Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought

Brendan Choat; Erick Calderón-Morales

doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02292-z

Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought

Brendan Choat
, Erick Calderón-Morales

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

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Abstract

Different tropical tree species can vary in their ability to withstand drought — and so too, it seems, can distinct populations of the same tree species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-42
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	657
Issue number	8130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02292-z
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2026

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Biodiversity
Climate change
Ecology

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Intraspecific variation in tropical trees can drive resistance to drought

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