Towards a new generation of trait-flexible vegetation models

F Berzaghi, IJ Wright, K Kramer… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Plant trait variability, emerging from eco-evolutionary dynamics that range from alleles to
macroecological scales, is one of the most elusive, but possibly most consequential, aspects …

Alternative tree species under climate warming in managed European forests

EA Thurm, L Hernandez, A Baltensweiler… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study estimates the present and future distribution potential of 12 thermophilic and rare
tree species for Europe based on climate-soil sensitive species distribution models (SDMs) …

Sustainability of forest cover under climate change on the temperate-continental xeric limits

C Mátyás, I Berki, A Bidló, G Csóka, K Czimber… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Climate change particularly threatens the xeric limits of temperate-continental forests. In
Hungary, annual temperatures have increased by 1.2° C–1.8° C in the last 30 years and the …

Disturbances catalyze the adaptation of forest ecosystems to changing climate conditions

D Thom, W Rammer, R Seidl - Global Change Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The rates of anthropogenic climate change substantially exceed those at which forest
ecosystems–dominated by immobile, long‐lived organisms–are able to adapt. The resulting …

Transcriptome analysis of Pinus halepensis under drought stress and during recovery

H Fox, A Doron-Faigenboim, G Kelly… - Tree …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Forest trees use various strategies to cope with drought stress and these strategies involve
complex molecular mechanisms. Pinus halepensis Miller (Aleppo pine) is found throughout …

Migration‐based simulations for Canadian trees show limited tracking of suitable climate under climate change

L Boisvert‐Marsh, JH Pedlar, S de Blois… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Species distribution models typically project climatically suitable habitat for trees in
eastern North America to shift hundreds of kilometres this century. We simulated potential …

Advances in ecological genomics in forest trees and applications to genetic resources conservation and breeding

JA Holliday, SN Aitken, JEK Cooke, B Fady… - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Forest trees are an unparalleled group of organisms in their combined ecological, economic
and societal importance. With widespread distributions, predominantly random mating …

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 …

The evolutionary heritage and ecological uniqueness of Scots pine in the Caucasus ecoregion is at risk of climate changes

M Dering, M Baranowska, B Beridze, IJ Chybicki… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Scots pine is one of the most widely occurring pines, but future projections suggest a large
reduction in its range, mostly at the southern European limits. A significant part of its range is …

The importance of marginal population hotspots of cold‐adapted species for research on climate change and conservation

T Abeli, JC Vamosi, S Orsenigo - Journal of Biogeography, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Areas hosting hotspots of low‐latitude marginal populations of cold‐adapted plant species
could be key areas for understanding geographical attributes that result in refugia during …