Alpine forest genomics—advances in the research field and perspectives ahead
Key message
Alpine or mountainous forest genomics research is rapidly moving from classic population genetic studies toward exploring population environmental adaptation to address climate vulnerabilities. For alpine conifers in particular, future progress in sustainable management relies heavily on overcoming the current bottleneck in the availability of genomic and experimental resources through targeted, interdisciplinary research efforts.
Keywords
Mountains; Environmental adaptation; Conifer species; Population genetics; Genomic resources
Publication
Budde, K., Köbölkuti, Z., Hanika, T. et al. Alpine forest genomics—advances in the research field and perspectives ahead. Annals of Forest Science 83, 50 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-026-01366-2
Data availability
All data supporting the findings, i.e. the references used in the bibliometric analyses, as well as the survey answers and corresponding categories, are available in the Zenodo repository: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22644199.
Handling editor
Erwin Dreyer