Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …

Phenology—the timing of critical stages of growth and reproduction and the transitions
between them—determines environmental conditions and biotic interactions. Hence …

Climate change alters the environments of all species. Predicting species responses
requires understanding how species track environmental change, and how such tracking …

Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

Temperate understory plant species are at risk from climate change and anthropogenic
threats that include increased deer herbivory, habitat loss, pollinator declines and mismatch …

Species are altering their phenology to track warming temperatures. In forests, understorey
plants experience tree canopy shading resulting in light and temperature conditions, which …

Interacting species can respond differently to climate change, causing unexpected
consequences. Many understorey wildflowers in deciduous forests leaf out and flower in the …

We estimated climate niche shifts and threat levels under various climate change scenarios
for Vaccinium myrtillus L. and V. vitis-idaea L. We developed the MaxEnt species distribution …

Deciduous trees, shrubs and forest wildflowers may be advancing their leaf‐out phenology
at different rates in response to a warming climate. A mismatch between understory and …

Understory forest plants are often limited by shade from the canopy above them. Many such
species therefore make use of a shade avoidance strategy referred to as “phenological …