Effects of zoochory on the spatial genetic structure of plant populations

TA Gelmi‐Candusso, EW Heymann… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial genetic structure (SGS) of plants results from the nonrandom distribution of related
individuals. SGS provides information on gene flow and spatial patterns of genetic diversity …

Assessing inter-and intraspecific variability of xylem vulnerability to embolism in oaks

A Lobo, JM Torres-Ruiz, R Burlett, C Lemaire… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Quercus comprises important species in forestry not only for their productive
value but also for their ability to withstand drought. Hence an evaluation of inter-and …

Insect outbreak shifts the direction of selection from fast to slow growth rates in the long-lived conifer Pinus ponderosa

R de la Mata, S Hood, A Sala - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Long generation times limit species' rapid evolution to changing environments. Trees
provide critical global ecosystem services, but are under increasing risk of mortality because …

Genetic diversity analysis of a breeding population of Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell.(Myrtaceae) and extraction of a core germplasm collection using microsatellite …

J Lv, C Li, C Zhou, J Chen, F Li, Q Weng, M Li… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell.(Gympie messmate) is an important tree species
providing raw materials for many industrial products. In this study, twelve microsatellite …

Tree phenological ranks repeat from year to year and correlate with growth in temperate deciduous forests

N Delpierre, J Guillemot, E Dufrêne, S Cecchini… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2017 - Elsevier
The timing of leaf phenophases greatly influences the functioning of trees. Phenological
traits are thus considered major components of tree fitness, and are expected to be strongly …

Repeated genetic and adaptive phenotypic divergence across tidal elevation in a foundation plant species

RA Zerebecki, EE Sotka, TC Hanley… - The American …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Microgeographic genetic divergence can create fine-scale trait variation. When such
divergence occurs within foundation species, then it might impact community structure and …

Divergent selection in a Mediterranean pine on local spatial scales

KB Budde, C Rellstab, M Heuertz, F Gugerli… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of selection on an organism's genome are hard to detect on small spatial scales,
as gene flow can swamp signatures of local adaptation. Therefore, most genome scans to …

The GenTree Platform: growth traits and tree-level environmental data in 12 European forest tree species

L Opgenoorth, B Dauphin, R Benavides, K Heer… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Progress in the field of evolutionary forest ecology has been hampered by the
huge challenge of phenoty** trees across their ranges in their natural environments, and …

Selective breeding of lodgepole pine increases growth and maintains climatic adaptation

IR MacLachlan, T Wang, A Hamann, P Smets… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Climate change is disrupting historical patterns of adaptation in temperate and boreal tree
species, causing local populations to become maladapted. Tree improvement programs …

Evaluating genomic offset predictions in a forest tree with high population genetic structure

J Archambeau, M Benito-Garzón, M De-Miguel… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Predicting how tree populations will respond to climate change is an urgent societal
concern. An increasingly popular way to make such predictions is the genomic offset (GO) …