Plant adaptation to climate change—Where are we?

JT Anderson, BH Song - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change poses critical challenges for population persistence in natural communities,
for agriculture and environmental sustainability, and for food security. In this review, we …

Evolution of thermal sensitivity in changing and variable climates

LB Buckley, JG Kingsolver - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Evolutionary adaptation to temperature and climate depends on both the extent to which
organisms experience spatial and temporal environmental variation (exposure) and how …

Plant eco-evolutionary responses to climate change: Emerging directions

E Hamann, D Denney, S Day, E Lombardi, MI Jameel… - Plant Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Contemporary climate change is exposing plant populations to novel combinations of
temperatures, drought stress,[CO 2] and other abiotic and biotic conditions. These changes …

[HTML][HTML] Local adaptation to an altitudinal gradient: The interplay between mean phenotypic trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in Mimulus laciniatus

JM Love, KG Ferris - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Organisms can adapt to environmental heterogeneity through two mechanisms:(1)
expression of population genetic variation or (2) phenotypic plasticity. In this study we …

Breeding for adaptation to climate change: genomic selection for drought response in a white spruce multi‐site polycross test

JP Laverdière, P Lenz, S Nadeau… - Evolutionary …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
With climate change, increasingly intense and frequent drought episodes will be affecting
water availability for boreal tree species, prompting tree breeders and forest managers to …

Regional differences in rapid evolution during severe drought

DN Anstett, HA Branch, AL Angert - Evolution letters, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Climate change is increasing drought intensity, threatening biodiversity. Rapid evolution of
drought adaptations might be required for population persistence, particularly in rear-edge …

Fire sparks upslope range shifts of N orth C ascades plant species

RN Wilson, CW Kopp, J Hille Ris Lambers, AL Angert - Ecology, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
As ongoing climate change drives suitable habitats to higher elevations, species ranges are
predicted to follow. However, observed range shifts have been surprisingly variable, with …

Regional differences in leaf evolution facilitate photosynthesis following severe drought

HA Branch, DR Moxley, AL Angert - New Phytologist, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing physiological and anatomical changes that underlie rapid evolution following
climatic perturbation can broaden our understanding of how climate change is affecting …

Rules of plant species ranges: Applications for conservation strategies

JE Shay, LK Pennington… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Earth is changing rapidly and so are many plant species' ranges. Here, we synthesize eco-
evolutionary patterns found in plant range studies and how knowledge of species ranges …

Rapid evolution during climate change: demographic and genetic constraints on adaptation to severe drought

JW Benning, A Faulkner… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Populations often vary in their evolutionary responses to a shared environmental
perturbation. A key hurdle in building more predictive models of rapid evolution is …