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    The role of forest genetic resources in responding to biotic and abiotic factors in the context of anthropogenic climate change

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    Alfaro, R.I.
    Fady, B.
    Vendramin, G.G.
    Dawson, I.K.
    Fleming, R.A.
    Saenz-Romero, C.
    Lindig-Cisneros, R.A.
    Murdock, T.
    Vinceti, B.
    Navarro, C.M.
    Skroppa, T.
    Baldinelli, G.
    El-Kassaby, Y.A.
    Loo, J.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review status
    Peer-reviewed
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    Open Access
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    Alfaro, R.I.; Fady, B.; Vendramin, G.G.; Dawson, I.K.; Fleming, R.A.; Saenz-Romero, C.; Lindig-Cisneros, R.A.; Murdock, T.; Vinceti, B.; Navarro, C.M.; Skroppa, T.; Baldinelli, G.; El-Kassaby, Y.A.; Loo, J. -2014-The role of forest genetic resources in responding to biotic and abiotic factors in the context of anthropogenic climate change-Forest Ecology and Management 333-p. 76-87
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/66032
    DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.04.006
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    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.
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
    AGROVOC Keywords
    ADAPTATION; CLIMATIC CHANGE; FORESTS; GENETIC RESOURCES; GENETIC VARIATION
    Subjects
    ADAPTATION; CLIMATIC CHANGE; FORESTS; GENETIC RESOURCES; GENETIC VARIATION;
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