Environmental Stress Shifts Growth Strategies of Oak and Heath Shrubs in the Florida Scrub

The ability of plant species to mitigate environmental stresses is crucial for maintaining their populations and communities. One potential mitigation approach is a growth strategy shift mediated by intraspecific trait variation. We evaluated potential stress-induced shifts in two growth strategies across six common Florida scrub shrub species in two major groups, oaks (Quercus spp., Fagaceae) […]