Sustainable Management of Forest Genetic Resources

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Molecular Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 1250

Special Issue Editor

Tahoe Environmental Research Center, University of California - Davis, Incline Village, NV 89451, USA
Interests: adaptation; seed source selection strategies; environmental heterogeneity; genetic variation; genetic conservation; reforestation; natural selection; climate change mitigation; plant traits

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Conservationists, tree breeders, and forest managers are at a critical junction in the discussion of how to best manage genetic resources for adaptation and uncertainty, whether in natural forest settings or plantation forestry. In particular, the selection of seed source material, either local or non-local, for reforestation has become a fundamental and frequently debated topic for resource managers. Given the scale of ecosystem disturbances, habitat loss and degradation, and climate change, there is an urgent need to procure native seeds from across forest tree species and to secure genetic diversity and local adaptation in wild populations. This Special Issue plans to give an overview of recent advances in population genomics, ecological genetics, and evolutionary studies that will better guide seed source selection strategies, breeding, management and conservation programs, and reforestation strategies. This Special Issue also aims to provide selected contributions on advances in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of genomic/genetic, ecological, and evolutionary studies to guide the development of critical management and conservation actions that increase genetic diversity, adaptation, and resilience of forest systems worldwide.

Dr. Patricia E. Maloney
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • adaptation
  • seed source selection strategies
  • environmental heterogeneity
  • genetic variation
  • genetic conservation
  • reforestation
  • natural selection
  • climate change mitigation
  • plant traits

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Quercus suber L. Genetic Resources: Variability and Strategies for Its Conservation
by Joana Silva, Susana de Sousa Araújo, Hélia Sales, Rita Pontes and João Nunes
Forests 2023, 14(9), 1925; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14091925 - 21 Sep 2023
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Quercus suber L. is an evergreen cork oak tree that can produce cork, one of the most important valuable natural bioresources in Portugal, with a high impact for the bioeconomy. Given its socio-economic relevance and the upcoming biotic and abiotic threats cork oak [...] Read more.
Quercus suber L. is an evergreen cork oak tree that can produce cork, one of the most important valuable natural bioresources in Portugal, with a high impact for the bioeconomy. Given its socio-economic relevance and the upcoming biotic and abiotic threats cork oak faces, it is of extreme importance that genetic conservation of its genetic variability occurs so that cork oaks can adapt to new conditions. This work represents a review of the current knowledge on Quercus suber genetic resources, focusing on the existing genetic variability and the strategies for its conservation. Furthermore, we highlight genetic knowledge on tolerance and response to abiotic and biotic stresses and cork quality, which are useful for further studies on stress response pathways and mechanisms and improvement regarding stress tolerance. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Management of Forest Genetic Resources)
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