Applying genomics in assisted migration under climate change: Framework, empirical applications, and case studies

Z Chen, L Grossfurthner, JL Loxterman… - Evolutionary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rate of global climate change is projected to outpace the ability of many natural
populations and species to adapt. Assisted migration (AM), which is defined as the managed …

Forest genetics research in the Mediterranean Basin: bibliometric analysis, knowledge gaps, and perspectives

B Fady, E Esposito, K Abulaila, JM Aleksic, R Alia… - Current Forestry …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Recognizing that in the context of global change, tree genetic
diversity represents a crucial resource for future forest adaptation, we review and highlight …

Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

D Aurelle, S Thomas, C Albert, M Bally, A Bondeau… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Dendroclimatological Analysis of Fir (A. borisii-regis) in Greece in the frame of Climate Change Investigation

A Kastridis, V Kamperidou, D Stathis - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The potential correlation between fir tree-ring width (Abies borisii regis Mattf.) variability and
the respective variability of the main climatic parameters in the region of University Forest of …

Evidence of climate‐driven selection on tree traits and trait plasticity across the climatic range of a riparian foundation species

HF Cooper, RJ Best, LV Andrews… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selection on quantitative traits by heterogeneous climatic conditions can lead to substantial
trait variation across a species range. In the context of rapidly changing environments …

Negative interaction effect of heat and drought stress at the warm end of species distribution

JR Schepers, J Heblack, Y Willi - Oecologia, 2024 - Springer
Geographic range limits of species are often a reflection of their ecological niche limits. In
many organisms, important niche limits that coincide with distribution limits are warm and …

[HTML][HTML] Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is able to thrive and prosper under meso-Mediterranean conditions

D Walder, P Krebs, H Bugmann, MC Manetti… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential ecological envelope of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) based on its present
distribution suggests a high suitability for moist rather than warm and dry environments. This …

[HTML][HTML] Deficit irrigation limits almond trees' photosynthetic productivity and compromises yields

O Sperling, I Gardi, A Ben-Gal, T Kamai - Agricultural Water Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Almond yields vary between rainfed and intensively irrigated systems, but how to match
irrigation to potential productivity is unclear. Hence, we compared almond physiology under …

Predicting plant species climate niches on the basis of mechanistic traits

CD Medeiros, C Henry, S Trueba, I Anghel… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Improved estimation of climate niches is critical, given climate change. Plant adaptation to
climate depends on their physiological traits and their distributions, yet traits are rarely used …

Genetic Differentiation of Abies alba Outside Its Main Range Under Warm Meso‐ and Sub‐Mediterranean Conditions in Italy and Switzerland

S Coşgun, J Gauthier, G Bonanomi… - Ecology and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abies alba is an important European tree species currently mostly found at cool and humid
sites in the montane zone. In the past, it grew under markedly warmer and drier climates …