Oaks: an evolutionary success story

A Kremer, AL Hipp - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Quercus is among the most widespread and species‐rich tree genera in the
northern hemisphere. The extraordinary species diversity in America and Asia together with …

Towards a new generation of trait-flexible vegetation models

F Berzaghi, IJ Wright, K Kramer… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Plant trait variability, emerging from eco-evolutionary dynamics that range from alleles to
macroecological scales, is one of the most elusive, but possibly most consequential, aspects …

Environmental heterogeneity leads to higher plasticity in dry‐edge populations of a semi‐arid Chilean shrub: insights into climate change responses

A Lázaro‐Nogal, S Matesanz, A Godoy… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Interannual variability in climatic conditions should be taken into account in climate change
studies in semi‐arid ecosystems. It may determine differentiation in phenotypic plasticity …

Adaptation of Mediterranean forest species to climate: Lessons from common garden experiments

JA Ramírez‐Valiente, L Santos del Blanco… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots located between temperate mesic
climates and semi‐deserts and deserts. Mediterranean climates are characterized by a …

Climatic factors shaping intraspecific leaf trait variation of a neotropical tree along a rainfall gradient

ML Souza, AA Duarte, MB Lovato, M Fagundes… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Intraspecific trait variation has been singled out as an important mechanism by which
individuals can cope with environmental variations and avoid local extinctions. Here we …

New insights into adaptation and population structure of cork oak using genotyping by sequencing

F Pina‐Martins, J Baptista, G Pappas Jr… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Species respond to global climatic changes in a local context. Understanding this process,
including its speed and intensity, is paramount due to the pace at which such changes are …

Abiotic genetic adaptation in the Fagaceae

M Müller, O Gailing - Plant Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fagaceae can be found in tropical and temperate regions and contain species of major
ecological and economic importance. In times of global climate change, tree populations …

Fifty years of genetic studies: what to make of the large amounts of variation found within populations?

I Scotti, SC González-Martínez, KB Budde… - Annals of forest …, 2016 - Springer
Determining the sources and role of intra-specific genetic variation is a classical focus of
evolutionary biology (Mitchell-Olds et al. 2007). Ever since the beginning of population …

Does the geography of cork oak origin influence budburst and leaf pest damage?

T Sampaio, M Branco, E Guichoux, RJ Petit… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Spring shoot phenology is an adaptive trait highly responsive to climatic conditions that
influences plant growth and development, as well as plant–herbivore interactions. We …

Understanding the importance of intrapopulation functional variability and phenotypic plasticity in Quercus suber

JA Ramírez-Valiente, F Valladares, A Delgado… - Tree Genetics & …, 2015 - Springer
Climate is one of the main abiotic factors influencing natural selection patterns. Year-to-year
variation in climate is postulated to elicit temporal shifts in the direction and form of selection …