Can Thinning Foster Forest Genetic Adaptation to Drought? A Demo-Genetic Modelling Approach With Disturbance Regimes.

ABSTRACT: In managed populations-whether for production or conservation-management practices can interfere with natural eco-evolutionary processes, providing opportunities to mitigate immediate impacts of disturbances or enhance selection on tolerance traits. Here, we used a modelling approach to explore the interplay and feedback loops among drought regimes, natural selection and tree thinning in naturally regenerated monospecific forests. We conducted a simulation experiment spanning three nonoverlapping generations with the individual-based demo-genetic model Luberon2. Luberon2 integrates forest dynamics processes driving survival and mating success, including tree growth, competition, drought impacts and regeneration, with genetic variation in quantitative traits related to these processes. We f

SUBMITTER: Fririon V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11627118 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature