TY  - JOUR
AU  - Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana
AU  - Kerkez-Janković, Ivona
AU  - Jovanović, Marija
AU  - Milovanović, Jelena
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1440
AB  - Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Q. pubescens Willd., and Q. frainetto Ten. grow naturally in sympatry in the Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" (Mt. Kosmaj) in Serbia, in the Western Balkans. The levels of genetic diversity and genetic structure in populations of these species (160 trees in total) was assessed by means of 14 nuclear microsatellites. The number of alleles detected in overall sample was 314, with the locus QrZAG90 being the most informative one in all three species (31, 35 and 36 alleles in Q. frainetto, Q. pubescens and Q. petraea, respectively). The levels of genetic diversity of all three species were relatively high (HE = 0.824, 0.834, and 0.794 in Q. petraea, Q. pubescens and Q. frainetto, respectively). Low but statistically significant inbreeding was detected in all three species (F = 0.100, 0.131 and 0.065 in Q. petraea, Q. pubescens and Q. frainetto, respectively), which, however, most likely reflects population substructure, which was observed in the STRUCTURE analysis. The optimal number of genetic groups revealed by Bayesian clustering analysis did not coincide with the number of analyzed species as it amounted to four (one gene pool was observed in each of the two species, Q. petraea and Q. pubescens, while two gene pools were observed in Q. pubescens). Furthermore, a higher level of hierarchical genetic structure, with six gene pools was found, with Q. frainetto being the only oak species in which population substructure was not observed. Genetic differentiation of three sympatric oak species was relatively low but statistically significant, with the highest FST value found among Q. petraea and Q. frainetto (FST = 0.047, P = 0.001), and the lowest between Q. petraea and Q. pubescens (FST = 0.032, P = 0.001). Our results reveal rather high levels of genetic diversity in all three studied oak species, which retained their genetic integrity despite sympatric distribution, indicating low levels of interspecific hybridization, and pronounced genetic structure of Q. pubescens and Q. petraea.
T2  - SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry
T1  - Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Three Sympatric Oak Species in Serbian Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" Assessed by Nuclear Microsatellites
EP  - 127
IS  - 2
SP  - 117
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.15177/seefor.23-17
UR  - conv_1751
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abstract = "Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Q. pubescens Willd., and Q. frainetto Ten. grow naturally in sympatry in the Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" (Mt. Kosmaj) in Serbia, in the Western Balkans. The levels of genetic diversity and genetic structure in populations of these species (160 trees in total) was assessed by means of 14 nuclear microsatellites. The number of alleles detected in overall sample was 314, with the locus QrZAG90 being the most informative one in all three species (31, 35 and 36 alleles in Q. frainetto, Q. pubescens and Q. petraea, respectively). The levels of genetic diversity of all three species were relatively high (HE = 0.824, 0.834, and 0.794 in Q. petraea, Q. pubescens and Q. frainetto, respectively). Low but statistically significant inbreeding was detected in all three species (F = 0.100, 0.131 and 0.065 in Q. petraea, Q. pubescens and Q. frainetto, respectively), which, however, most likely reflects population substructure, which was observed in the STRUCTURE analysis. The optimal number of genetic groups revealed by Bayesian clustering analysis did not coincide with the number of analyzed species as it amounted to four (one gene pool was observed in each of the two species, Q. petraea and Q. pubescens, while two gene pools were observed in Q. pubescens). Furthermore, a higher level of hierarchical genetic structure, with six gene pools was found, with Q. frainetto being the only oak species in which population substructure was not observed. Genetic differentiation of three sympatric oak species was relatively low but statistically significant, with the highest FST value found among Q. petraea and Q. frainetto (FST = 0.047, P = 0.001), and the lowest between Q. petraea and Q. pubescens (FST = 0.032, P = 0.001). Our results reveal rather high levels of genetic diversity in all three studied oak species, which retained their genetic integrity despite sympatric distribution, indicating low levels of interspecific hybridization, and pronounced genetic structure of Q. pubescens and Q. petraea.",
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Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Kerkez-Janković, I., Jovanović, M., Milovanović, J.,& Aleksić, J. M.. (2023). Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Three Sympatric Oak Species in Serbian Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" Assessed by Nuclear Microsatellites. in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry, 14(2), 117-127.
