A Comparison of Genetic Diversity and Phenotypic Plasticity among European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Populations from Bulgaria and Germany under Drought and Temperature Manipulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 176 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. V. Harter ◽  
Laura Nagy ◽  
Sabrina Backhaus ◽  
Carl Beierkuhnlein ◽  
Barbara Fussi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L ◽  
Temperature Manipulation

Genetic diversity and differentiation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands varying in management history

2007 ◽  
Vol 247 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 98-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Buiteveld ◽  
G.G. Vendramin ◽  
S. Leonardi ◽  
K. Kamer ◽  
T. Geburek
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Management History ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

scholarly journals Indications of Genetic Admixture in the Transition Zone between Fagus sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis Greut. & Burd

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Müller ◽  
Precious Annie Lopez ◽  
Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou ◽  
Ioannis Tsiripidis ◽  
Oliver Gailing
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Expressed Sequence Tag ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Fagus Orientalis Lipsky ◽  
Specific Allele ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

Two subspecies of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) can be found in southeast Europe: Fagus sylvatica ssp. sylvatica L. and Fagus sylvatica ssp. orientalis (Lipsky) Greut. & Burd. (Fagus orientalis Lipsky). In a previous study, based on genetic diversity patterns and morphological characters, indications of hybridization between both subspecies were found in northeastern Greece, a known contact zone of F. sylvatica and F. orientalis. Nevertheless, potential genetic admixture has not been investigated systematically before. Here, we investigated genetic diversity and genetic structure of 14 beech populations originating from Greece and Turkey as well as of two reference F. sylvatica populations from Germany based on nine expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat (EST-SSR) markers. Very low genetic differentiation was detected among F. sylvatica populations (mean GST: 0.005) as well as among F. orientalis populations (mean GST: 0.008), but substantial differentiation was detected between populations of the two subspecies (mean GST: 0.122). Indications for hybridization between both subspecies were revealed for one population in Greece. One of the genetic markers showed specific allele frequencies for F. sylvatica and F. orientalis and may be used as a diagnostic marker in future studies to discriminate both subspecies.

scholarly journals Phenotypic plasticity of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stomatal features under water deficit assessed in provenance trial

Dendrobiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 163-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srđan Stojnić ◽  
Saša Orlović ◽  
Branislav Trudić ◽  
Uroš Živković ◽  
Georg von Wuehlisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Provenance Trial ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

scholarly journals Fine-Scale Spatial Patterns of the Genetic Diversity of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) around a Mountainous Glacial Refugium in the SW Balkans

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 725
Author(s):  
Olympia Tsipidou ◽  
Ludger Leinemann ◽  
Georgios Korakis ◽  
Reiner Finkeldey ◽  
Oliver Gailing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Glacial Refugia ◽  
Glacial Refugium ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Dna Microsatellites ◽  
Gene Markers ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L

Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is one of the most important forest trees in Europe and its current broad expanse over the continent is believed to be the outcome of the Holocene postglacial expansion of lineages originating from different glacial refugia. Studies using gene markers, pollen profiles and fossils suggest the main locations of glacial refugia in Southern Europe. In this study, we conduct a fine-scale genetic study on the beech populations surrounding the Almopia basin, an area that is said to have hosted one of the main European glacial refugia for several plant and animal species during the Pleistocene Epoch. We test the hypothesis of the existence of a local refugium in the study area for beech to understand the spatial genetic pattern of the putative refugial beech populations in the area and to investigate possible genetic connections between the local beech populations and the European expansion of the species. The genetic diversity of 100 sampled trees in 20 plots representing the expansion of beech in the area was studied using chloroplast and nuclear DNA microsatellites (cpSSR and nSSR, respectively). All three cpSSR regions were polymorphic, resulting in eight haplotypes, separated spatially in two distinct groups (one on the western and the other on the eastern part of the Almopia basin) that correspond to two different postglacial beech lineages. Furthermore, the cpSSR sequences of the eastern lineage are genetically identical to those of beech populations extending over central and northern Europe. The nSSR markers were highly polymorphic, and the trees studied were separated into two genetic groups that coincided with the cpSSR ones in locations where the topography is more pronounced. These results indicated that the Almopia region was indeed a major refugium for beech that possibly produced two main postglacial lineages for Europe, one of which is connected with the majority of beech populations growing on the continent. These southern refugial populations are important diversity centers that need to be the subject of special management and conservation.

scholarly journals Phenotypic Plasticity Explains Response Patterns of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Saplings to Nitrogen Fertilization and Drought Events

Forests ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Dziedek ◽  
Andreas Fichtner ◽  
Leonor Calvo ◽  
Elena Marcos ◽  
Kirstin Jansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica L
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