The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

ZY Wu, RI Milne, J Liu, R Nathan, RT Corlett… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) beyond the range of a species is an important driver of
ecological and evolutionary patterns, but insufficient attention has been given to …

A novel synthesis of two decades of microsatellite studies on European beech reveals decreasing genetic diversity from glacial refugia

C Stefanini, K Csilléry, B Ulaszewski, J Burczyk… - Tree Genetics & …, 2023 - Springer
Genetic diversity influences the evolutionary potential of forest trees under changing
environmental conditions, thus indirectly the ecosystem services that forests provide …

Are there hybrid zones in Fagus sylvatica L. sensu lato?

M Hrivnák, D Krajmerová, L Paule, P Zhelev… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The complex of beech taxa in western Eurasia (Fagus sylvatica L. sl) represents one of the
most widespread broad-leaved trees in the temperate forests of the northern hemisphere …

Elevational clines predict genetically determined variation in tropical forest seedling performance in Borneo: implications for seed sourcing to support reforestation

EP Axelsson, U Ilstedt, D Alloysius… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While much research has focused on genetic variation in plants in relation to abiotic clines in
temperate and boreal forests, few studies have examined similar relationships in tropical …

Integrating transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis in roots of wild soybean seedlings in response to low-phosphorus stress

M Li, J Zhou, X Lang, D Han, Y Hu, Y Ding… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Plants undergo divergent adaptations to form different ecotypes when exposed
to different habitats. Ecotypes with ecological adaptation advantages are excellent …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Disparate response to water limitation for vessel area and secondary growth along Fagus sylvatica southwestern distribution range

JM Olano, H Hernández-Alonso… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
The response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to climate warming will depend on the
ability of their populations to adjust tree performance to water shortage. By exploring inter …

Transformative changes in tree breeding for resilient forest restoration

D Ray, M Berlin, R Alia, L Sanchez… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Deciding how to establish woodland in forest restoration is not straightforward as different
outcomes may be obtained from different establishment approaches, each with cost …

Transcriptome‐based analyses of adaptive divergence between two closely related spruce species on the Qinghai–Tibet plateau and adjacent regions

S Feng, W Wan, Y Li, DL Wang, G Ren, T Ma… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Speciation among populations connected by gene flow is driven by adaptation to different
environments, but underlying gene–environment associations remain largely unknown …

Epigenetic and Genetic Variability in Contrasting Latitudinal Fagus sylvatica L. Provenances

MÁ Guevara, D Sánchez-Gómez, MD Vélez… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The adaptive capacity of a species and its population is determined by both genetic and
epigenetic variation, which defines the potential for adaptive evolution and plastic response …