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Best practices for genetic and genomic data archiving
Genetic and genomic data are collected for a vast array of scientific and applied purposes. Despite mandates for public archiving, data are typically used only by the generating authors. The reuse of genetic a...
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Open AccessResilient forests for the future
Forest ecosystems are of global importance, ecologically, economically and culturally. However, despite their fundamental role in mitigating the worst effects of climate change, to date there have been surpris...
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Open AccessWhole-genome screening for near-diagnostic genetic markers for four western European white oak species identification
Mining genome-wide DNA sequences enabled the discovery of near-diagnostic markers for species assignment in four European white oaks (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Quercus pubescens Willd., Quercus pyrenaica Wi...
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Open AccessAbiotic factors predict taxonomic composition and genetic admixture in populations of hybridizing white oak species (Quercus sect. Quercus) on regional scale
Knowing which drivers affect the spatial distribution of hybridizing species and their admixed individuals on local or regional scale can leverage our understanding about processes that shape taxonomic diversi...
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Open AccessThe mitochondrial genome sequence of Abies alba Mill. reveals a high structural and combinatorial variation
Plant mitogenomes vary widely in size and genomic architecture. Although hundreds of plant mitogenomes of angiosperm species have already been sequence-characterized, only a few mitogenomes are available from ...
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Open AccessGenomics and adaptation in forest ecosystems
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, genet...
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Genomics helps to predict maladaptation to climate change
The combination of highly resolved climatic and genomic data allows assessment of putative maladaptation of populations to climate change and can identify high-risk populations. Now, a study that accounts for ...
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Open AccessReady-to-use workflows for the implementation of genetic tools in conservation management
We present a conservation genetics tool kit, which offers two ready-to-use workflows for the routine application of genetic methods in conservation management. The workflows were optimized for work load and co...
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Genetics to the rescue: managing forests sustainably in a changing world
There is growing concern that the implementation of political agreements on climate change and biodiversity will not be enough to protect forests in the short run and up to the end of the 21st century. As miti...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessThe GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe
The dataset presented here was collected by the GenTree project (EU-Horizon 2020), which aims to improve the use of forest genetic resources across Europe by better understanding how trees adapt to their local...
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Open AccessTransmembrane transport and stress response genes play an important role in adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to metalliferous soils
When plants adapt to local environments, strong signatures of selection are expected in the genome, particularly in high-stress environments such as trace metal element enriched (metalliferous) soils. Using Arabi...
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Open AccessEstimating genomic diversity and population differentiation – an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri
Microsatellite markers are widely used for estimating genetic diversity within and differentiation among populations. However, it has rarely been tested whether such estimates are useful proxies for genome-wid...
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Using joint multivariate analyses of leaf morphology and molecular-genetic markers for taxon identification in three hybridizing European white oak species (Quercus spp.)
We show that joint multivariate analyses of leaf morphological characters and molecular-genetic markers improve the taxonomic assignment in hybridizing European white oaks. However, mo...
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Starving with a full gut? Effect of suspended particles on the fitness of Daphnia hyalina
Suspended particles are abiotic factors that can affect the abundance of cladocerans such as daphnids. Ultra-oligotrophic Lake Brienz, situated in the front ranges of the Swiss Alps, is dominated by two major ...
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Effects of Alpine hydropower dams on particle transport and lacustrine sedimentation
The effects of high-alpine hydropower damming on lacustrine sedimentation and transport of solid particles were investigated in the glaciated Grimsel area and in downstream Lake Brienz, providing quantitative ...
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Bottom-up control of whitefish populations in ultra-oligotrophic Lake Brienz
Lake Brienz, an oligotrophic pre-alpine Swiss lake, went through a mesotrophic period between around 1960 and 1990. The lake is moderately turbid caused by fine suspended solids from glaciers. In 1999, yield o...
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Temporary collapse of the Daphnia population in turbid and ultra-oligotrophic Lake Brienz
The cyclical parthenogen Daphnia is a key species in aquatic food webs. Its abundance is influenced by environmental factors like food quantity and quality, predation, diseases, temperature and washout by dischar...
