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niche conservatism

Scope: evolution

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 28 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on niche conservatism with 28 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, Delphinium, Delphinium nuttallianum, Achnatherum nelsonii.

Definition

The tendency for species to retain ancestral ecological requirements rather than evolving new ones

Publications (1)

student_paper

The impact of climate change on Rocky Mountain plant communities: Differences in floral trait along an elevational gradient of transplanted communities

2019

niche conservatism

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 28 entities)

Definition

Publications (1)

The impact of climate change on Rocky Mountain plant communities: Differences in floral trait along an elevational gradient of transplanted communities

Related Concepts (6)

Predictive climate modeling

Biological year

phenotypic plasticity

plant-microbial coupling

elevational gradients

floral morphology

Frequently Associated Species

Delphinium nuttallianum

Aquilegia coerulea

Campanula rotundifolia

Achnatherum nelsonii

Campanula

Ranunculus

Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia

Pedicularis siphonantha

Delphinium

Pedicularis