Contrasting habitat associations and ecophysiological adaptations drive interspecific growth differences among Himalayan high-mountain plants
Our study of 324 dicot species in the western Himalayas suggests that plant growth in high elevations is determined by a combination of habitat conditions, morphological traits and ecophysiological adaptations. Growth variations among the highest-growing angiosperms reflect adaptive strategies along the global 'fast-slow' and 'acquisitive-conservative' spectrums. These results underscore the importance of habitat-specific studies for predicting plant growth responses to environmental changes, emphasizing a species-specific approach for effective conservation in fragile ecosystems.
Authors
- Thinles Chondol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-9980)
- Jan Altman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4879-5773)
- Martin Macek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-5921)
- Klára Řeháková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-9989)
- Kateřina Čapková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-5983)
- Veronika Jandová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-4587)
- Inga Hiiesalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-2376)
- Martin Kopecký (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1018-9316)
- Jiří Doležal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-4051)
- Adam Klimeš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3749-6906)
Institutions
- Sewanee: The University of the South (US)
- Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany (CZ)
- Institute of Botany (AM)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- University of Tartu (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf014
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.25