Population genetics and genomics of Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis)

Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin (1) , Camilla Avanzi (1) , Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez (2) , Delphine Grivet (3)

1 National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biosciences and BioResources
2 BioGeCo - Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés
3 CSIC - Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas

Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) has been studied with genetic markers over the last 20 years, in order to decipher its evolutionary history at both full-distribution and local scales, incorporating new insights as molecular technologies evolve. In this process, knowledge has accumulated on population diversity and structure, demographic history, gene flow and adaptation. This chapter provides an historical overview of the accumulated knowledge on the evolutionary history of Aleppo pine based on molecular markers, and outlines what still remains to be done to fully understand how this species has adapted to its current distribution, and how it will be able to withstand ongoing selective pressures under a Mediterranean climate.

Mots clés: Pinus halepensis Mill; Climat Méditerranéen

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin, Camilla Avanzi, Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez, Delphine Grivet. Population genetics and genomics of Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis). Gidi Ne'eman; Yagil Osem. Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin, 38, Springer, 2021, Pines and Their Mixed Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin, 978-3-030-63624-1. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-63625-8_2⟩. ⟨hal-03370903⟩