Phenotypic Variation in Abies balsamea in Response to Altitudinal and Geographic Gradients
Myers O and Bormann FH. 1963. Phenotypic Variation in Abies balsamea in Response to Altitudinal and Geographic Gradients. Ecology. 44(3):429 - 436
Variations in cones and leaves were studied to learn if such could be linked to altitude and/or geography. Work with cones and bracts indicated that two clines exist in Abies balsmaea. Leaf length decreases with gains in altitude. A. balsamea and A. fraseri appear to have recently separated, with A. fraseri undergoing a gene reduction in recent (geological) time.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Myers, Oval; Bormann, F
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- balsam fir (Abies balsamea), Cones, Fraser's Fir (Abies fraseri), Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, Leaves, Plant Studies