Climate change and the reproductive biology of higher plants (original) (raw)

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If there is to be an evolutionary response among plant populations to climate change, three necessary conditions must apply. First, climate, or some aspect of climate, must be capable of exerting a selective effect. Secondly, there must be variation in traits which affects the fitness of their possessors when this selective effect is applied. Thirdly, this variation must be heritable. These conditions will empower, but not guarantee, an evolutionary response.

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2. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, P.O. Box 6012 03, D-14412, Potsdam, Germany
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3. Quaternary Sciences Institute, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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4. Department of Systematic Botany, Lund University, Östra Vallgatan 18-20, S-223 61, Lund, Sweden
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Gray, A.J. (1997). Climate change and the reproductive biology of higher plants. In: Huntley, B., Cramer, W., Morgan, A.V., Prentice, H.C., Allen, J.R.M. (eds) Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes. NATO ASI Series, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60599-4\_28

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