Plasticity and stress tolerance override local adaptation in the responses of Mediterranean holm oak seedlings to drought and cold

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 87 - 98
• Main Authors: Gimeno, Teresa E, Pías, Beatriz, Lemos-Filho, José P, Valladares, Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Oxford University Press 01.01.2009
• Subjects: adaptation; Adaptation, Biological; Adaptation, Biological - physiology; climate change; Cold Temperature; cold tolerance; drought; drought tolerance; Droughts; Freezing; Genetic Variation; heat tolerance; Hot Temperature; Nuts; phenotypic variation; photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - physiology; physiology; plant response; plant stress; Quercus; Quercus - physiology; Quercus ilex; Stress, Physiological; temperature; Trees; Water; Water - physiology; water use efficiency; water use efficiency; thermal tolerance

Plant populations of widely distributed species experience a broad range of environmental conditions that can be faced by phenotypic plasticity or ecotypic differentiation and local adaptation. The strategy chosen will determine a population's ability to respond to climate change. To explore th...