Summary
ABSTRACT Climate change and associated extreme heat events threaten productivity in agricultural systems. Integrating trees into grazing/pasture systems has the potential to enhance resilience to warming. However, the extent to which tree cover can buffer the impacts of climate change on pasture species is unclear. We examined how tree density and spatial configuration influence leaf nitrogen content, specific leaf area, and photosynthetic heat tolerance ( T crit ) of dominant pasture species in a temperate Australian landscape. Traits were assessed across fine‐scale spatial gradients from individual trees under different structural configurations. Future thermal safety margins (TSMs) were projected under two climate emission scenarios—the best‐case scenario (SSP1‐2.6) and the worst‐case s
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