Phenotypic integration of post-germination traits in <i>Quercus suber</i>: morphology is mediated by acorn mass and leaf physiology by populations’ climate
Surprisingly, dry-origin seedlings display a more acquisitive strategy at the whole-plant level compared with seedlings from mesic provenances. This allows greater water and carbon uptake capacities following germination, which is critical for their survival during their first summer. Leaf physiology adjustments to populations' climate contrasts with observations by other studies addressing juvenile trees, highlighting the use by Q. suber of varying adaptive strategies at different ontogenic stages.
Authors
- Filipe Costa e Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5652-7184)
- Eduardo Vicente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-4989)
- Marta Benito Garzón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-123X)
- Boutheina Stiti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2135-8808)
- Natalia Vizcaíno‐Palomar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-7567)
- Marion Carme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0577-3237)
Institutions
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- University of Carthage (TN)
- Instituto Superior de Gestão (PT)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests (TN)
- UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf068
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50