Local adaptation shapes functional traits and resource allocation in black spruce.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is rapidly altering weather patterns, resulting in shifts in climatic zones. The survival of trees in specific locations depends on their functional traits. Local populations exhibit trait adaptations that ensure their survival and accomplishment of growth and reproduction processes during the growing season. Studying these traits offers valuable insights into species responses to present and future environmental conditions, aiding the implementation of measures to ensure forest resilience and productivity. This study investigates the variability in functional traits among five black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) provenances originating from a latitudinal gradient along the boreal forest, and planted in a common garden in Quebec, Canada. We examined differences in bu

SUBMITTER: Silvestro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10692160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature