Putting plasticity into practice for effective conservation actions under climate change

JM Donelson, JD Gaitan-Espitia, AJ Hobday… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Phenotypic plasticity may help species to persist in the face of rapid change, yet we lack a
management-friendly framework for incorporating plasticity into conservation practice. Here …

Spatial personalities: a meta-analysis of consistent individual differences in spatial behavior

EF Stuber, BS Carlson, BR Jesmer - Behavioral Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Individual variation in behavior, particularly consistent among-individual differences (ie,
personality), has important ecological and evolutionary implications for population and …

Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

D Aurelle, S Thomas, C Albert, M Bally, A Bondeau… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Leaf habit affects the distribution of drought sensitivity but not water transport efficiency in the tropics

G Vargas G, N Kunert, WM Hammond, ZC Berry… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the global intensification of aridity in tropical biomes due to climate change, we
need to understand what shapes the distribution of drought sensitivity in tropical plants. We …

Does phenological plasticity help or hinder range shifts under climate change?

MA Zettlemoyer, ML Peterson - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate warming is predicted to shift species' ranges as previously uninhabitable
environments just beyond the leading range edges become suitable habitat and trailing …

Coordination of spring vascular and organ phenology in deciduous angiosperms growing in seasonally cold climates

JA Savage, I Chuine - New Phytologist, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In seasonally cold climates, many woody plants tolerate chilling and freezing temperatures
by ceasing growth, shedding leaves and entering dormancy. At the same time, transport …

The role of ecosystem transpiration in creating alternate moisture regimes by influencing atmospheric moisture convergence

AM Makarieva, AV Nefiodov, AD Nobre… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The terrestrial water cycle links the soil and atmosphere moisture reservoirs through four
fluxes: precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and atmospheric moisture convergence (net import …

A functional view reveals substantial predictability of pollinator-mediated selection

Ø Opedal - Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2021 - pollinationecology.org
A predictive understanding of adaptation to changing environments hinges on a mechanistic
understanding of the extent and causes of variation in natural selection. Estimating variation …

Low but significant evolutionary potential for growth, phenology and reproduction traits in European beech

M Westergren, J Archambeau, M Bajc… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Local survival of forest tree populations under climate change depends on existing genetic
variation and their adaptability to changing environments. Responses to selection were …

Predicting the Responses of Functional Leaf Traits to Global Warming: An In Situ Temperature Manipulation Design Using Iris pumila L.

S Manitašević Jovanović, K Hočevar, A Vuleta, B Tucić - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phenotypic plasticity is widely acknowledged as one of the most common solutions for
co** with novel environmental conditions following climate change. However, it is less …