BEECH - Community structure and dynamics within beech stands

Start date: 2007

Activity: JERA 3.3

Responsible partners: P1, P2, P8, P20

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Documents:  Project Description   Project_Proposal

Objectives:

The project aims to study following topics:

• Describe the patterns of gene flow as observed at the stage of naturally established seedlings:
  - estimates of distances and rates (dispersal curves) for effective pollen and seed dispersal
  - estimates of the potential for long distance gene flow and its role in adaptation to global changes

• Assess the variation of male and female reproductive success of individual trees.

• Relate the variation of male and female reproductive success to phenotypic characters of individuals

• Compare estimates for pure beech stands and mixed stands of beech and spruce/silver fir; gene flow differences according to stand structures

• Identify differences and similarities of reproductive system among various populations (different ISS sites, different stand structures e.g. according to density, interactions with other forest tree species – e. g. competition, facilitation)