WILD FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS AS AN INTEGRATED PART OF CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN NORTH WEST GERMANY

Forest genetic resources, which represent genetic diversity contained in the thousands of forest tree species, take a significant place in total biodiversity of Serbia. The forest ecosystems of Serbia include about 250 indigenous tree species which, according to geographical-floral elements, belong to the Middle-European, Pontic and Mediterranean element. Within the available gene pool, special attention should be addressed to wild fruit tree species and those species which are relict, endemic, rare and endangered according to the IUCN categorization. The regulatory basis for conservation and directed utilization of forest genetic resources in Serbia can be found in the strategic and legal acts in the field of environmental protection, nature conservation and forestry. Previous activities in the conservation of forest genetic resources are insufficient, whereby the level of their endangerment is continuously increasing as a result of deforestation and climate change. This situation requires a clear definition of a national strategy of conservation and directed utilization of forest genetic resources in Serbia, as a basis for planning activities in this area based on best practices.

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Ex Situ Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources in Greece

Advances in Global Change Research - Forests of Southeast Europe Under a Changing Climate ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_26 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 291-301

Author(s):

Paraskevi G. Alizoti ◽

Filippos A. Aravanopoulos ◽

Kostas Ioannidis

Keyword(s):

Genetic Resources ◽

Ex Situ Conservation ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Forest Genetic ◽

Forest Genetic Resources

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A Participatory Approach for Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources

Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions ◽

10.1007/978-1-4615-0375-0_5 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 63-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lambert G. Ouedraogo ◽

Haoua Sary ◽

Christiane S. Yameogo-Gamene ◽

Oblé Neya

Keyword(s):

Genetic Resources ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Forest Genetic ◽

Forest Genetic Resources

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Conservation and directed utilization of forest genetic resources

Glasnik Sumarskog fakulteta ◽

10.2298/gsf0795007s ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 7-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mirjana Sijacic-Nikolic ◽

Jelena Milovanovic

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Genetic Resources ◽

Genetic Resource ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Future Generations ◽

Forest Trees ◽

The Earth ◽

Forest Genetic ◽

Forest Genetic Resources ◽

Defensive Mechanism

Forest genetic resources represent the genetic diversity contained in the thousands of species of forest trees on the earth. their conservation is a set of activities and strategies, which are performed in the aim of ensuring the continued existence, evolution and availability of these resources for the present and future generations. the aim of genetic resource management is the enhancement of conditions for the continual evolution of the species which is the defensive mechanism of the organisms in the struggle with environmental changes.

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Forschung zur Vielfalt, vielfältige Forschung: Ziele und Wege der Forstgenetik | Research on diversity, diverse research: objectives and approaches in forest genetics

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2001.0162 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 152 (5) ◽

pp. 162-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Reiner Finkeldey

Keyword(s):

Genetic Resources ◽

Genetic Information ◽

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Gene Marker ◽

Adaptive Potential ◽

Forest Genetics ◽

Marker Loci ◽

Forest Genetic ◽

Forest Genetic Resources

The genetic information about forest trees is not only of crucial importance for the yield of forestry production systems,but also for determining the evolutionary adaptive potential of tree populations. Thus, the stability of forest ecosystems depends on the sustainable management of forest genetic resources. In this context, tree breeding and conservation of forest genetic resources are mentioned as main applications of research in forest genetics. Genetic inventories are conducted in order to observe the spatial distribution of genetic information at gene marker loci. Such studies allow us to elucidate the evolutionary history of populations and, thus, to draw conclusions about their evolutionary adaptability. Results of a genetic inventory of oak (Quercus spp.) populations native to Switzerland are presented, and their significance for the characterization of genetic systems and adaptive potential is discussed. Future research into forest genetics should aim at improving our understanding of the relationship between variation at biochemical and molecular marker loci and adaptive processes in forest tree populations. The temporal dynamics of genetic structures of forest tree populations as a consequence of anthropogenic environmental change is another important topic of forest genetics in particular for the conservation of rare species.

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