Northern forest tree populations are physiologically maladapted to drought

Northern tree populations may not benefit under climate change, with implications for assisted migration and range expansion. Here, Isaac-Renton et al. show that leading-edge lodgepole pine populations have fewer characteristics of drought-tolerance, so may not adapt to tolerate drier conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miriam Isaac-Renton, David Montwé, Andreas Hamann, Heinrich Spiecker, Paolo Cherubini, Kerstin Treydte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07701-0