Claim · model-written summary
High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative growth response to high maximum temperatures.
- Taxon
- western larch
Larix occidentalist0 - Material
- high-elevation seed sourcee0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- stronger negative responsee0
- Comparator
- low-elevation seed sourcee0
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Verbatim
e0“Seedlings from the high-elevation seed source showed a stronger negative response to high maximum temperatures than seedlings from the low-elevation seed source for both mortality and growth”
t0“western larch”
Title
Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Western larch mortality was higher and more variable in low-elevation plots than in mid- and high-elevation plots.
- Intervention effect Low-elevation seed sources did not increase short-term mortality at the highest-elevation plots.
- Association Mortality was higher at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.
- Association Growth was lower at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.
- Association High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative mortality response to high maximum temperatures.
- Recommendation Site selection may matter more than seed-source choice for short-term western larch survival.