Acclimation and Evolution of Forest Plants under Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Forest plants are facing rapid, human-induced climate changes. The ability of forest plants to maintain populations in their historic ranges will depend on their potential for acclimation and evolution over relatively short time scales. While adaptation to heat and drought has been an important concern in climate change research, the inclusion of issues such as novel combinations of environmental conditions, seasonality, variation, and changes in species interactions is encouraged.

Improved understanding of the potential of plants to cope, or not, with impending changes is crucial for future forest planning, management, conservation, and restoration. Answering these questions requires the merging of both new and established methods, ranging from genomics to remote sensing to common garden experiments. Modeling, simulation, and re-analysis approaches are welcome, as are experimental and observational data. Furthermore, expected submissions will include original research articles, reviews, and communications.

Dr. Amy V. Whipple
Guest Editor

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• climate change
• plants
• forest
• adaptation
• evolution
• acclimation
• genomics
• common gardens
• provenance trials
• restoration
• conservation