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.23-17
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Šijačić-Nikolić M, Kerkez-Janković I, Jovanović M, Milovanović J, Aleksić JM. Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Three Sympatric Oak Species in Serbian Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" Assessed by Nuclear Microsatellites. in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry. 2023;14(2):117-127.
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Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana, Kerkez-Janković, Ivona, Jovanović, Marija, Milovanović, Jelena, Aleksić, Jelena M., "Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Three Sympatric Oak Species in Serbian Landscape of Outstanding Features "Kosmaj" Assessed by Nuclear Microsatellites" in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry, 14, no. 2 (2023):117-127,
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fady, Bruno
AU  - Esposito, Edoardo
AU  - Abulaila, Khaled
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Alia, Ricardo
AU  - Alizoti, Paraskevi
AU  - Apostol, Ecaterina-Nicoleta
AU  - Aravanopoulos, Phil
AU  - Ballian, Dalibor
AU  - Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher
AU  - Carrasquinho, Isabel
AU  - Albassatneh, Marwan Cheikh
AU  - Curtu, Alexandru-Lucian
AU  - David-Schwartz, Rakefet
AU  - de Dato, Giovanbattista
AU  - Douaihy, Bouchra
AU  - Eliades, Nicolas-George Homer
AU  - Fresta, Louis
AU  - Gaouar, Semir Bechir Suheil
AU  - Illoul, Malika Hachi
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Ivanković, Mladen
AU  - Kandemir, Gaye
AU  - Khaldi, Abdelhamid
AU  - Khouja, Mohamed Larbi
AU  - Kraigher, Hojka
AU  - Lefevre, Francois
AU  - Mahfoud, Ilene
AU  - Marchi, Maurizio
AU  - Martin, Felipe Perez
AU  - Picard, Nicolas
AU  - Sabatti, Maurizio
AU  - Sbay, Hassan
AU  - Scotti-Saintagne, Caroline
AU  - Stevens, Darrin T.
AU  - Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe
AU  - Vinceti, Barbara
AU  - Westergren, Marjana
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1311
T2  - Current Forestry Reports
T1  - Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives (vol 8, pg 277, 2022)
EP  - 300
IS  - 3
SP  - 299
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.1007/s40725-022-00173-y
UR  - conv_1660
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doi:10.1007/s40725-022-00173-y
conv_1660 .

Fady, Bruno, Esposito, Edoardo, Abulaila, Khaled, Aleksić, Jelena M., Alia, Ricardo, Alizoti, Paraskevi, Apostol, Ecaterina-Nicoleta, Aravanopoulos, Phil, Ballian, Dalibor, Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher, Carrasquinho, Isabel, Albassatneh, Marwan Cheikh, Curtu, Alexandru-Lucian, David-Schwartz, Rakefet, de Dato, Giovanbattista, Douaihy, Bouchra, Eliades, Nicolas-George Homer, Fresta, Louis, Gaouar, Semir Bechir Suheil, Illoul, Malika Hachi, Ivetić, Vladan, Ivanković, Mladen, Kandemir, Gaye, Khaldi, Abdelhamid, Khouja, Mohamed Larbi, Kraigher, Hojka, Lefevre, Francois, Mahfoud, Ilene, Marchi, Maurizio, Martin, Felipe Perez, Picard, Nicolas, Sabatti, Maurizio, Sbay, Hassan, Scotti-Saintagne, Caroline, Stevens, Darrin T., Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe, Vinceti, Barbara, Westergren, Marjana, "Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives (vol 8, pg 277, 2022)" in Current Forestry Reports, 8, no. 3 (2022):299-300,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-022-00173-y .,
conv_1660 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fady, Bruno
AU  - Esposito, Edoardo
AU  - Abulaila, Khaled
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Alia, Ricardo
AU  - Alizoti, Paraskevi
AU  - Apostol, Ecaterina-Nicoleta
AU  - Aravanopoulos, Phil
AU  - Ballian, Dalibor
AU  - Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher
AU  - Carrasquinho, Isabel
AU  - Albassatneh, Marwan Cheikh
AU  - Curtu, Alexandru-Lucian
AU  - David-Schwartz, Rakefet
AU  - de Dato, Giovanbattista
AU  - Douaihy, Bouchra
AU  - Eliades, Nicolas-George Homer
AU  - Fresta, Louis
AU  - Gaouar, Semir Bechir Suheil
AU  - Illoul, Malika Hachi
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Ivanković, Mladen
AU  - Kandemir, Gaye
AU  - Khaldi, Abdelhamid
AU  - Khouja, Mohamed Larbi
AU  - Kraigher, Hojka
AU  - Lefevre, Francois
AU  - Mahfoud, Ilene
AU  - Marchi, Maurizio
AU  - Martin, Felipe Perez
AU  - Picard, Nicolas
AU  - Sabatti, Maurizio
AU  - Sbay, Hassan
AU  - Scotti-Saintagne, Caroline
AU  - Stevens, Darrin T.
