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 …

Abiotic genetic adaptation in the Fagaceae

M Müller, O Gailing - Plant Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fagaceae can be found in tropical and temperate regions and contain species of major
ecological and economic importance. In times of global climate change, tree populations …

Genomic signatures of natural selection at phenology-related genes in a widely distributed tree species Fagus sylvatica L

J Meger, B Ulaszewski, J Burczyk - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Diversity among phenology-related genes is predicted to be a contributing
factor in local adaptations seen in widely distributed plant species that grow in climatically …

Low population differentiation but high phenotypic plasticity of European beech in Germany

M Müller, T Kempen, R Finkeldey, O Gailing - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drought is increasingly impairing the vitality of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in
several regions of its distribution range. In times of climate change, adaptive traits such as …

Bidirectional gene flow between Fagus sylvatica L. and F. orientalis Lipsky despite strong genetic divergence

KB Budde, S Hötzel, M Müller, N Samsonidze… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fagus sylvatica L., one of the most common Central European deciduous tree species, is
one of the species globally suffering from changing and stressful environmental conditions. It …

Indications of Genetic Admixture in the Transition Zone between Fagus sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis Greut. & Burd

M Müller, PA Lopez, AC Papageorgiou, I Tsiripidis… - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Two subspecies of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) can be found in southeast Europe:
Fagus sylvatica ssp. sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis (Lipsky) Greut. & …

Empirical survival model for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings in response to interactive resource gradients and (a-) biotic conditions within an …

JF Wilkens, S Wagner - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The success of beech regeneration depends on resource availabilities, which are both
heterogeneously distributed in forests and influenced by climate change impacts such as …

Grow slowly, persist, dominate—Explaining beech dominance in a primeval forest

R Petrovska, P Brang, A Gessler… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Being able to persist in deep shade is an important characteristic of juvenile trees, often
leading to a strong dominance of shade‐tolerant species in forests with low canopy turnover …

Plasticity plays a dominant role in regulating the phenological variations of sugar maple populations in Canada

X Guo, V Buttò, V Mohytych, M Klisz… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Global changes affect the growing conditions of terrestrial ecosystems, causing a mismatch
between plant phenology and local climates in Northern regions. Due to their long lifespan …

Methods for watering seedlings in arid zones

A Martínez de Azagra Paredes, J Del Río San José… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews different existing systems of seedling microirrigation in afforestation.
These systems differ from agricultural irrigation methods since they only pursue the …