Genetic and plastic effects on trait variability in two major tree species: insights from common garden experiments across Europe
Elisabet Martínez-Sancho, Christian Rellstab, Patrick Fonti, Marta Benito Garzón, Christof Bigler, José Carlos Miranda, Marçal Argelich Ninot, Daniel J. Chmura, Jo Clark, Erik Dahl Kjær, Jon K. Hansen, Manuel Karopka, Mateusz Liziniewicz, Magdalena Nötzli, Aksel Pålsson, , Yann Vitasse
This study examines genetic and plastic effects on trait variability in sessile oak and European beech using common garden experiments across Europe, finding phenotypic plasticity dominates trait variation, with species-specific genetic responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2025Ecology