Shift from acquisitive to conservative plant strategies with increasing drought and temperature extremes in an alpine shrub
This study demonstrates that stem, twig and leaf traits represent distinct yet complementary strategies, with environmental filtering shaping their expression along climate gradients. Central populations exhibit the highest growth in current conditions, and climate change is shifting growth advantages towards higher elevations. These findings highlight the need for integrated, multi-organ trait assessments to predict species performance, persistence and potential range shifts under future climatic scenarios.
Authors
- Dinesh Thakur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-5444)
- Zuzana Münzbergová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-6220)
- Veronika Jandová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-4587)
- Jiří Doležal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-4051)
- Nikita Rathore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3089-8504)
Institutions
- Sewanee: The University of the South (US)
- Charles University (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)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf211
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Forest ecology and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.63