Biodiversity conservation requires conserving evolutionary potential—the capacity for wild
populations to adapt. Understanding genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics is critical …

The constant rise in the global temperature and unpredictable shifts in precipitation patterns
are two of the main effects of climate change. Therefore, there is an increasing amount of …

Local adaptation to climate is common in plant species and has been studied in a range of
contexts, from improving crop yields to predicting population maladaptation to future …

Spruces (Picea spp.) are coniferous trees widespread in boreal and mountainous forests of
the northern hemisphere, with large economic significance and enormous contributions to …

Common‐garden trials of forest trees provide phenotype data used to assess growth and
local adaptation; this information is foundational to tree breeding programs, genecology, and …

With climate change, increasingly intense and frequent drought episodes will be affecting
water availability for boreal tree species, prompting tree breeders and forest managers to …

Drought is a major limitation for survival and growth in plants. With more frequent and severe
drought episodes occurring due to climate change, it is imperative to understand the …

Adaptive capacity, one of the three determinants of vulnerability to climate change, is
defined as the capacity of species to persist in their current location by coping with novel …

Scots pine is the foundation species of diverse forested ecosystems across Eurasia and
displays remarkable ecological breadth, occurring in environments ranging from temperate …

Abstract Black spruce (Picea mariana [Mill.] BSP) is a dominant conifer species in the North
American boreal forest that plays important ecological and economic roles. Here, we present …