Dispersal of pollen and seeds are essential functions of plant species, with far-reaching
demographic, ecological and evolutionary consequences. Interest in plant dispersal has …

The distribution and abundance of plants across the world depends in part on their ability to
move, which is commonly characterized by a dispersal kernel. For seeds, the total dispersal …

Scots pine is the foundation species of diverse forested ecosystems across Eurasia and
displays remarkable ecological breadth, occurring in environments ranging from temperate …

Microbes are thought to maintain diversity in plant communities by specializing on particular
species, but it is not known whether microbes that specialize within species (ie, on …

Recent climate change will presumably allow many plant species to expand their
geographical range up to several hundred kilometres towards the poles within a few …

In the present paper we studied the genetic diversity and genetic structure of five Norway
spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karsten) natural populations situated in Serbia, belonging to the …

Climate change can induce substantial modifications in xylem structure and water transport
capacity of trees exposed to environmental constraints. To elucidate mechanisms of xylem …

We investigated the genetic structure of three phenotypically distinct ecotypic groups of
Norway spruce (Picea abies) belonging to three elevational classes; namely, low …

Twenty-one populations of Scots pine sampled over the entire Italian range of the species
were analysed for genetic variation scored at nine nuclear SSR markers. The main aim of …

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 …