Thermal performance curves (TPCs) describe the effects of temperature on biological rate
processes. Here, we use examples from our work on common killifish (Fundulus …

The adaptation of plants to particular soil types has long intrigued biologists. Gypsum soils
occupy large areas in many regions of the world and host a striking biological diversity, but …

We examined the hypothesis that ecological niche models (ENM s) more accurately predict
species distributions when they incorporate information on population genetic structure, and …

Global change poses new challenges for plant species, including novel and complex
combinations of environmental conditions to which plants should adjust and adapt …

Abstract Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is an important economic crop, and drought
is the most important abiotic stress affecting yield and quality. Abscisic acid (ABA) is an …

Forest dynamics will depend upon the physiological performance of individual tree species
under more stressful conditions caused by climate change. In order to compare the …

Habitat fragmentation, ie, fragment size and isolation, can differentially alter patterns of
neutral and quantitative genetic variation, fitness and phenotypic plasticity of plant …

Species responses to climate change will be primarily driven by their environmental
tolerance range, or niche breadth, with the expectation that broad niches will increase …

Conditions during a parent's lifetime can induce phenotypic changes in offspring, providing
a potentially important source of variation in natural populations. Yet, to date, biotic factors …

Widespread drought-induced tree mortality has been documented around the world, and
could increase in frequency and intensity under warmer and drier conditions …