AU  - Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe
AU  - Vinceti, Barbara
AU  - Westergren, Marjana
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1290
AB  - Purpose of Review Recognizing that in the context of global change, tree genetic diversity represents a crucial resource for future forest adaptation, we review and highlight the major forest genetics research achievements of the past decades in biodiversity-rich countries of the Mediterranean region. For this, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature spanning the past thirty years (1991-2020). Putting together the representative regionwide expertise of our co-authorship, we propose research perspectives for the next decade. Recent Findings Forest genetics research in Mediterranean countries is organized into three different scientific domains of unequal importance. The domain "Population diversity and Differentiation" related to over 62% of all publications of the period, the domain "Environmental conditions, growth and stress response" to almost 23%, and the domain "Phylogeography" to almost 15%. Citation rate was trending the opposite way, indicating a strong and sustained interest in phylogeography and a rising interest for genetics research related to climate change and drought resistance. The share of publications from Asia and Africa to the total within the Mediterranean increased significantly during the 30-year period analyzed, reaching just below 30% during the last decade. Describing poorly known species and populations, including marginal populations, using the full potential of genomic methods, testing adaptation in common gardens, and modeling adaptive capacity to build reliable scenarios for forest management remain strategic research priorities. Delineating areas of high and low genetic diversity, for conservation and restoration, respectively, is needed. Joining forces between forest management and forest research, sharing data, experience, and knowledge within and among countries will have to progress significantly, e.g., to assess the potential of Mediterranean genetic resources as assisted migration material worldwide. Introductory quote: Let us collect with care the facts we can observe, let us consult experience wherever we can, and when this experience is inaccessible to us, let us assemble all the inductions which observation of facts analogous to those which escape us can furnish and let us assert nothing categorically; in this way, we shall be able little by little to discover the causes of a multitude of natural phenomena, and, perhaps, even of phenomena which seem the most incomprehensible... J.B. de Lamarck (Philosophie zoologique, 1809), cited by O. Langlet (1971).
T2  - Current Forestry Reports
T1  - Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives
EP  - 298
IS  - 3
SP  - 277
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.1007/s40725-022-00169-8
UR  - conv_1648
ER  - 

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abstract = "Purpose of Review Recognizing that in the context of global change, tree genetic diversity represents a crucial resource for future forest adaptation, we review and highlight the major forest genetics research achievements of the past decades in biodiversity-rich countries of the Mediterranean region. For this, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature spanning the past thirty years (1991-2020). Putting together the representative regionwide expertise of our co-authorship, we propose research perspectives for the next decade. Recent Findings Forest genetics research in Mediterranean countries is organized into three different scientific domains of unequal importance. The domain "Population diversity and Differentiation" related to over 62% of all publications of the period, the domain "Environmental conditions, growth and stress response" to almost 23%, and the domain "Phylogeography" to almost 15%. Citation rate was trending the opposite way, indicating a strong and sustained interest in phylogeography and a rising interest for genetics research related to climate change and drought resistance. The share of publications from Asia and Africa to the total within the Mediterranean increased significantly during the 30-year period analyzed, reaching just below 30% during the last decade. Describing poorly known species and populations, including marginal populations, using the full potential of genomic methods, testing adaptation in common gardens, and modeling adaptive capacity to build reliable scenarios for forest management remain strategic research priorities. Delineating areas of high and low genetic diversity, for conservation and restoration, respectively, is needed. Joining forces between forest management