Heritability of plastic trait changes in drought‐exposed ponderosa pine seedlings

D Wu, M Shu, EV Moran - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is imposing new selective pressures on forest tree populations. Evolutionary
responses may be important for trees, despite long generation times, since many …

Increased aridity is associated with stronger tradeoffs in ponderosa pine vital functions

AD Gonzalez, IS Pearse, MD Redmond - 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trees must allocate resources to core functions like growth, defense, and reproduction.
These allocation patterns have profound effects on forest health, yet little is known about …