Shifts in trait diversity across the range of an endemic treeline species in central Chile
Our results revealed that asymmetric environmental filtering shifted trait distributions and, therefore, lowered trait diversity of K. angustifolia, probably owing to increasing drought stress. Our results suggest that these shifts enable greater persistence of populations at the trailing edge, yet the long-term viability of the species is likely to depend on its capacity to disperse to sites with suitable abiotic conditions beyond its current distribution.
Authors
- Dylan Craven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-833X)
- Luiz Santini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5414-5921)
- Carbonell Hernández
- Alejandro Venegas‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-4533)
Institutions
- Universidad Mayor (CL)
- The Dia Foundation for Research on Ageing Societies (JP)
- University of O'Higgins (CL)
- Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá (BR)
- Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf052
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.30