Forest Genetics and Sustainability

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Forest genetics and tree improvement research in IUFRO

      • Jeffery Burley

      Pages 1-2

   2. Lessons from hundred years of international research in forest genetics and breeding

      • Csaba Mátyás

      Pages 3-8

3. Situation and Challenges for Forest Genetics and Breeding

   1. Situation of forest genetics: research and extension

      • Eric Teissier du Cros

      Pages 9-22

   2. Tree genomes: what will we understand about them by the year 2020 and how might we use that knowledge?

      • Ronald R. Sederoff

      Pages 23-30

   3. Genetic markers in forest genetics — the tunnel remains dark

      • Alfred E. Szmidt, Xiao-Ru Wang

      Pages 31-48

4. Adaptive Potential of Populations

   1. Patterns of adaptive genetic variation in forest tree species; the reproductive enviroment as an evolutionary force in Picea abies

      • Tore Skrøppa, Øystein Johnsen

      Pages 49-58

   2. Population differentiation for adaptive traits and their underlying loci in forest trees: theoretical predictions and experimental results

      • Antoine Kremer, Valérie Le Corre, Stéphanie Mariette

      Pages 59-74

   3. Genetic structures as indicators for adaptation and adaptational potentials

      • Martin Ziehe, Hans H. Hattemer, Rommy Müller-Starck, Gerhard Müller-Starck

      Pages 75-89

   4. Assessment of population history and adaptive potential by means of gene markers

      • Reiner Finkeldey, Gábor Mátyás

      Pages 91-104

   5. Adaptability of relic populations: a case study in Pinus leucodermis Ant.

      • Gabriele Bucci, Giovanni G. Vendramin

      Pages 105-110

5. Genetic Resources and Changing Environment

   1. Genetic implications for forest trees of increasing levels of greenhouse gases and UV-B radiation

      • David F. Karnosky, Kevin E. Percy, Blanka Mankovska, Richard E. Dickson, Judson G. Isebrands, Gopi K. Podila

      Pages 111-124

   2. Sexual reproduction response of boreal trees to a changing environment

      • Veikko Koski

      Pages 125-130

6. Sustained Management of Genetic Resources — The Impact of Forestry

   1. Conserving genetic diversity of forest trees in managed landscapes

      • Timothy J. B. Boyle

      Pages 131-146

   2. Plantations vs. naturally regenerated forests: Risks and stability in using bred, cloned, or biotech products

      • Gene Namkoong

      Pages 147-154

   3. Impacts of industrial forestry on genetic diversity of temperate forest trees

      • Yousry A. El-Kassaby

      Pages 155-169

   4. Impact of logging on genetic diversity in humid tropical forests

      • Wickneswari Ratnam, Chai T. Lee, Norwati Muhammad, Timothy J. B. Boyle

      Pages 171-181

   5. Genetic impacts of different silvicultural practices in native eucalypt forests

      • Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Jimena Strk, Gavin F. Moran

      Pages 183-195

   6. Influences on the international exchange of forest genetic resources — An Australian perspective

      • Stephen Midgley, Doug Boland

      Pages 197-210

7. Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources

   1. Genetic conservation strategies: Who needs data?

      • Gene Namkoong

      Pages 211-216

During the 4th International Consultation on Forest Genetics and Tree Building, held in 1998 in Beijing, China, leading scientists were invited to review past achievements, to redefine the role of forest genetics and breeding in contemporary forestry, and to set priorities for future research and development. On the basis of the invited presentations, the volume summarizes the state of knowledge in various fields, such as the impact of forest management and of changing environmental conditions on genetic resources, and the value of genetic markers as indicators for adaptational potential, as well as the tasks of conservation.
Detailed reports from the different continents provide a comprehensive diagnosis of the global situation of forest genetics and tree breeding research. The book offers not only an overview of contemporary trends and expected future developments, but also identifies current main problems in funding and cooperation. It may prove therefore useful not only for scientists, university lecturers and advanced students in the field of forestry, ecology and conservation biology, but also for decision makers and managers in companies and conservation organizations.

• Forestry
• development
• ecology
• forest
• organization
• sustainability
• Forestry Management
• Tree Biology

• Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary

  Csaba Mátyás

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