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Titre : Life at the Edge : Evolutionary Conservation Biology of the Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) along North African riparian systems

Pays/Région : Afrique du Nord

Date : 1 January 2015–31 December 2017

Identifiant : 2014-04322_VR

Présentation
Tree species are keystone elements of forest ecosystems and understanding their responses to climate and environmental changes is crucial to the biological conservation of these ecosystems [1]. The main aims of the present project are to (i) Establish the first permanent network of intensely studied plots (ISP ?

s) in North African populations of the Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica Olivier), a drought and salt resistant riparian poplar species, occurring in continental-arid climate regions from North Africa to Central Asia. (ii) Use these ISP ?s to address questions on local adaptation, (iii) Assess the potential of tree populations to respond to environmental challenges, (iv) Integrate this information in conservation policies.

Coordination : Uppsala University

Financement : Swedish Research Council
Budget : 738,000 kr

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