Publications
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2014
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Tor MykingAbstract
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Academic – The role of exotic tree species in Nordic forestry
Erik Dahl Kjær, Albin Lobo, Tor Myking
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Adam Vivian-Smith Philippe Sakalis Eelke Roos Igor A. Yakovlev Kim Boutilier Hailing Jin Remko OffringaAbstract
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Tore SkrøppaAbstract
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Tore SkrøppaAbstract
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Tore SkrøppaAbstract
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Tore SkrøppaAbstract
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René I. Alfaro Bruno Fady Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin Ian K. Dawson Richard A. Fleming Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero Roberto A. Lindig-Cisneros Trevor Murdock Barbara Vinceti Carlos Manuel Navarro Tore Skrøppa Giulia Baldinelli Yousry A. El-Kassaby Judy LooAbstract
The current distribution of forest genetic resources on Earth is the result of a combination of natural processes and human actions. Over time, tree populations have become adapted to their habitats including the local ecological disturbances they face. As the planet enters a phase of human-induced climate change of unprecedented speed and magnitude, however, previously locally-adapted populations are rendered less suitable for new conditions, and ‘natural’ biotic and abiotic disturbances are taken outside their historic distribution, frequency and intensity ranges. Tree populations rely on phenotypic plasticity to survive in extant locations, on genetic adaptation to modify their local phenotypic optimum or on migration to new suitable environmental conditions. The rate of required change, however, may outpace the ability to respond, and tree species and populations may become locally extinct after specific, but as yet unknown and unquantified, tipping points are reached. Here, we review the importance of forest genetic resources as a source of evolutionary potential for adaptation to changes in climate and other ecological factors. We particularly consider climate-related responses in the context of linkages to disturbances such as pests, diseases and fire, and associated feedback loops. The importance of management strategies to conserve evolutionary potential is emphasised and recommendations for policy-makers are provided.