Context Managing forests under climate change requires adaptation. The adaptive capacity
of forest tree populations is huge but not limitless. Integrating evolutionary considerations …

Background The trailing edges of species ranges are becoming a subject of increasing
interest as the environment changes due to global warming. Trailing edge populations are …

Genetic connectivity in plant populations is determined by gene movement within and
among populations. When populations become genetically isolated, they are at risk of loss …

Understanding the genetic impacts of forest management practices is crucial for
conservation and management of forest genetic resources. Forest management practices …

Given its biological significance, determining the dispersal kernel (ie, the distribution of
dispersal distances) of spore-producing pathogens is essential. Here, we report two field …

Studying and understanding the evolution of relictual natural populations is critical for
developing conservation initiatives of endangered species, such as management in situ and …

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 …

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), an important component of western high-elevation forests,
has been declining in both the United States and Canada since the early Twentieth Century …

Pollen‐mediated gene flow from ecological core populations may hamper the ability of
populations to invade new, closely adjacent habitats. The potential for the invasion of a new …

Background Rare long distance dispersal events impact the demography and the genetic
structure of populations. When dispersal is modelled via a dispersal kernel, one possible …