Long‐distance gene flow and adaptation of forest trees to rapid climate change
CEA CESTA · Université de Bordeaux · +15 more institutions
Abstract
Forest trees are the dominant species in many parts of the world and predicting how they might respond to climate change is a vital global concern. Trees are capable of long-distance gene flow, which can promote adaptive evolution in novel environments by increasing genetic variation for fitness. It is unclear, however, if this can compensate for maladaptive effects of gene flow and for the long-generation times of trees. We critically review data on the extent of long-distance gene flow and summarise theory that allows us to predict evolutionary responses of trees to climate change. Estimates of long-distance gene flow based both on direct observations and on genetic methods provide evidence that genes can…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 30.65
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 108
Authors
13- AKAntoine KremerCorresponding
CEA CESTA, Université de Bordeaux, Health First, UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
- OROphélie Ronce
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Montpellier, Health First, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
- JJJuan José Robledo‐Arnuncio
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Montpellier, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
- FGFrédéric Guillaume
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Montpellier, ETH Zurich, UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
- GBGil Bohrer
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Montpellier, UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities, The Ohio State University
Topics & keywords
- Climate change
- Biological dispersal
- Gene flow
- Ecology
- Adaptation (eye)
- Biology
- Habitat
- Local adaptation
- Climate action