Forest tree marginal populations in Europe - report on the state of knowledge on forest tree marginal and peripheral populations in Europe

Ducci, Fulvio; Donnelly, Kevin. 2017 Forest tree marginal populations in Europe - report on the state of knowledge on forest tree marginal and peripheral populations in Europe [in special issue: COST Action FP1202 MaP-FGR report] Annals of Silvicultural Research, 41 (3). 1-12. https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-1586

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Abstract/Summary

Marginal/peripheral (MaP) forest populations exist at the edge of species ranges, and may contain unique genetic diversity arising from adaptation to the adverse and unusual in the regions which they inhabit. The effects of climatic and other global changes are likely to be increasingly significant, and will affect forest tree species and their marginal populations. Studying adaptive processes in MaP populations is crucial and of mutual interest for European and non-European countries to understanding the evolution of species, and for the development of forest genetic resources (FGR) conservation, management strategies, and networks to cope with global change. These populations are threatened not only by global warming, but by various other threats arising from human activities. Because of their millennia-long history of adaptation to environmental changes, FGR growing in Europe may prove invaluable for adapting the forestry sector.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-1586
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Unaffiliated
ISSN:	2284-354X
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	forest genetic resources, forest tree marginal populations, MaPs, marginality; Cost Action FP 1202 MaP FGR
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	01 May 2018 13:07 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519946

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-1586

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Unaffiliated

ISSN:

2284-354X

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

forest genetic resources, forest tree marginal populations, MaPs, marginality; Cost Action FP 1202 MaP FGR