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Article: Scientists at University of Melbourne discuss research in ecology.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 20, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Austral Ecology, "Local adaptation in alpine plants has been demonstrated across wide altitudinal gradients, but has rarely been examined across the alpine-to-montane transition that often encompasses only a few hundred metres. Here we characterize morphological variation in leaf and floral characteristics of the trigger plant Stylidium armeria along a narrow altitudinal gradient in the Bogong High Plains in Victoria."
"Across this gradient, which encompasses the high-elevation limit of this species, linear changes were found for floral scape height, leaf length and flower number. All these traits decreased ...