The genomics of climate adaptation in eucalypts

该项目旨在研究有效、快速和实用的解决方案，以管理由全球环境变化引起的动植物适应不良。使用澳大利亚标志性的蓝胶(蓝桉树)，该项目将测试确定适应气候变化的主要气候预测因子和关键基因组区域的战略。通过将气候变量和基因组序列与来自数十年研究和数千棵树的田间试验得出的特性和性能数据相结合，我们将开发基于DNA的有效工具，用于监测我们的原生森林的适应速度，并为环境和工业种植识别气候准备好的种子来源。

This project aims to investigate validated, rapid and pragmatic solutions to managing plant and animal maladaptation caused by global environmental change. Using Australia’s iconic blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus), this project will test strategies for identifying the major climatic predictors of, and key genomic regions that underlie, adaptation to climate change. By integrating climate variables and genome sequences with field trial-derived trait and performance data from decades of research and thousands of trees, we will develop validated DNA-based tools for monitoring the rate of adaptation in our native forests and identifying climate-ready seed sources for environmental and industrial plantings.