Conservation and Monitoring of Tree Genetic Resources in Temperate Forests

Aravanopoulos, Filippos A.

doi:10.1007/s40725-016-0038-8

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“…While they were not able to determine whether these candidates were directly related to MPB-fungal resistance, these loci are a first step in identifying putative candidates. This study demonstrates the power of a genomic approach for genetic conservation and monitoring of these important forest species (Aravanopoulos 2016). The genetic data provide an important baseline to compare future generations against to ensure that adaptive potential is maintained for continued stand resiliency.…”

Section: Adaptive Variationmentioning

confidence: 86%

The contribution of genetics and genomics to understanding the ecology of the mountain pine beetle system

et al. 2019

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Environmental change is altering forest insect dynamics worldwide. As these systems change, they pose significant ecological, social, and economic risk through, for example, the loss of valuable habitat, green space, and timber. Our understanding of such systems is often limited by the complexity of multiple interacting taxa. As a consequence, studies assessing the ecology, physiology, and genomics of each key organism in such systems are increasingly important for developing appropriate management strategies. Here we summarize the genetic and genomic contributions made by the TRIA project — a long-term study of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) system encompassing beetle, fungi, and pine. Contributions include genetic and genomic resources for species identification, sex determination, detection of selection, functional genetic analysis, mating system confirmation, hybrid stability tests, and integrated genetic studies of multiple taxa. These resources and subsequent findings have accelerated our understanding of the mountain pine beetle system, facilitating improved management strategies (e.g., enhancements to stand susceptibility indices and predictive models) and highlighting mechanisms for promoting resilient forests. Further, work from the TRIA project serves as a model for the increasing number and severity of invasive and native forest insect outbreaks globally (e.g., Dutch elm disease and thousand cankers disease).

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Section: Adaptive Variationmentioning

confidence: 86%

The contribution of genetics and genomics to understanding the ecology of the mountain pine beetle system

et al. 2019

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“…These areas can be affected by illegal extraction of various forest products (e.g., logging or conversion of forest timber into charcoal [54]), or other factors that impede genetic conservation in the long term. The management plan of the areas should include [55]: (a) an explicit objective for genetic resource maintenance; (b) an estimation of population size and demography; (c) a protocol for providing information on and access to the genetic resources and, finally, (d) a monitor for the conservation status of the populations [56], as part a of a national genetic resources information system.…”

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Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines

García

López-Upton

Rullán-Silva

et al. 2019

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The strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources, which are essential for the future adaptation of forest species to changing environments, are also a source of valuable genetic resources for breeding and restoration activities. The first step to define and implement cost-effective strategies is to identify specific priority populations. Mexico, in spite of being characterized by high levels of tree species diversity, mostly lacks a combined strategy for the genetic conservation and use of forest genetic resources. The aims of this work are: (i) to identify areas for gene conservation, and (ii) to propose measures for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources of four pine species: Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl., Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl., Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. and Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. To do that, we use the existing information on the distribution, genetic variation and conservation and breeding efforts in Mexico. Overall, 51 areas for establishing genetic conservation units were prioritized and 6 genetic zones for the use of forest genetic resources in breeding and selection of forest reproductive material were identified. The current conservation efforts for the four priority Mexican pines should be improved to satisfy the needs of a national breeding and conservation network.

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“…Despite the diverse aims of different FMAs, the genetic diversity of trees is important within each FMA as it can be directly linked with disease resistance or pest outbreaks [43]. Thus, the data and results obtained from genetic monitoring could be used in adaptive forest management to mitigate already existing and upcoming threats for managed forest resources [49].…”

Section: Forest Management and Monitoringmentioning

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The Interplay between Forest Management Practices, Genetic Monitoring, and Other Long-Term Monitoring Systems

Kavaliauskas

Fussi

Westergren

et al. 2018

Forests

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The conservation and sustainable use of forests and forest genetic resources (FGR) is a challenging task for scientists and foresters. Forest management practices can affect diversity on various levels: genetic, species, and ecosystem. Understanding past natural disturbance dynamics and their level of dependence on human disturbances and management practices is essential for the conservation and management of FGR, especially in the light of climate change. In this review, forest management practices and their impact on genetic composition are reviewed, synthesized, and interpreted in the light of existing national and international forest monitoring schemes and concepts from various European projects. There is a clear need and mandate for forest genetic monitoring (FGM), while the requirements thereof lack complementarity with existing forest monitoring. Due to certain obstacles (e.g., the lack of unified FGM implementation procedures across the countries, high implementation costs, large number of indicators and verifiers for FGM proposed in the past), merging FGM with existing forest monitoring is complicated. Nevertheless, FGM is of paramount importance for forestry and the natural environment in the future, regardless of the presence or existence of other monitoring systems, as it provides information no other monitoring system can yield. FGM can provide information related to adaptive and neutral genetic diversity changes over time, on a species and/or on a population basis and can serve as an early warning system for the detection of potentially harmful changes of forest adaptability. In addition, FGM offers knowledge on the adaptive potential of forests under the changing environment, which is important for the long-term conservation of FGR.

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Conservation and Monitoring of Tree Genetic Resources in Temperate Forests

Cited by 41 publications

References 58 publications

The contribution of genetics and genomics to understanding the ecology of the mountain pine beetle system

The contribution of genetics and genomics to understanding the ecology of the mountain pine beetle system

Priorities for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources in Four Mexican Pines

The Interplay between Forest Management Practices, Genetic Monitoring, and Other Long-Term Monitoring Systems

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