Author: Luc E Pâques
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400761465
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.
Forest Tree Breeding in Europe
Author: Luc E Pâques
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400761465
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400761465
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.
Forest Tree Breeding in Europe
Author: Luc E. Paques
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789400761476
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789400761476
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Report on Forest Tree Breeding in Sweden and Other European Countries
Conservation and Management of Forest Genetic Resources in Europe
Author: Thomas Geburek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Forest Tree Breeding in the World
Author: Ryookiti Toda
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Private Incentives in Innovation Systems
Author: Aline Fugeray-Scarbel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the context of global environmental change, European forests are expected to fulfil a broad range of functions, including the supply of raw materials to the bioeconomy, biodiversity preservation, and the provision of ecological services. Given fast progress in applied genetics, the selection and diffusion of genetically improved forest reproductive material (FRM) has a role to play towards the achievement of those goals. We therefore investigate EU forest tree breeding conceived as an innovative activity on the basis of four case studies (eucalyptus in Portugal, maritime pine in France, and Norway spruce in Sweden and Finland), using a conceptual framework combining the innovation system approach and the economics of innovation. The genetic progressed achieved for each of those species has been regular since the beginning of tree breeding activities. Despite that, we identify both systemic issues and market failures that hinder FRM genetic innovation and make the prospects of a forest tree breeding revolution unlikely. While the innovation systems in the studied countries are structurally sound, the private investment in breeding activity is limited and observed only in some cases. This, in turn, is explained by incentive problems limiting both supply and demand of genetically improved FRM. On the demand side forest owners value improved FRM only moderately because of long lags between plantation and harvest, imperfect knowledge of the potential gains from adoption of genetically improved FRM, and risk aversion. On the supply side, returns to investments in genetic improvement are heavily constrained by the slowness of the breeding process, capacity constraints related to FRM production, limited demand pull and regulatory uncertainty. Those incentive problems are partially overcome in path-dependent situations where the industry is vertically integrated, from FRM production to wood processing, as observed in the case of eucalyptus in Portugal or Norway spruce in Sweden. In the other cases, public support for breeding programmes is paramount. Therefore, a better use of FRM genetic improvement to address the challenges faced by European forests requires efforts to communicate the benefits - pecuniary or otherwise - of genetically improved trees to forest owners, to compensate forest owners for the provision of environmental externalities, and to make future regulations more predictable.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the context of global environmental change, European forests are expected to fulfil a broad range of functions, including the supply of raw materials to the bioeconomy, biodiversity preservation, and the provision of ecological services. Given fast progress in applied genetics, the selection and diffusion of genetically improved forest reproductive material (FRM) has a role to play towards the achievement of those goals. We therefore investigate EU forest tree breeding conceived as an innovative activity on the basis of four case studies (eucalyptus in Portugal, maritime pine in France, and Norway spruce in Sweden and Finland), using a conceptual framework combining the innovation system approach and the economics of innovation. The genetic progressed achieved for each of those species has been regular since the beginning of tree breeding activities. Despite that, we identify both systemic issues and market failures that hinder FRM genetic innovation and make the prospects of a forest tree breeding revolution unlikely. While the innovation systems in the studied countries are structurally sound, the private investment in breeding activity is limited and observed only in some cases. This, in turn, is explained by incentive problems limiting both supply and demand of genetically improved FRM. On the demand side forest owners value improved FRM only moderately because of long lags between plantation and harvest, imperfect knowledge of the potential gains from adoption of genetically improved FRM, and risk aversion. On the supply side, returns to investments in genetic improvement are heavily constrained by the slowness of the breeding process, capacity constraints related to FRM production, limited demand pull and regulatory uncertainty. Those incentive problems are partially overcome in path-dependent situations where the industry is vertically integrated, from FRM production to wood processing, as observed in the case of eucalyptus in Portugal or Norway spruce in Sweden. In the other cases, public support for breeding programmes is paramount. Therefore, a better use of FRM genetic improvement to address the challenges faced by European forests requires efforts to communicate the benefits - pecuniary or otherwise - of genetically improved trees to forest owners, to compensate forest owners for the provision of environmental externalities, and to make future regulations more predictable.
Short Reviews on the Genetics and Breeding of Introduced to Europe Forest Tree Species
Author: Monika Konnert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789616993197
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Monograph represents short reviews on the genetics and breeding of introduced to Europe forest tree species. The management of tree species non-native to European geographical regions has a long tradition within forestry management practice. Their introduction to Europe (initially focused on growing tree species) dates back to the 18th century when enormous demands were being made on natural resources to sustain the on-going industrialization of Europe. Today issues of biomass production and C sequestration as well as the question of whether these species could increase the adaptive capacity of forests to long-term climate change patterns have fueled a growing interest in non-native tree species in Europe.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789616993197
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Monograph represents short reviews on the genetics and breeding of introduced to Europe forest tree species. The management of tree species non-native to European geographical regions has a long tradition within forestry management practice. Their introduction to Europe (initially focused on growing tree species) dates back to the 18th century when enormous demands were being made on natural resources to sustain the on-going industrialization of Europe. Today issues of biomass production and C sequestration as well as the question of whether these species could increase the adaptive capacity of forests to long-term climate change patterns have fueled a growing interest in non-native tree species in Europe.
Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds
Author: Grzegorz Mikusiński
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
An authoritative review of the ecology of forest birds and their conservation issues throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
An authoritative review of the ecology of forest birds and their conservation issues throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Forests of Southeast Europe Under a Changing Climate
Author: Mirjana Šijačić-Nikolić
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319952676
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
This book integrates the different prospective, scientific and practical experience of researchers as well as beneficiaries and stakeholders in the field of forest conservation in Southeast Europe. The book stresses the importance of improving the adaptability of these ecosystems to the impacts of climate change. Gathered around a common idea, the book presents the latest results in forest genetic resources conservation at national and regional level. The chapters are written by experts from: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. The book presents the current state, legal and institutional framework for conservation and management of forest genetic resources, case studies and best practices in the application of different conservation methods and techniques (in situ and ex situ) as well as climate change aspects in this area. This book will be of particular interest to scientists and experts in the field of forestry, environmental protection and rural development, bachelor, master and doctoral students, as well as for anyone interested in the conservation issues fuelled by ethical and economic motives.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319952676
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
This book integrates the different prospective, scientific and practical experience of researchers as well as beneficiaries and stakeholders in the field of forest conservation in Southeast Europe. The book stresses the importance of improving the adaptability of these ecosystems to the impacts of climate change. Gathered around a common idea, the book presents the latest results in forest genetic resources conservation at national and regional level. The chapters are written by experts from: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. The book presents the current state, legal and institutional framework for conservation and management of forest genetic resources, case studies and best practices in the application of different conservation methods and techniques (in situ and ex situ) as well as climate change aspects in this area. This book will be of particular interest to scientists and experts in the field of forestry, environmental protection and rural development, bachelor, master and doctoral students, as well as for anyone interested in the conservation issues fuelled by ethical and economic motives.
Forestry in the EU and the World
Author: Statistical Office of the European Communities
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Recoge : The International Year of Forests 2011 - Forestry in the world: 1. Forests - 2. The economics of forestry and wood processing - 3. Wood and wood products - 4. Woods as a source of energy - Annexes.
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Recoge : The International Year of Forests 2011 - Forestry in the world: 1. Forests - 2. The economics of forestry and wood processing - 3. Wood and wood products - 4. Woods as a source of energy - Annexes.