Using historical provenance test data to understand tree responses to a changing climate in sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)

Abstract

Climate change is a major concern for forest managers involved in ecological restoration, in part because they are responsible for planting trees that will be components of a healthy and resilient ecosystem for the next 100 to 200 years. Anticipated changes in climate include changes in temperature, precipitation, and length of the growing season. Trees locally adapted to their native climate may not be able to survive or grow in novel climates. Current afforestation strategies may thus require the use of seeds from populations already adapted to future climates.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the IUFRO joint conference: Genetics of five-needle pines, rusts of forest trees, and Strobusphere; 2014 June 15–20; Fort Collins, CO

Citation

Bontemps, A.; Wright, J.; Sniezko, R.; Savin, D.; Schmitt, J. 2018. Using historical provenance test data to understand tree responses to a changing climate in sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). In: Schoettle, Anna W.; Sniezko, Richard A.; Kliejunas, John T., eds. Proceedings of the IUFRO joint conference: Genetics of five-needle pines, rusts of forest trees, and Strobusphere; 2014 June 15-20; Fort Collins, CO. Proc. RMRS-P-76. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 99.