Conserving Evolutionary Potential: Combining Landscape Genomics with Established Methods to Inform Plant Conservation

SN Aitken, R Jordan, HR Tumas - Annual Review of Plant …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity conservation requires conserving evolutionary potential—the capacity for wild
populations to adapt. Understanding genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics is critical …

Principles in experimental design for evaluating genomic forecasts

KE Lotterhos - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in the development of predictive
models at the intersection of molecular ecology, genomics, and global change. The common …

[PDF][PDF] Interpretation issues with “genomic vulnerability” arise from conceptual issues in local adaptation and maladaptation

KE Lotterhos - Evolution Letters, 2024 - academic.oup.com
As climate change causes the environment to shift away from the local optimum that
populations have adapted to, fitness declines are predicted to occur. Recently, methods …

Genomic variation of European beech reveals signals of local adaptation despite high levels of phenotypic plasticity

D Lazic, C Geßner, KJ Liepe, I Lesur-Kupin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Local adaptation is key for ecotypic differentiation and species evolution. Understanding
underlying genomic patterns can allow the prediction of future maladaptation and ecosystem …

Assessing uncertainty in genomic offset forecasts from landscape genomic models (and implications for restoration and assisted migration)

S Lachmuth, T Capblancq, SR Keller… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ecological genomic models are increasingly used to guide climate-conscious
restoration and conservation practices in the light of accelerating environmental change …

Genetic architecture of disease resistance and tolerance in Douglas‐fir trees

P Singh, JB St Clair, BM Lind, R Cronn… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the genetic basis of how plants defend against pathogens is important to
monitor and maintain resilient tree populations. Swiss needle cast (SNC) and Rhabdocline …

The accuracy of predicting maladaptation to new environments with genomic data

BM Lind, KE Lotterhos - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid environmental change poses unprecedented challenges to species persistence. To
understand the extent that continued change could have, genomic offset methods have …

Novel genomic offset metrics integrate local adaptation into habitat suitability forecasts and inform assisted migration

S Lachmuth, T Capblancq, A Prakash… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic data are increasingly being integrated into macroecological forecasting, offering
an evolutionary perspective that has been largely missing from global change …

The genetic consequences of population marginality: a case study in maritime pine

A Theraroz, C Guadaño‐Peyrot… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Marginal tree populations, either those located at the edges of the species' range or in
suboptimal environments, are often a valuable genetic resource for biological conservation …

Genomic vulnerability of a freshwater salmonid under climate change

A Tigano, T Weir, HGM Ward, MK Gale… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the adaptive potential of populations and species is pivotal for minimizing the
loss of biodiversity in this era of rapid climate change. Adaptive potential has been estimated …