and forest research, sharing data, experience, and knowledge within and among countries will have to progress significantly, e.g., to assess the potential of Mediterranean genetic resources as assisted migration material worldwide. Introductory quote: Let us collect with care the facts we can observe, let us consult experience wherever we can, and when this experience is inaccessible to us, let us assemble all the inductions which observation of facts analogous to those which escape us can furnish and let us assert nothing categorically; in this way, we shall be able little by little to discover the causes of a multitude of natural phenomena, and, perhaps, even of phenomena which seem the most incomprehensible... J.B. de Lamarck (Philosophie zoologique, 1809), cited by O. Langlet (1971).",
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Fady, B., Esposito, E., Abulaila, K., Aleksić, J. M., Alia, R., Alizoti, P., Apostol, E., Aravanopoulos, P., Ballian, D., Kharrat, M. B. D., Carrasquinho, I., Albassatneh, M. C., Curtu, A., David-Schwartz, R., de Dato, G., Douaihy, B., Eliades, N. H., Fresta, L., Gaouar, S. B. S., Illoul, M. H., Ivetić, V., Ivanković, M., Kandemir, G., Khaldi, A., Khouja, M. L., Kraigher, H., Lefevre, F., Mahfoud, I., Marchi, M., Martin, F. P., Picard, N., Sabatti, M., Sbay, H., Scotti-Saintagne, C., Stevens, D. T., Vendramin, G. G., Vinceti, B.,& Westergren, M.. (2022). Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives. in Current Forestry Reports, 8(3), 277-298.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-022-00169-8
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Fady B, Esposito E, Abulaila K, Aleksić JM, Alia R, Alizoti P, Apostol E, Aravanopoulos P, Ballian D, Kharrat MBD, Carrasquinho I, Albassatneh MC, Curtu A, David-Schwartz R, de Dato G, Douaihy B, Eliades NH, Fresta L, Gaouar SBS, Illoul MH, Ivetić V, Ivanković M, Kandemir G, Khaldi A, Khouja ML, Kraigher H, Lefevre F, Mahfoud I, Marchi M, Martin FP, Picard N, Sabatti M, Sbay H, Scotti-Saintagne C, Stevens DT, Vendramin GG, Vinceti B, Westergren M. Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives. in Current Forestry Reports. 2022;8(3):277-298.
doi:10.1007/s40725-022-00169-8
conv_1648 .

Fady, Bruno, Esposito, Edoardo, Abulaila, Khaled, Aleksić, Jelena M., Alia, Ricardo, Alizoti, Paraskevi, Apostol, Ecaterina-Nicoleta, Aravanopoulos, Phil, Ballian, Dalibor, Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher, Carrasquinho, Isabel, Albassatneh, Marwan Cheikh, Curtu, Alexandru-Lucian, David-Schwartz, Rakefet, de Dato, Giovanbattista, Douaihy, Bouchra, Eliades, Nicolas-George Homer, Fresta, Louis, Gaouar, Semir Bechir Suheil, Illoul, Malika Hachi, Ivetić, Vladan, Ivanković, Mladen, Kandemir, Gaye, Khaldi, Abdelhamid, Khouja, Mohamed Larbi, Kraigher, Hojka, Lefevre, Francois, Mahfoud, Ilene, Marchi, Maurizio, Martin, Felipe Perez, Picard, Nicolas, Sabatti, Maurizio, Sbay, Hassan, Scotti-Saintagne, Caroline, Stevens, Darrin T., Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe, Vinceti, Barbara, Westergren, Marjana, "Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives" in Current Forestry Reports, 8, no. 3 (2022):277-298,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-022-00169-8 .,
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kerkez-Janković, Ivona
AU  - Nonić, Marina
AU  - Devetaković, Jovana
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1029
AB  - Selectively neutral nuclear microsatellites (SSRs) are available for Fagus sp., and have been used in F. sylvatica, an ecologically and economically most important European Fagus species. We provide a comprehensive technical overview of available Fagus sp. SSRs (185 loci), carry out meta-analysis of loci used in F. sylvatica (62 loci employed in 62 surveys), and validate a set of 16 loci in 45 individuals of this species from the central Balkans (Serbia). Erroneous usage of marker's names/authors is rather frequent, and loci successfully used in a number of studies are characterized by other authors by high prevalence of null alleles and even multilocus amplification products. Frequent occurrence of null alleles at FS4-46, used in 26 surveys to date, most likely indicates a failure to record multiple alleles at this locus. Twelve loci are reliable/informative in F. sylvatica from the Balkans (5-18 alleles/locus, H-E ranging from 0.523 to 0.850), while four loci are characterized by high prevalence of null alleles (sfc0161 and sfc1063) and multilocus amplification products (FS4-46 and Fagsyl_007038). Our findings are important for future population genetics and studies on adaptation of F. sylvatica to its environment, because the latter rely on both selectively neutral and adaptive markers under selection.
