The conifer forests, relics of extinct civilizations, silent witnesses of the planets’ evolution, have changed the face of continents over millions of years and transformed the ancient arid soils into the fertile lands we knowContinue reading
Tag: forest genetics
Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2017
Recently in Stockholm, the forest geneticist Prof. Ron Sederoff was awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize. Informally known as the “Nobel Prize for Forestry”, this two million Swedish Krona award is presented by the King of Sweden each year.Continue reading
The Return of the Forest: how trees reconquered the European continent after the last Ice Age
People who are interested in the ecology of European forests know that the current climatic gradient has a big influence in shaping the distribution and diversity of tree species in the continent. Shrubs and evergreenContinue reading