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Genetic and functional variation across regional and local scales is associated with climate in a foundational prairie grass.
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2020
Hoffman Ava M, Bushey Julie A, Ocheltree Troy W, Smith Melinda D
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Global change forecasts in ecosystems require knowledge of within-species diversity, particularly of dominant species within communities. We assessed site-level diversity and capacity for adaptation in Bouteloua gracilis, the dominant species in the Central US shortgrass steppe biome. We quantified genetic diversity from 17 sites across regional scales, north to south from New Mexico to South Dakota, and local...
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