T2  - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
T1  - Technical overview of nuclear microsatellites for Fagus sp., and their utility in F. sylvatica from the central Balkans (Serbia)
EP  - 556
IS  - 7
SP  - 545
VL  - 34
DO  - 10.1080/02827581.2019.1623305
UR  - conv_1433
ER  - 

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year = "2019",
abstract = "Selectively neutral nuclear microsatellites (SSRs) are available for Fagus sp., and have been used in F. sylvatica, an ecologically and economically most important European Fagus species. We provide a comprehensive technical overview of available Fagus sp. SSRs (185 loci), carry out meta-analysis of loci used in F. sylvatica (62 loci employed in 62 surveys), and validate a set of 16 loci in 45 individuals of this species from the central Balkans (Serbia). Erroneous usage of marker's names/authors is rather frequent, and loci successfully used in a number of studies are characterized by other authors by high prevalence of null alleles and even multilocus amplification products. Frequent occurrence of null alleles at FS4-46, used in 26 surveys to date, most likely indicates a failure to record multiple alleles at this locus. Twelve loci are reliable/informative in F. sylvatica from the Balkans (5-18 alleles/locus, H-E ranging from 0.523 to 0.850), while four loci are characterized by high prevalence of null alleles (sfc0161 and sfc1063) and multilocus amplification products (FS4-46 and Fagsyl_007038). Our findings are important for future population genetics and studies on adaptation of F. sylvatica to its environment, because the latter rely on both selectively neutral and adaptive markers under selection.",
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2019.1623305
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Kerkez-Janković I, Nonić M, Devetaković J, Ivetić V, Šijačić-Nikolić M, Aleksić JM. Technical overview of nuclear microsatellites for Fagus sp., and their utility in F. sylvatica from the central Balkans (Serbia). in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 2019;34(7):545-556.
doi:10.1080/02827581.2019.1623305
conv_1433 .

Kerkez-Janković, Ivona, Nonić, Marina, Devetaković, Jovana, Ivetić, Vladan, Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana, Aleksić, Jelena M., "Technical overview of nuclear microsatellites for Fagus sp., and their utility in F. sylvatica from the central Balkans (Serbia)" in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 34, no. 7 (2019):545-556,
https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2019.1623305 .,
conv_1433 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nonić, Marina
AU  - Kerkez-Janković, Ivona
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Igić, Dušan
AU  - Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/981
AB  - U ovom radu je u dvogodišnjem rasadničkom testu praćena morfološka varijabilnost autohtonih neregistrovanih eksperimentalnih klonova L-12, L-80 i L-100 bele topole i registrovanog referentnog klona Villafranca. Najbolji prijem reznica i preživljavanje ožiljenica tokom dva vegetaciona perioda ustanovljeni su kod klona L-12. Visina ožiljenica ovog klona bila je približna visini ožiljenica klona Villafranca na kraju prvog vegetacionog perioda (ožiljenice tipa 1/1), i nešto manja na kraju drugog vegetacionog perioda (ožiljenice tipa 1/2). Klonovi L-12 i Villafranca, koji su se razlikovali u prečniku na 10 cm od osnove izdanka tokom obe godine, odlikovali su se najvećim vrednostima prečnika ožiljenica oba tipa. Čepovanje je imalo najveći pozitivan efekat na povećanje visine i prečnika kod klona L-100, dok je za proizvodnju kvalitetnih ožiljenica klona L-80 neophodna dalja optimizacija.
