A5044639877- Forest ecology and management
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Nuts composition and effects
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Bioenergy crop production and management
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2016-2025
Écologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes
2016-2025
European Forest Institute
2025
Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse
2009-2023
Centre National de la Propriété Forestière
2022
AgroParisTech
2020
United States Geological Survey
2017
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger
2014-2016
Technical University of Zvolen
2015
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
1992-2013
Greening roofs or walls to cool down city areas during summer, capture storm water, abate pollution, and increase human well-being while enhancing biodiversity: nature-based solutions (NBS) refer the sustainable management use of nature for tackling societal challenges. Building on comple- menting traditional biodiversity conservation strategies, NBS integrate science, policy, practice create benefits in terms diverse, well-managed ecosystems.
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...
Genetic variation is generally considered a prerequisite for adaptation to new environmental conditions. Thus the discovery of genetically depauperate but geographically widespread species unexpected. We used 12 paternally inherited chloroplast microsatellites estimate population genetic across full range an emblematic circum-Mediterranean conifer, stone pine (Pinus pinea L.). The same DNA haplotype fixed in nearly all 34 investigated populations. Such low level consistent with previous...
The current distribution of forest genetic resources on Earth is the result a combination natural processes and human actions. Over time, tree populations have become adapted to their habitats including local ecological disturbances they face. As planet enters phase human-induced climate change unprecedented speed magnitude, however, previously locally-adapted are rendered less suitable for new conditions, 'natural' biotic abiotic taken outside historic distribution, frequency intensity...
Understanding the genetic impacts of forest management practices is crucial for conservation and resources. Forest based on selective clear cut systems followed by natural or artificial regeneration can impact population structure mating patterns, thus gene flow diversity. Survival productivity both tree non-tree species be compromised or, possibly, enhanced. The extent depend system applied, stand as well species' distribution, demography, biological attributes ecology. reviewed synthesized...
Forest trees are an unparalleled group of organisms in their combined ecological, economic and societal importance. With widespread distributions, predominantly random mating systems large population sizes, most tree species harbour extensive genetic variation both within among populations. At the same time, demographic processes associated with Pleistocene climate oscillations land‐use change have affected contemporary range‐wide diversity may impinge on potential for future adaptation....
This review highlights some of the discoveries and applications made possible by "omics" technologies over last 10 years provides perspectives for pioneering research to increase our understanding tree biology. A decade after first forest genome sequence was released into public domain, rapidly evolving genomics bioinformatics toolbox has advanced structure, functioning, evolution genomes. that have trees past years. In this review, we start current intricacies gene regulation reproduction,...
Abstract How populations of long‐living species respond to climate change depends on phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation processes. Marginal are expected have lags in (i.e. differences between the climatic optimum that maximizes population fitness climate) because they receive pre‐adapted alleles from core preventing them reaching a their climatically marginal habitat. Yet, whether common feature across phylogenetically ecologically different how can with remain unexplored. To test...
Abstract Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long affected by human influence, whose now questioned climate change. After reviewing the different components biological adaptation, we present main characteristics marine terrestrial biodiversity in pressures they face. Taking climatic trends into consideration, discuss adaptive potential range dominated...
Abstract Aim We address the question of whether broad scale biogeographical structure species diversity (SD) matches that genetic (GD) vascular plants. Location The Mediterranean basin. Methods normalized plant richness estimates per country using Med‐Checklist taxonomic database. used a linear regression analysis to correlate with longitudinal position. also compiled published and geo‐referenced within‐population GD data for tree species, which had populations in Mediterranean. each...
Abstract Aim To investigate the impact of past environmental changes on Cedrus atlantica and its current genetic diversity, to predict future distribution. Location Morocco, Algeria Tunisia. Methods Eleven fossil pollen records from these three countries were used locate putative glacial refugia reconstruct climate changes. A mechanistic vegetation distribution model was simulate C. in year 2100. In addition, a survey carried out modern Moroccan . Results Pollen indicate that present during...
Managing forests under climate change requires adaptation. The adaptive capacity of forest tree populations is huge but not limitless. Integrating evolutionary considerations into forestry practice will enhance the managed to respond climate-driven changes. Focusing on natural regeneration systems, we propose a general framework that can be used in various and complex local situations by managers, combination with their own expertise, integrate decision making for emergence an...
There is a general trend of biodiversity loss at global, regional, national and local levels. To monitor this trend, international policy processes have created wealth indicators over the last two decades. However, genetic diversity are regrettably absent from comprehensive bio-monitoring schemes. Here, we provide review an assessment different attempts made to such for tree global level down management unit. So far, no generally accepted been provided as standards, nor tested their possible...
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...
Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant worldwide and they play a crucial role in global functioning biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one 36 world biodiversity hotspots, it estimated that forests covered 82% landscape before first human impacts, thousands years ago. However, spatial distribution still imperfectly known, focus on tree constitutes key issue for understanding forest develop conservation strategies. We provide comprehensive checklist all native taxa (species...
Understanding local adaptation in forest trees is currently a key research and societal priority. Geographically ecologically marginal populations provide ideal case studies, because environmental stress along with reduced gene flow can facilitate the establishment of locally adapted populations. We sampled European silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) French Mediterranean Alps, margin its distribution range, from pairs high- low-elevation plots on four different mountains situated 170-km east-west...
Detecting signatures of selection in tree populations threatened by climate change is currently a major research priority. Here, we investigated the signature local adaptation over short spatial scale using 96 European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) individuals originating from two pairs on northern and southern slopes Mont Ventoux (south-eastern France). We performed both single multilocus analysis based 53 climate-related candidate genes containing 546 SNPs. FST outlier methods at SNP level...
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...
Severe bottlenecks significantly diminish the amount of genetic diversity and speed at which it accumulates (i.e., evolutionary rate). They further compromise efficiency natural selection to eliminate deleterious variants, may reach fixation in surviving populations. Consequently, expanding adapting new environments pose a significant challenge when strong result pauperization. Herein, we surveyed patterns nucleotide diversity, molecular adaptation load across 177 gene-loci...
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin accounts for more than 10% of the world's vascular plant biodiversity in an area less 1.5% size continental Earth. Forest tree taxa are also exceptionally diverse: 100 species have been recorded around Mediterranean, but 30 can be found Temperate Europe. This amazing was developed over millions years due to highly heterogeneous geology and climate Mediterranean. Did these factors affect within species, i.e., genetic diversity populations? Heterozygosity (the...