Evaluating the effectiveness of climate-based seed transfer and assisted migration: a case study of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl.) and interior spruce (Picea engelmanii x glauca (Moench) Voss and their hybrids) in western Canada

By Carla Allais On 24 November 2025 In All published articles, Non classé, Open Access, Research paper

Key message

Forest assisted migration applied in combination with a climate-based seed transfer system to two North American tree species: lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl.) and interior spruce (Picea engelmanii x glauca (Moench) Voss and their hybrids), resulted in increased height growth and a substantially expanded seed deployment area, compared to a geographic-based seed transfer system in British Columbia, Canada.

Keywords 
Lodgepol pine; Interior pruce; Climate change; Transfer function; Provenance trial; Assisted migration; Climate-based seed transfer; Seed transfer systems

Publication
Luo, D., O’Neill, G.A., Thomas, B.R. et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of climate-based seed transfer and assisted migration: a case study of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl.) and interior spruce (Picea engelmanii x glauca (Moench) Voss and their hybrids) in western Canada. Annals of Forest Science 82, 7 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01275-w

Handling editor 
Erwin Dreyer

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