Session 12. Genetic and Physiological Adaptation to a Changing Climate

Co-Chairs: Kurt Johnsen and Bailan Li

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Oral presentations

  • Genetic Structure of Albizia gummifera: Implications for Restoration in East Africa and Madagascar - Nantongo J.S., Okullo J.B.L., Eilu G. and Cavers S.
  • Tree Breeding In A Changing Environment: Genetic Gain and Environmental Canalization - Waldmann Patrik
  • Use of Genetic Variation in Forest Trees to Adapt to Changing Climate - Wang Tongli, Hamann Andreas, Aitken Sally, O’Neill Greg, Yanchuk Alvin and Spittlehouse Dave
  • The Impacts of Tree Improvement Programmes on Forest Health: The Past Models, and Future Approaches Needed in Changing Climates - Yanchuk Alvin and Allard Gillian
  • Temporal and Spatial Variation of Flowering Among Pinus nigra Arn. Clones Under Changing Climatic Conditions - Alizoti P.G., Kilimis K. and Gallios P.
  • Increasing the Resiliency and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Gulf Coast Forests in the United States - Johnsen K.H., Butnor J.R., Kush J.S., Nelson C.D. and Schmidtling R.C.
  • Genotype X Silviculture Interactions on Productivity and Carbon Allocation in Young Loblolly Pine Plantations - Maier C.A., Johnsen K.H., Pritchard S., Tyree M., Seiler J. and Dougherty P.
  • Approaches to Determining Appropriate Provenances for Future Climates - St. Clair J. Bradley, Howe Glenn T. and Wang Tongli

Posters

  • Winter Temperature Rising in Cold Mediterranean Areas: a New Chance for the Evergreen Oak Species? - Corcuera L., Peguero-Pina J.J. and Gil-Pelegrín E.
  • Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) Variation of Shorea leprosula in Indonesia Assessed by PCR-RFLP - Siregar I.Z., Resmisari R.S. and Siregar U.J.
  • Early Response to Drought of Pinus pinaster Aiton Clones - Velasco-Conde T., Feito I., Aranda I., Alía R. and Majada J.

Abstracts accepted but not presented

  • Chilling Requirements of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and Climate Change - Clark J.R., Cahalan C., Boshier D., Gosling P. and McCarten D.
  • Immediate Genetic Changes in Tree Deployment and Breeding Because of Global Warming - Lindgren D.
  • Effect of Warm Winter Temperatures and Genotype on Budburst of Douglas-Fir - Harrington C.A., St. Clair J.B. and Gould P.J.
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