Microclimate relationships of intraspecific trait variation in sub‐Arctic plants

• Published in: Oikos
• Main Authors: Kemppinen, Julia, Niittynen, Pekka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Kilpisjärvi; Betula nana; Climate change; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.09507; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/oik.09507; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/oik.09507

Within‐species trait variation is a substantial part of plant functional diversity. However, this intraspecific trait variation (ITV) is rarely investigated in relation to a key characteristic of the Arctic and alpine ecosystems: fine‐scale microclimatic heterogeneity. Here, we quantified the influe...