Geographic Variation of Germination, Growth, and Mortality in Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum): Common Garden and Reciprocal Dispersal Experiments

• Published in: Physical geography Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 1 - 21
• Main Authors: McCarragher, Shannon R., Goldblum, David, Rigg, Lesley S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2011; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Acer saccharum; Bgi / Prodig; Biogeography; common garden experiment; geographic variation; germination; Physical geography; Plant geography; reciprocal dispersal; Eastern United States; United States of America; Human impact; Bioclimatology; Temperature; Climatic change; Biogeography; Experimentation; Sugar maple

If current temperature trends continue and increase as predicted by general circulation models, the persistence and migration of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) at its northern limit will become crucial to its continued existence in North America. Specifically, anthropogenic warming may affect germinat...