AB  - In this paper, the morphological variability of autochthonous unregistered experimental white poplar clones, L-12, L-80 and L-100, and the registered reference clone Villafranca were monitored in a two-year nursery trial. The highest percentage of rooting of cuttings and survival of rooted cuttings were recorded for clone L-12, during the two growing seasons. The height of rooted cuttings of L-12 was almost identical to that of Villafranca during the first growing season (rooted cuttings 1/1), and slightly lower, in comparison to Villafranca, after the second growing season (rooted cuttings 1/2). The L-12 and Villafranca clones, which differed in diameter at 10th cm from shoot base, during both years, had the highest values of the diameter of rooted cuttings of both types. Coppicing appears to have an exceptionally positive effect on the increase in both height and diameter in clone L-100, while the production of quality rooted cuttings of L-80 requires further optimization.
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Šumarski fakultet, Beograd
T2  - Glasnik Šumarskog fakulteta
T1  - Varijabilnost klonova bele topole u rasadničkom testu
T1  - Variability of white poplar clones in a nursery trial
EP  - 150
IS  - 120
SP  - 131
DO  - 10.2298/GSF1920131N
UR  - conv_492
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abstract = "U ovom radu je u dvogodišnjem rasadničkom testu praćena morfološka varijabilnost autohtonih neregistrovanih eksperimentalnih klonova L-12, L-80 i L-100 bele topole i registrovanog referentnog klona Villafranca. Najbolji prijem reznica i preživljavanje ožiljenica tokom dva vegetaciona perioda ustanovljeni su kod klona L-12. Visina ožiljenica ovog klona bila je približna visini ožiljenica klona Villafranca na kraju prvog vegetacionog perioda (ožiljenice tipa 1/1), i nešto manja na kraju drugog vegetacionog perioda (ožiljenice tipa 1/2). Klonovi L-12 i Villafranca, koji su se razlikovali u prečniku na 10 cm od osnove izdanka tokom obe godine, odlikovali su se najvećim vrednostima prečnika ožiljenica oba tipa. Čepovanje je imalo najveći pozitivan efekat na povećanje visine i prečnika kod klona L-100, dok je za proizvodnju kvalitetnih ožiljenica klona L-80 neophodna dalja optimizacija., In this paper, the morphological variability of autochthonous unregistered experimental white poplar clones, L-12, L-80 and L-100, and the registered reference clone Villafranca were monitored in a two-year nursery trial. The highest percentage of rooting of cuttings and survival of rooted cuttings were recorded for clone L-12, during the two growing seasons. The height of rooted cuttings of L-12 was almost identical to that of Villafranca during the first growing season (rooted cuttings 1/1), and slightly lower, in comparison to Villafranca, after the second growing season (rooted cuttings 1/2). The L-12 and Villafranca clones, which differed in diameter at 10th cm from shoot base, during both years, had the highest values of the diameter of rooted cuttings of both types. Coppicing appears to have an exceptionally positive effect on the increase in both height and diameter in clone L-100, while the production of quality rooted cuttings of L-80 requires further optimization.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Šumarski fakultet, Beograd",
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title = "Varijabilnost klonova bele topole u rasadničkom testu, Variability of white poplar clones in a nursery trial",
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Nonić, M., Kerkez-Janković, I., Aleksić, J. M., Igić, D.,& Šijačić-Nikolić, M.. (2019). Varijabilnost klonova bele topole u rasadničkom testu. in Glasnik Šumarskog fakulteta
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Šumarski fakultet, Beograd.(120), 131-150.
https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1920131N
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Nonić M, Kerkez-Janković I, Aleksić JM, Igić D, Šijačić-Nikolić M. Varijabilnost klonova bele topole u rasadničkom testu. in Glasnik Šumarskog fakulteta. 2019;(120):131-150.
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Nonić, Marina, Kerkez-Janković, Ivona, Aleksić, Jelena M., Igić, Dušan, Šijačić-Nikolić, Mirjana, "Varijabilnost klonova bele topole u rasadničkom testu" in Glasnik Šumarskog fakulteta, no. 120 (2019):131-150,
https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1920131N .,
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TY  - CHAP
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1036
AB  - Serbian spruce is an old, relict and currently rare and endangered spruce species particularly susceptible to climate change that attracts a lot of attention in the academic community since its discovery in 1875. Today, Serbian spruce is limited to the area of ~100 km2 localized around the mid-course of the Drina River in the mountainous central Balkans, at the border of Republic of Serbia and Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within this small area, ~30 remnant populations of various sizes are scattered at north-to-northwest orientated slopes of hills. Given the current state of Serbian spruce populations as well as extreme climate events and poor natural regeneration in this species, applied “do not touch” conservation approach is severely questioned, and some alternative protection and in situ and ex situ conservation actions have been put forward. In situ actions should involve: (1) facilitation of natural regeneration by selective removal of individual competitor trees, (2) assisted natural regeneration by planting high quality seedlings throughout the species current natural range or at nearby suitable sites, and (3) assisted natural regeneration by direct seeding. Although in situ actions may provide short-term persistence of Serbian spruce, ex situ actions, i.e., assisted migration, achieved by both assisted range expansion and assisted species migration, are inevitable, since it is very likely that Serbian spruce will disappear from its natural habitats in the near future due to the rapid climate change.
