Forest ecosystems provide important ecological services and resources, from habitat for
biodiversity to the production of environmentally friendly products, and play a key role in the …

Tree mortality rates have been increasing globally with mountainous regions experiencing
higher temperatures and impacts from the expansion and intensification of pests and …

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 …

Identifying factors that create and maintain a hybrid zone is of great interest to ecology,
evolution and, more recently, conservation biology. Here, we investigated the role of …

Hybridization can serve as an evolutionary stimulus, but we have little understanding of
introgression at early stages of hybrid zone formation. We analyze reproductive isolation …

The phenotype of trees is determined by the relationships and interactions among genetic
and environmental influences. Understanding the patterns and processes that are …

Extant conifer species may be susceptible to rapid environmental change owing to their long
generation times, but could also be resilient due to high levels of standing genetic diversity …

White pine blister rust, caused by the non-native, invasive fungal pathogen Cronartium
ribicola, is a significant cause of mortality in white pines (Pinus subgenus Strobus) in North …

Multispecies approaches to questions in ecology and evolution are at the forefront of many
fields spanning both theoretical and applied research. In conservation and landscape …

In plants where seed dispersal is limited compared with pollen dispersal, hybridisation may
enhance gene exchange and species dispersal. We provide genetic evidence of …