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 …

Genetic signatures of divergent selection in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) are associated with the variation in temperature and precipitation across its …

D Postolache, S Oddou‐Muratorio, E Vajana… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High genetic variation and extensive gene flow may help forest trees with adapting to
ongoing climate change, yet the genetic bases underlying their adaptive potential remain …

Transcriptome versus Genomic Microsatellite Markers: Highly Informative Multiplexes for Genotyping 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 …

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 …

Distance-dependent mating but considerable pollen immigration in an isolated Quercus rubra planting in Germany

T Dominguez-Flores, KB Budde, JE Carlson… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Gene flow affects the genetic diversity and structure of tree species and can be influenced by
stress related to changing climatic conditions. The study of tree species planted in locations …

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 …

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 …

Relationships between population density, fine-scale genetic structure, mating system and pollen dispersal in a timber tree from African rainforests

J Duminil, K Daïnou, DK Kaviriri, P Gillet, J Loo… - Heredity, 2016 - nature.com
Owing to the reduction of population density and/or the environmental changes it induces,
selective logging could affect the demography, reproductive biology and evolutionary …