A5046569783- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Philipps University of Marburg
2015-2024
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
2019-2024
Aberystwyth University
2021
TU Dresden
2021
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
2021
University of Freiburg
2021
University of Münster
2019
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
2019
Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
2019
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
2019
Abstract The dataset presented here was collected by the GenTree project (EU-Horizon 2020), which aims to improve use of forest genetic resources across Europe better understanding how trees adapt their local environment. This individual tree-core characteristics including ring-width series and whole-core wood density for seven ecologically economically important European tree species: silver birch ( Betula pendula ), beech Fagus sylvatica Norway spruce Picea abies black poplar Populus nigra...
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03112.x Commentary p 5
Studies of early human settlement in alpine environments provide insights into physiological, genetic, and cultural adaptation potentials. Although Late even Middle Pleistocene presence has been recently documented on the Tibetan Plateau, little is known regarding nature context persistent high elevations. Here, we report earliest evidence a prehistoric high-altitude residential site. Located Africa's largest ecosystem, repeated occupation Fincha Habera rock shelter dated to 47 31 thousand...
The effect of past environmental changes on the demography and genetic diversity natural populations remains a contentious issue has rarely been investigated across multiple, phylogenetically distant species. Here, we perform comparative population genomic analyses demographic inferences for seven widely distributed ecologically contrasting European forest tree species based concerted sampling 164 their ranges. For all species, effective size, N
editorial ISSN 1948‐6596 The Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), up walking Introduction success story of the IPCC , putting climate change agenda politicians science financing bodies worldwide, is meant to be dupli‐ cated by (IPBES) 2 which focuses global biodiversity crisis services we get from nature. After its initiation in January 2013 Bonn, Germany, second plenary (IPBES‐2) was held Antalya, Turkey, between December 7 th 14 . At...
Genetic association studies in forest trees would greatly benefit from information on the response of to environmental stressors over time, which can be provided by dendroecological analysis. Here, we jointly analysed and genetic data surviving silver fir explore basis their iconic stress episode 1970s 1980s that led large-scale dieback Central Europe has been attributed air pollution. Specifically, derived dendrophenotypic measures 190 Bavarian Forest characterize resistance, resilience...
Abstract Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is a keystone conifer of European montane forest ecosystems that has experienced large fluctuations in population size during the Quaternary and, more recently, due to land-use change. To forecast species’ future distribution and survival, it important investigate genetic basis adaptation environmental change, notably extreme events. For this purpose, we here provide first draft genome assembly annotation silver genome, established through...
The European Beech is the dominant climax tree in most regions of Central Europe and valued for its ecological versatility hardwood timber. Even though a draft genome has been published recently, higher resolution required studying aspects architecture recombination. Here, we present chromosome-level assembly more than 300 year-old reference individual, Bhaga, from Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (Germany). Its nuclear 541 Mb was resolved into 12 chromosomes varying length between 28 73 Mb....
Abstract Various hypotheses have been proposed about the Quaternary evolutionary history of plant species on Qinghai–Tibet Plateau ( QTP ), yet only a handful studies considered both population genetics and ecological niche context. In this study, we compared climate refugia based phylogeographic pattern Anisodus tanguticus (three plastid DNA fragments nuclear internal transcribed spacer regions from 32 populations) present past distribution models SDM s). We detected six haplotypes in two...
Abstract The effect of past environmental changes on the demography and genetic diversity natural populations remains a contentious issue has rarely been investigated across multiple, phylogenetically distant species. Here, we performed comparative population genomic analyses demographic inferences for seven widely distributed ecologically contrasted European forest tree species based concerted sampling 164 their ranges. For all species, effective size, N e , increased or remained stable...
The Himalayan mountain arc is one of the hotspots biodiversity on earth, and species diversity expected to be especially high among insects in this region. Little known about origin insect fauna. With respect fauna altitude cloud forests, it has generally been accepted that lineages are derived from ancestors immigrated Western Asia adjacent mountainous regions East Southeast (immigration hypothesis). In study, we sought test a Tibetan Origin as an alternative hypothesis for groups with poor...
Taking advantage of novel IoT technologies, a new multifunctional device, the “TreeTalker”, was developed to monitor real-time ecophysical and biological parameters individual trees, as well climatic variables related their surrounding environment, principally, air temperature relative humidity. Here, applied plant ecophysiology hydrology aims unravel vulnerability trees stress via single tree assessment at costs that enable massive deployment. We present performance TreeTalker elucidate...
Abstract Ecosystem functions and services are severely threatened by unprecedented global loss in biodiversity. To counteract these trends, it is essential to develop systems monitor changes biodiversity for planning, evaluating, implementing conservation mitigation actions. However, the implementation of monitoring suffers from a trade‐off between grain (i.e., level detail), extent number study sites), temporal repetition. Here, we present an applied realized networked sensor system...
Societal Impact Statement Forest trees tend to be strongly genetically adapted their local environments, but climate change will probably subject novel combinations of precipitation, temperature, and photoperiod. Local adaptation was investigated in the ecologically economically important Patagonian tree species Nothofagus pumilio by characterizing its genetic diversity relation varied environmental conditions across range. These insights are useful for conservation management decisions,...
Most tree species underwent cycles of contraction and expansion during the Quaternary. These led to an ancient complex genetic structure that has since been affected by extensive gene flow strong local adaptation. The extent which hybridization played a role in this multi-layered is important be investigated. To study effect on joint population two dominant Eurasian boreal forest, Picea abies P. obovata, we used targeted resequencing obtained around 480 K nuclear SNPs 87 chloroplast 542...
Abstract The aim of the present study was to examine phylogeographic and evolutionary history Picea likiangensis , a dominant species conifer forests in eastern declivity Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. We collected 422 individuals from 42 natural populations three major varieties classified under this species. In conifers, mitochondrial (mt) DNA chloroplast (cp) dispersed by seeds or pollen experience very different levels gene flow. To end, we examined sequence variation two mtDNA fragments (...
Abstract Epigenetic mechanisms represent a possible mechanism for achieving rapid response of long‐lived trees to changing environmental conditions. However, our knowledge on plant epigenetics is largely limited few model species. With increasing availability genomic resources many tree species, it now adopt approaches from species that permit obtain single‐base pair resolution data methylation at reasonable cost. Here, we used targeted bisulfite sequencing ( TBS ) study patterns in the...