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How Temperature Changes Affect Fruit Traits at Different Elevations
Greg Howard
12th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study, conducted in eastern Madagascar, found that rising temperatures had no significant effect on most fruit traits like size, color, and chemical composition in the evaluated wild species
- Some species showed changes in their fruit chemical profiles, indicating that temperature impacts can vary across different species
- The variability in temperature effects on fruit traits suggests potential mismatches in plant-animal interactions, which could affect seed dispersal and ecosystem functioning
FruitsEnvironmentPlant Science
References
Main Study
1) Effects of temperature gradient on functional fruit traits: an elevation-for-temperature approach
Published 9th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02271-w
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