Staying cool: preadaptation to temperate climates required for colonising tropical alpine-like environments

Plant species tend to retain their ancestral ecology, responding to temporal, geographic and climatic changes by tracking suitable habitats rather than adapting to novel conditions. Nevertheless, transitions into different environments or biomes still seem to be common. Especially intriguing are the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berit Gehrke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-04-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=13353