Populations of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) with different evolutionary histories differ in their climate occupancy. Issue 9 (30th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Greer, Burke T.; Still, Christopher; Howe, Glenn T.; Tague, Christina; Roberts, Dar A.
• Is Part Of: Ecology and evolution. Volume 6:Issue 9(2016:May)
• Page Start: 3032
• Page End: 3039
• Publication Date: 2016-03-30
• Subjects: Biodiversity -- biogeography -- climate niche -- ecological genetics -- phyloclimatic modeling; Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution -- Periodicals; 577.05
• DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2102
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-7758

Abstract

Abstract: Quaking aspens ( Populus tremuloides Michx.) are found in diverse habitats throughout North America. While the biogeography of aspens' distribution has been documented, the drivers of the phenotypic diversity of aspen are still being explored. In our study, we examined differences in climate between northern and southwestern populations of aspen, finding large‐scale differences between the populations. Our results suggest that northern and southwestern populations live in distinct climates and support the inclusion of genetic and phenotypic data with species distribution modeling for predicting aspens' distribution. Abstract : Aspen are found across a wide variety of habitats across North America. We examined the climate occupancy of two macroscale populations of aspen, and found that aspen with different evolutionary histories occupy different climates.