The role of wood anatomical traits in the coexistence of oak species along an environmental gradient.

ABSTRACT: Oaks (Quercus) are a dominant woody plant genus in the northern hemisphere, which occupy a wide range of habitats and are ecologically diverse. We analysed the wood anatomical traits, the variables derived and the relative hydraulic conductivity of 21 oak species to identify their performance according to abiotic factors, leaf phenological patterns and phylogenetic restrictions by analysing the interspecific variation along an environmental gradient. First, we determine the causes of anatomical trait variation in the oaks, analysing the functional trade-offs related to distribution along the environmental gradient. We measure the phenotypic plasticity of the anatomical traits to determine the role of environment and geographic distance in the range of phenotypic plasticity. Second,

SUBMITTER: Arenas-Navarro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633429 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature