Aridity drives coordinated trait shifts but not decreased trait variance across the geographic range of eight Australian trees
L. D. L. Anderegg, X. Loy, I. P. Markham, C. M. Elmer, J. J. Hovenden, J. HilleRisLambers, M. M. Mayfield
The paper examines how aridity affects trait means and variances in eight Australian tree species across their geographic range, finding coordinated trait shifts but no consistent decrease in trait variance.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2020Ecology