Climate change disrupts local adaptation and favours upslope migration

Contemporary climate change is proceeding at an unprecedented rate. The question remains whether populations adapted to historical conditions can persist under rapid environmental change. We tested whether climate change will disrupt local adaptation and reduce population growth rates using the pere...

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Published in:Ecology letters 2020-01, Vol.23 (1), p.181-192
Main Authors: Anderson, Jill T., Wadgymar, Susana M., Angert, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acclimatization
Adaptation
Adaptation, Physiological
altitude
Boechera stricta
Brassicaceae
Climate Change
Common garden
Elevation
elevational gradient
Environmental changes
Environmental testing
field experimentation
geographical distribution
Growth rate
integral projection model
local adaptation
Local population
perennials
Population growth
population growth rate
reciprocal transplant
risk
Snow
Snow removal
Transplants
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