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Early establishment acts as a selective filter shaping climate-associated genomic variation in European beech
Lenga · M. · Opgenoorth · L. · Heer · K. · Lampei · C. · +2 more
Abstract
Climate change is increasing drought and heat stress in European forests, raising concerns about the capacity of long-lived tree species to respond to rapidly changing environmental conditions. While local adaptation has been documented in many forest trees, it remains unclear whether newly established seedlings, which form the forests of the future, are able to persist and adapt to these new climatic conditions. Here, we investigated genomic differences between naturally regenerated seedlings a
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