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 …

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) …

The interplay between forest management practices, genetic monitoring, and other long-term monitoring systems

D Kavaliauskas, B Fussi, M Westergren… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
The conservation and sustainable use of forests and forest genetic resources (FGR) is a
challenging task for scientists and foresters. Forest management practices can affect …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and productivity of European beech populations show plastic response to climatic transfer at the north-eastern border of the species range

DJ Chmura, J Banach, M Kempf, J Kowalczyk… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest trees facing climate change may persist in a short term through acclimation within the
limits of their phenotypic plasticity. In the longer term, however, evolutionary adaptation …

Past climatic refugia and landscape resistance explain spatial genetic structure in Oriental beech in the South Caucasus

K Sękiewicz, I Danelia, V Farzaliyev… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting species‐level effects of climatic changes requires unraveling the factors affecting
the spatial genetic composition. However, disentangling the relative contribution of historical …

Transcriptome versus Genomic Microsatellite Markers: Highly Informative Multiplexes for Genoty** Abies alba Mill. and Congeneric Species

D Postolache, C Leonarduzzi, A Piotti, I Spanu… - Plant Molecular Biology …, 2014 - Springer
The availability of high-resolution, cost-effective polymorphic genetic markers displaying
Mendelian inheritance is a prerequisite for fine-scale population genetic analyses as well 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 …

Subtle human impacts on neutral genetic diversity and spatial patterns of genetic variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

KC Rajendra, S Seifert, K Prinz, O Gailing… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We aim to understand the role of past and ongoing anthropogenic impacts on genetic
variation patterns at different spatial scales for the dominant tree species European beech …

Microgeographic adaptation and the effect of pollen flow on the adaptive potential of a temperate tree species

J Gauzere, EK Klein, O Brendel, H Davi… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In species with long‐distance dispersal capacities and inhabiting a large ecological niche,
local selection and gene flow are expected to be major evolutionary forces affecting the …