Forest tree genomics: growing resources and applications

DB Neale, A Kremer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2011 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, research in forest tree genomics has lagged behind that of
model and agricultural systems. However, genomic research in forest trees is poised to enter …

Evidence of current impact of climate change on life: a walk from genes to the biosphere

J Peñuelas, J Sardans, M Estiarte… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We review the evidence of how organisms and populations are currently responding to
climate change through phenotypic plasticity, genotypic evolution, changes in distribution …

Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

DB Neale, JL Wegrzyn, KA Stevens, AV Zimin, D Puiu… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background The size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full
genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic …

Patterns of drought tolerance in major European temperate forest trees: climatic drivers and levels of variability

C Zang, C Hartl‐Meier, C Dittmar, A Rothe… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The future performance of native tree species under climate change conditions is frequently
discussed, since increasingly severe and more frequent drought events are expected to …

Application of SNPs for population genetics of nonmodel organisms: new opportunities and challenges

SJ Helyar, J Hemmer‐Hansen… - Molecular ecology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent improvements in the speed, cost and accuracy of next generation sequencing are
revolutionizing the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). SNPs are …

Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate

VL Sork, SN Aitken, RJ Dyer, AJ Eckert… - Tree Genetics & …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Forest ecosystem genomics Research: supporTing Transatlantic Cooperation
project (FoResTTraC, http://www. foresttrac. eu/) sponsored a workshop in August 2010 to …

Environmental change and the option value of genetic diversity

AS Jump, R Marchant, J Peñuelas - Trends in plant science, 2009 - cell.com
Rapid anthropogenic environmental change is altering selection pressures on natural plant
populations. However, it is difficult to predict easily the novel selection pressures to which …

The genetic differentiation at quantitative trait loci under local adaptation

V Le Corre, A Kremer - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Most adaptive traits are controlled by large number of genes that may all together be the
targets of selection. Adaptation may thus involve multiple but not necessarily substantial …

Patterns of Population Structure and Environmental Associations to Aridity Across the Range of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L., Pinaceae)

AJ Eckert, J Van Heerwaarden, JL Wegrzyn… - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Natural populations of forest trees exhibit striking phenotypic adaptations to diverse
environmental gradients, thereby making them appealing subjects for the study of genes …

The genetics of drought tolerance in conifers

E Moran, J Lauder, C Musser, A Stathos… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As temperatures warm and precipitation patterns shift as a result of climate change, interest
in the identification of tree genotypes that will thrive under more arid conditions has grown …