Neophytou Charalambos, Heer Katrin, Milesi Pascal, Peter Martina, Pyhäjärvi Tanja, Westergren Marjana, Rellstab Christian, Gugerli Felix
Institute of Silviculture, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, A-1190, Vienna, Austria.
Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Forest Genetics, Bertoldstraße 17, D-79098 Freiburg, Germany.
Tree Genet Genomes. 2022;18(2):12. doi: 10.1007/s11295-022-01542-1. Epub 2022 Feb 9.
Rapid human-induced environmental changes like climate warming represent a challenge for forest ecosystems. Due to their biological complexity and the long generation time of their keystone tree species, genetic adaptation in these ecosystems might not be fast enough to keep track with conditions changing at such a fast pace. The study of adaptation to environmental change and its genetic mechanisms is therefore key for ensuring a sustainable support and management of forests. The 4-day conference of the European Research Group EvolTree (https://www.evoltree.eu) on the topic of "Genomics and Adaptation in Forest Ecosystems" brought together over 130 scientists to present and discuss the latest developments and findings in forest evolutionary research. Genomic studies in forest trees have long been hampered by the lack of high-quality genomics resources and affordable genotyping methods. This has dramatically changed in the last few years; the conference impressively showed how such tools are now being applied to study past demography, adaptation and interactions with associated organisms. Moreover, genomic studies are now finally also entering the world of conservation and forest management, for example by measuring the value or cost of interspecific hybridization and introgression, assessing the vulnerability of species and populations to future change, or accurately delineating evolutionary significant units. The newly launched conference series of EvolTree will hopefully play a key role in the exchange and synthesis of such important investigations.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11295-022-01542-1.
像气候变暖这样由人类迅速引发的环境变化对森林生态系统构成了挑战。由于森林生态系统的生物复杂性以及其关键树种的长世代时间，这些生态系统中的基因适应可能不够快，无法跟上如此快速变化的环境条件。因此，研究对环境变化的适应及其遗传机制是确保森林可持续支持和管理的关键。欧洲研究小组EvolTree（https://www.evoltree.eu）举行为期4天的关于“森林生态系统中的基因组学与适应”主题的会议，130多位科学家齐聚一堂，展示并讨论森林进化研究的最新进展和发现。长期以来，林木基因组研究一直受到缺乏高质量基因组学资源和经济实惠的基因分型方法的阻碍。在过去几年中，这种情况发生了巨大变化；此次会议令人印象深刻地展示了这些工具现在如何被用于研究过去的种群统计学、适应性以及与相关生物的相互作用。此外，基因组研究现在终于也进入了保护和森林管理领域，例如通过测量种间杂交和基因渗入的价值或成本、评估物种和种群对未来变化的脆弱性，或准确划定进化显著单元。新推出的EvolTree会议系列有望在这些重要研究的交流和综合中发挥关键作用。
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