Genetic Adaptations of Forest Tree Populations to Climate Change
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2020) | Viewed by 127
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although the issue is still under discussion, it is clear from many studies that we are witnessing climatic change much faster than observed in the past.
Forest trees not only contribute to climate control but also to protecting biodiversity and reducing air pollutants. Trees in general have a great phenotypic plasticity to environment modifications; however, a better understanding of the genetic and genomic factors that underpin these adaptations is necessary for any conservation and restoration strategy.
This Special Issue of Forests aims to explore the progress of genetics, in combination with genomics and epigenetics, in understanding tree adaptations to climate change.
The genetic variability, adaptive genetic variation, and evolutionary potential of tree populations are examples of topics of interest, as well as genomic investigations attempting to understand the molecular basis of adaptation and the role of epigenomics in the response of species to climate change.
We welcome original research papers based on experimental and theoretical approaches, as well as review articles.
Prof. Massimo Vischi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adaptive genetics
- candidate genes
- forest biodiversity
- genome scan
- epigenetics
- transcription profiling
