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Forest genetic resources (FGR) are crucial for forest ecosystems' adaptability and resilience to environmental change. The effective population size (Ne) is a key parameter indicating a population's genetic diversity, and its estimation is vital for FGR conservation.
This webinar featured researchers working on estimating effective population size for FGR conservation to present their views and suggest methods on how to effectively estimate Ne and if it could be used as an indicator. The panel of guest speakers was formed by Juan Jose Robledo-Arnuncio (INIA, Spain), Sean Hoban (The Morton Arboretum, USA) and Bruno Fady (INRAE, France).
This online session was focused on the spread and invasion of diseases and pests affecting ash populations. The guest speakers for Webinar #1 were Michelle Cleary, forest pathologist, and Rimvydas Vasaitis, researcher and a field mycologist, both from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
This online session was focused on the genetic tolerance and resistance to ash dieback in populations of this tree species. The guest speakers for Webinar #2 were Richard Buggs, Professor of Evolutionary Genomics at Queen Mary University of London; Ben Bubner, Head of the Unit Pathogen Resistance Research at Thuenen Institute of Forest Genetic; and Heino Konrad, Head of the Unit for Ecological Genetics, Department of Forest Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, at the Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW).
This online session was focused on natural selection in ash populations related to the spreading of ash dieback and its genomic evidence in an unmanaged woodland. The guest speakers for Webinar #3 were Erik Dahl Kjaer, Professor in Genetics of woody plant species at the University of Copenhagen; and Richard Buggs, Professor of Evolutionary Genomics at Queen Mary University of London.
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