PB  - Springer International Publishing
T2  - Advances in Global Change Research
T1  - Serbian spruce and climate change: Possible outcomes and conservation strategy
EP  - 371
SP  - 353
VL  - 65
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_30
UR  - conv_2032
ER  - 

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Ivetić, V.,& Aleksić, J. M.. (2019). Serbian spruce and climate change: Possible outcomes and conservation strategy. in Advances in Global Change Research
Springer International Publishing., 65, 353-371.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_30
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Ivetić V, Aleksić JM. Serbian spruce and climate change: Possible outcomes and conservation strategy. in Advances in Global Change Research. 2019;65:353-371.
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conv_2032 .

Ivetić, Vladan, Aleksić, Jelena M., "Serbian spruce and climate change: Possible outcomes and conservation strategy" in Advances in Global Change Research, 65 (2019):353-371,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_30 .,
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/746
AB  - Serbian spruce (Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk.) is a rare and endangered tertiary relict and endemic species, with restricted and fragmented natural range in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainly around the mid-course of the Drina river. Since the middle of the 19th century, its natural range declines constantly, followed by a decline in the number of mature individuals. The decline of this forest species is slow and mainly attributed to poor regeneration and low competing ability. Given the foreseen worsening of the climate in forthcoming decades, this decline can only accelerate. In recent years, dieback related to drought has been observed as response to extreme weather events suggesting that Serbian spruce will face difficulties in adapting to climate change within its natural range. However, successful use of Serbian spruce in Central and Northern Europe indicates potentially large adaptive potential of this species which, along with the high genetic variability, outweigh the limited morphological variation, self-fertilization, and limitations related to the restricted natural range in the first place, and, indicates possible directions of migration in the second place. In this paper, current conservation actions are discussed, and strategies for the species survival in a changing environment are suggested. Since migration and adaptation are the least likely responses of this species to climate change, measures such as assisted migration may be the only strategy which will enable persistence of Serbian spruce. Current conservation programs, limited to in-situ actions, need to be supplemented with ex-situ actions and strategies. In the worst case scenario, i.e. for species such as Serbian spruce which are unable to migrate and/or adapt to changing climate, the most suitable sites should be identified and colonized in order to prevent extinction in the near future.
PB  - SPS Reforesta, Beograd
T2  - Reforesta
T1  - Response of rare and endangered species Picea omorika to climate change: The need for speed
EP  - 89
IS  - 2
SP  - 81
VL  - 1
DO  - 10.21750/REFOR.2.09.24
UR  - conv_803
ER  - 

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author = "Ivetić, Vladan and Aleksić, Jelena M.",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Serbian spruce (Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk.) is a rare and endangered tertiary relict and endemic species, with restricted and fragmented natural range in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainly around the mid-course of the Drina river. Since the middle of the 19th century, its natural range declines constantly, followed by a decline in the number of mature individuals. The decline of this forest species is slow and mainly attributed to poor regeneration and low competing ability. Given the foreseen worsening of the climate in forthcoming decades, this decline can only accelerate. In recent years, dieback related to drought has been observed as response to extreme weather events suggesting that Serbian spruce will face difficulties in adapting to climate change within its natural range. However, successful use of Serbian spruce in Central and Northern Europe indicates potentially large adaptive potential of this species which, along with the high genetic variability, outweigh the limited morphological variation, self-fertilization, and limitations related to the restricted natural range in the first place, and, indicates possible directions of migration in the second place. In this paper, current conservation actions are discussed, and strategies for the species survival in a changing environment are suggested. Since migration and adaptation are the least likely responses of this species to climate change, measures such as assisted migration may be the only strategy which will enable persistence of Serbian spruce. Current conservation programs, limited to in-situ actions, need to be supplemented with ex-situ actions and strategies. In the worst case scenario, i.e. for species such as Serbian spruce which are unable to migrate and/or adapt to changing climate, the most suitable sites should be identified and colonized in order to prevent extinction in the near future.",
publisher = "SPS Reforesta, Beograd",
journal = "Reforesta",
title = "Response of rare and endangered species Picea omorika to climate change: The need for speed",
pages = "89-81",
number = "2",
volume = "1",
doi = "10.21750/REFOR.2.09.24",
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Ivetić, V.,& Aleksić, J. M.. (2016). Response of rare and endangered species Picea omorika to climate change: The need for speed. in Reforesta
SPS Reforesta, Beograd., 1(2), 81-89.
