On the Effect of Climate on the Morphological Structure
of Alnus hirsuta (Betulaceae)

E. V. Banaev

Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,

Zolotodolinskaya ul. 101, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia;

e-mail: banaev@csbg.nsc.ru

Received November 22, 2006

Abstract—An analysis of correlations between metric leaf characters and climatic parameters of habitats in the
Siberian alder (Alnus hirsuta) has shown that phenotypic variation in this species depends on the gradient of
climatic factors and that the morphological structure of the species is largely determined by variation in climatic
conditions within the species range.

DOI: 10.1134/S1067413609010032

Key words: Alnus hirsuta, population, phenotypic variation, adaptation, ecological race.

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