract
Climate change poses significant challenges for tree species, which are slow to adapt and migrate. Insight into genetic and phenotypic variation under current landscape conditions can be used to gauge persistence potential to future conditions and determine conservation priorities, but landscape effects have been minimally tested in trees. Here, we use Pinus contorta, one of the most widely distributed conifers in North America, to evaluate the influence of landscape heterogeneity on genetic structure as well as the magnitude of local adaptation versus phenotypic plasticity in a widespread tree species.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 21, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/ddi.13191
Entities
People
- Alexandra K Urza
- Amy L. Angert
- Brian Buma
- David J. Cooper
- Marjorie D. Matocq
- Sarah M. Bisbing
Organizations
- Colorado State University
- EL
- National Park Service
- Rocky Mountain Research Station
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- University of British Columbia
- University of Nevada, Reno