Adaptation and plasticity in aboveground allometry variation of four pine species along environmental gradients.

ABSTRACT: Plant species aboveground allometry can be viewed as a functional trait that reflects the evolutionary trade-off between above- and belowground resources. In forest trees, allometry is related to productivity and resilience in different environments, and it is tightly connected with a compromise between efficiency-safety and competitive ability. A better understanding on how this trait varies within and across species is critical to determine the potential of a species/population to perform along environmental gradients. We followed a hierarchical framework to assess tree height-diameter allometry variation within and across four common European Pinus species. Tree height-diameter allometry variation was a function of solely genetic components -approximated by either population effe

SUBMITTER: Vizcaino-Palomar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512899 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature