New Phytologist, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 244(3), P. 1074 - 1085
Published: Aug. 19, 2024
Summary Understanding limiting factors of phenotypic plasticity is essential given its critical role in shaping biological adaptation and evolution changing environments. It has been proposed that the pattern correlation could constrain trait plasticity. However, interplay between integration remained contentious. We experimentally simulated climate warming juveniles three subalpine tree species by exposing them to three‐year situ open‐top chambers (OTCs), then measured functional 72 eco‐physiological traits evaluate whether constituted an intrinsic constraint also tested relationship differences maintenance integration. Phenotypic was positively associated with deciduous under warming. The difference two paired predict their different environments, where displaying more similar were likely be correlated. Our study showed no indication constrained More importantly, we demonstrated differential might result a notable reorganization associations, commonly induced tighter phenotype. provides new insights into trees
Language: Английский