Morphological and heat-tolerance traits are associated with progression and impact of, but not vulnerability to, tree decline
Stephen Aitken, Pieter A. Arnold, Matthew Theodore Brookhouse, Alicia M. Cook, Lisa M. Danzey, Rosalie J. Harris, Andy Leigh, Adrienne B. Nicotra
This study examines how morphological and heat-tolerance traits relate to tree decline progression and impact, finding no evidence of trait-based vulnerability but identifying feedback loops exacerbating decline under warming.
Forest Ecology and Management · Jan 16, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology