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

Revegetation can provide major environmental benefits in degraded landscapes, but there
is also potential for negative impacts from genetic change in local native populations. Broad …

The conifers are a diverse and ancient group of seed plants of monophyletic origin that
arose more than 300 million years ago (Rothwell and Scheckler 1988). They are uniformly …

There is a gap between the order of magnitude of maximum documented distances of
airborne tree pollen transport (up to 102–103 km) and effective wind pollination (up to 101 …

The proportion of planted forests in the Mediterranean Basin is one of the largest in the
world. These plantations are dominated by pine species and present a series of …

Fragmentation is generally considered to have negative impacts on widespread outbreeders
but impacts on gene flow and diversity in patchy, naturally rare, self-compatible plant …

Afforestation is a common and widespread management practice throughout the world, yet
its implications for the genetic diversity of native populations are still poorly understood. We …

Background: High-mountain pine forests and broom communities in central Spain today
have led to contrasting interpretations of their natural or human-induced origin. Aims: We …

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is one of the most widely distributed forest trees belonging to
Pinaceae family in the world. The most southern distribution of its populations is located in …

Dendrochronology and climate-growth modelling were used to assess to what extent
defoliation by pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) depresses growth in …