Climate change perils for dioecious plant species
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Abstract
Climate change, particularly increased aridity, poses a significant threat to plants and the biotic communities they support.
Dioecious species may be especially vulnerable to climate change given that they often exhibit spatial segregation of the
sexes, reinforced by physiological and morphological specialization of each sex to different microhabitats. In dimorphic
species, the overexpression of a trait by one gender versus the other may become suppressed in future climates. Data
suggest that males will generally be less sensitive to increased aridity than co-occurring females and, consequently,
extreme male-biased sex ratios are possible in a significant number of populations. The effects of male-biased sex ratios
are likely to cascade to dependent community members, especially those that are specialized on one sex.
Suggested Citation
Hultine, K.R., Grady, K.C., Wood, T.E., Shuster, S.M., Stella, J.C., Whitham, T.G., 2016, Climate change perils for dioecious plant species: Nature Plants, v. 2, 16109; 8 p., https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.109.
ISSN: 2055-0278 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Climate change perils for dioecious plant species |
| Series title | Nature Plants |
| DOI | 10.1038/nplants.2016.109 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication Date | August 02, 2016 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishers Limited |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 16109; 8 p. |