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The book presents the following chapters : Chapter 1: Introduction Conservation and sustainable management of forest genetic resources in Europe - An introduction (Geburek & Turok) Chapter 2: Forest biodiversity - the policy, legal and economic aspects - Biodiversity, national forest and environmental policy (Pregernig) - A look into pan-European forest policy: past and future of the MCPFE (Mayer & Buck) (Review) - Forest genetic resources in the international context: issues, processes, agreements, and programmes (Palmberg-Lerche, Sigaud & Turok - International legislation on forest reproductive material (Ackzell) - Economic approaches for valuing forest genetic resources and their diversity (Elsasser) - Forest resources in Europe and their condition (Lorenz, Fischer, Mues & de Vries) Chapter 3: Genetics in forest tree populations - Phenotypic and genetic variability (Hattemer) - Genetic structures and population sizes (Hattemer) - Sexual reproduction in forest trees (Geburek) - Evolution and evolutionary factors, adaptation, adaptability (Eriksson) - Quantitative genetics (Jansson) - Genetic differentiation of populations by means of genetic markers (Paule & Gömöry) - Provenance research: evaluating the spatial pattern of genetic variation (König) Chapter 4: Genetic techniques in view of genetic conservation - Forest genomics and new molecular genetic approaches to measuring and conserving adaptive genetic diversity (Krutovskii & Neale) - Molecular markers in conservation genetics (Vendramin & Hansen) - How to sample genetic variation (Eriksson) - On appropriate size of forest genetic resources (Hattemer) - Genetic criteria and indicators - how to assess genetic sustainability on the population level? (Savolainen & Kremer) Chapter 5: The role of biodiversity in forest ecosystems and for sustainability - Genetic diversity in forest trees - its importance and potential human impact (Geburek) - Expected climate instability and its consequences for conservation of forest tree genetic resources (Matyas) - Host-parasite interaction in forest ecosystems (Stephan) Chapter 6: In situ and ex situ conservation methods and techniques - Objectives, principles and methods of genetic conservation in forestry (Turok) - Assessment of forest biodiversity at the genetic and species level by means of multipurpose resource inventory (Schadauer & Geburek) - Nature reserve design and categories of conservation areas (Koch) - In situ conservation methods (Paule & Gömöry) - Ex situ conservation methods (Skroppa) - Multiple Population Breeding System (MPBS) as a method to conserve genetic variation (Eriksson) - Seed and pollen storage: an European focus (Klumpp) (Review) - Micro- and macropropagation (Wilhelm) - How can silvicultural management contribute to forest genetic conservation? (Geburek & Müller). This book aims at providing readers with general knowledge about the biological background of forest genetic resources, and also gives insights into policy and economic issues, drawing attention to unsolved problems. Different perspectives are included that can sometimes mesh together, in the service of conservation concerns. We hope to give new forest officers, geneticists, conservationists and decision makers ideas on how to work together in the future towards common solutions, at national and international levels. Our intention has been therefore, to compile sometimes contrasting views f rom the theory and practice of forest genetic resources activities, rather than to provide universal solutions. We would like this book to contribute to: increasing the capacity of young forest officers, scientists and practitioners, espe- cially from east European countries, in the understanding, conservation and sus- tainable use of forest genetic resources; strengthening National Forest Programmes and especially long-term national plans for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources; and increasing the awareness of the professional and general public about the impor
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