Evolutionary responses are required for tree populations to be able to track climate change.
Results of 250 years of common garden experiments show that most forest trees have …

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 …

Latitudinal and elevational gradients provide valuable experimental settings for studies of
the potential impact of global warming on forest tree species. The availability of long‐term …

The phenotypic responses of functional traits in natural populations are driven by genetic
diversity and phenotypic plasticity. These two mechanisms enable trees to cope with rapid …

The tree seed mycobiome has received little attention despite its potential role in forest
regeneration and health. The aim of the present study was to analyze the processes shaping …

Phenological events, such as the initiation and the end of seasonal growth, are thought to be
under strong evolutionary control because of their influence on tree fitness. Although …

Abstract Background Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) are a source of simple sequence
repeats (SSRs) that can be used to develop molecular markers for genetic studies. The …

Understanding the genetic basis of local adaptation is challenging due to the subtle balance
among conflicting evolutionary forces that are involved in its establishment and …

1. Predicted climate change is heading in many respects into untested environmental
conditions for trees and to the reshuffling of species distributions. We explore the …

Long-lived corals, the foundation of modern reefs, often follow ecological gradients, so that
populations or sister species segregate by habitat. Adaptive divergence maintains sympatric …