Phenotypic plasticity under rapid global changes: The intrinsic force for future seagrasses survival

J Pazzaglia, TBH Reusch, A Terlizzi… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal oceans are particularly affected by rapid and extreme environmental changes with
dramatic consequences for the entire ecosystem. Seagrasses are key ecosystem …

Reciprocal transplant gardens as gold standard to detect local adaptation in grassland species: New opportunities moving into the 21st century

LC Johnson, MB Galliart, JD Alsdurf… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Local adaptation is a fundamental phenomenon in evolutionary biology, with relevance to
formation of ecotypes, and ultimately new species, and application to restoration and …

Multi‐trait genetic variation in resource‐use strategies and phenotypic plasticity correlates with local climate across the range of a Mediterranean oak (Quercus …

A Solé‐Medina, JJ Robledo‐Arnuncio… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resource‐use strategies are hypothesized to evolve along climatic gradients. However, our
understanding of the environmental factors driving divergent evolution of resource‐use …

What common‐garden experiments tell us about climate responses in plants

S Schwinning, CJ Lortie, TC Esque… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Common garden experiments are indoor or outdoor plantings of species or populations
collected from multiple distinct geographic locations, grown together under shared …

Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem

KW Davies, EA Leger, CS Boyd, LM Hallett - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …

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 …

A synthesis of local adaptation to climate through reciprocal common gardens

CJ Lortie, JL Hierro - Journal of Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Contrasts of differences within plant species and ecotypes are often best examined in
ecology, evolution and genetics through provenance and biogeographical comparisons …

Seedlot Selection Tool and Climate‐Smart Restoration Tool: Web‐based tools for sourcing seed adapted to future climates

JB St. Clair, BA Richardson, N Stevenson‐Molnar… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Seedlot Selection Tool and Climate‐Smart Restoration Tool are web‐based
tools designed to match seedlots with planting sites assuming that seedlots are adapted to …

Mixing source populations increases genetic diversity of restored rare plant populations

AB St. Clair, PW Dunwiddie, JB Fant… - Restoration …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic diversity of germplasm used in reintroduction and restoration efforts can
influence how resulting populations establish, reproduce, and evolve over time, particularly …

Seed production areas are crucial to conservation outcomes: benefits and risks of an emerging restoration tool

J Zinnen, LM Broadhurst, P Gibson-Roy… - Biodiversity and …, 2021 - Springer
Seed production areas (SPAs) are critical infrastructure for ecological restoration,
particularly in fragmented landscapes where wildland seed crops are unavailable or …