Trees have overlapping potential niches that extend beyond their realized niches

Tree species appear to prefer distinct climatic conditions, but the true nature of these preferences is obscured by species interactions and dispersal, which limit species' ranges. We quantified realized and potential thermal niches of 188 North American tree species to conduct a continental-sc...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2024-07, Vol.385 (6704), p.75-80
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Indigenous species
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Temperature
Temperature tolerance
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Dispersal
Ecosystem
Environmental changes
Indigenous species
Niches
North America
Temperature
Temperature tolerance
Tolerances
Trees
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