Genome–environment association study suggests local adaptation to climate at the regional scale in Fagus sylvatica

AR Pluess, A Frank, C Heiri, H Lalagüe… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The evolutionary potential of long‐lived species, such as forest trees, is fundamental for their
local persistence under climate change (CC). Genome–environment association (GEA) …

A review of propagation and restoration techniques for American beech and their current and future application in mitigation of beech bark disease

AL Myers, AJ Storer, YL Dickinson, TL Bal - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) has been impacted by the beech bark
disease (BBD) complex throughout the northeastern United States for over 100 years, but …

Gene flow, spatial structure, local adaptation, and assisted migration in trees

KV Krutovsky, J Burczyk, I Chybicki, R Finkeldey… - Genomics of tree …, 2012 - Springer
Gene flow is a process of transferring and exchanging genetic material among groups of
organisms and is an important evolutionary factor that greatly affects genetic variation and …

Variation in functional leaf traits among beech provenances during a Spanish summer reflects the differences in their origin

TM Robson, D Sánchez-Gómez, FJ Cano… - Tree genetics & …, 2012 - Springer
We assessed the response of 11-year-old saplings from six beech provenances growing in
a common-garden trial at the southwestern range limit. Provenances from distinct climatic …

Estimating seed and pollen movement in a monoecious plant: a hierarchical Bayesian approach integrating genetic and ecological data

EV Moran, JS Clark - Molecular Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The scale of seed and pollen movement in plants has a critical influence on population
dynamics and interspecific interactions, as well as on their capacity to respond to …

Comparison of pollen gene flow among four European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations characterized by different management regimes

A Piotti, S Leonardi, J Buiteveld, T Geburek, S Gerber… - Heredity, 2012 - nature.com
The study of the dispersal capability of a species can provide essential information for the
management and conservation of its genetic variability. Comparison of gene flow rates …

Intra-specific variations in expression of stress-related genes in beech progenies are stronger than drought-induced responses

C Carsjens, Q Nguyen Ngoc, J Guzy, F Knutzen… - Tree …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Rapidly decreasing water availability as a consequence of climate change is likely to
endanger the range of long-lived tree species. A pressing question is, therefore, whether …

Factors determining fine-scale spatial genetic structure within coexisting populations of common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), and sessile …

E Sandurska, B Ulaszewski, K Meyza… - Annals of Forest …, 2024 - Springer
Key message Naturally regenerating populations of common beech, pedunculate, and
sessile oaks develop strong spatial genetic structures at adult and seedling stages …

Comparison of direct and indirect genetic methods for estimating seed and pollen dispersal in Fagus sylvatica and Fagus crenata

S Oddou-Muratorio, A Bontemps, EK Klein… - Forest Ecology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The comparison between estimates of historical gene flow, using variance in allelic
frequencies, and estimates of contemporary gene flow, using parentage assignment, is …

Coppice management of forests impacts spatial genetic structure but not genetic diversity in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

MJ Sjölund, AS Jump - Forest Ecology and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Coppice management of forests was historically common in Europe. Actively managed
coppice persists through vegetative regeneration prolonging the lifespan of trees and …