Variations in permafrost environments determine populations and leaf traits of two closely related common shrub species (Rhododendron subsect. Ledum) in Interior Alaska
Gaku Amada,
Go Iwahana,
Kyotaro Noguchi
et al.
Abstract:Permafrost considerably influences boreal forest ecosystems by constraining the niche space of woody plants. The permafrost influence on the ecosystems could dramatically change with permafrost thawing owing to recent rapid climate warming. However, it remains unclear how shrub species dominating the understory in boreal forests are associated with the permafrost environments. We investigated two closely related common shrubs, Labrador teas (Ericaceae,Rhododendron subsect. Ledum): R. groenlandicum and R. tomen… Show more
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