https://doi.org/10.21750/REFOR.2.09.24
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Ivetić V, Aleksić JM. Response of rare and endangered species Picea omorika to climate change: The need for speed. in Reforesta. 2016;1(2):81-89.
doi:10.21750/REFOR.2.09.24
conv_803 .

Ivetić, Vladan, Aleksić, Jelena M., "Response of rare and endangered species Picea omorika to climate change: The need for speed" in Reforesta, 1, no. 2 (2016):81-89,
https://doi.org/10.21750/REFOR.2.09.24 .,
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bjedov, Ivana
AU  - Obratov-Petković, Dragica
AU  - Misić, Danijela
AU  - Siler, Branislav
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/649
AB  - Vaccinium myrtillus L., Vaccinium uliginosum L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. are perennial, cold-adapted clonal shrubs distributed throughout Europe, northern Asia and North America. Due to their usage in food (berries) and pharmaceutical industry (berries and leaves), their natural populations are exposed to anthropogenic and other impacts that affect their genetic make-up. We analyzed 14 fragmentary distributed and small-sized peripheral populations of these species from the Balkans, which represents the southeastern-European marginal area of their wide European distributions, using RAPD molecular markers. The contemporary genetic patterns in all three species within the Balkans were generally similar, and in comparison to previous reports on populations of these species found in northward Europe, where they have a more continuous distribution, the levels of genetic diversity were more or less halved, genetic differentiation was several times higher, gene flow exceptionally low, and the expected prevalence of clonal individuals was lacking. The population dynamics of all three species within the Balkans was complex and distinct, and was characterized by a past admixture of individuals from discrete populations of the same species and interspecific hybridisation not only between V. myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea but also between V. uliginosum and V. vitis-idaea, the latter not being reported to date. Conservation measures suitable for preservation of presumably genetically distinct portions of the Balkans' gene pools of studied species have been suggested, while the utility of interspecific hybrids in breeding programs and/or in food/pharmaceutical industry is yet to be assessed.
T2  - Silva Fennica
T1  - Genetic patterns in range-edge populations of Vaccinium species from the central Balkans: implications on conservation prospects and sustainable usage
IS  - 4
VL  - 49
UR  - conv_1166
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Bjedov, Ivana and Obratov-Petković, Dragica and Misić, Danijela and Siler, Branislav and Aleksić, Jelena M.",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Vaccinium myrtillus L., Vaccinium uliginosum L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. are perennial, cold-adapted clonal shrubs distributed throughout Europe, northern Asia and North America. Due to their usage in food (berries) and pharmaceutical industry (berries and leaves), their natural populations are exposed to anthropogenic and other impacts that affect their genetic make-up. We analyzed 14 fragmentary distributed and small-sized peripheral populations of these species from the Balkans, which represents the southeastern-European marginal area of their wide European distributions, using RAPD molecular markers. The contemporary genetic patterns in all three species within the Balkans were generally similar, and in comparison to previous reports on populations of these species found in northward Europe, where they have a more continuous distribution, the levels of genetic diversity were more or less halved, genetic differentiation was several times higher, gene flow exceptionally low, and the expected prevalence of clonal individuals was lacking. The population dynamics of all three species within the Balkans was complex and distinct, and was characterized by a past admixture of individuals from discrete populations of the same species and interspecific hybridisation not only between V. myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea but also between V. uliginosum and V. vitis-idaea, the latter not being reported to date. Conservation measures suitable for preservation of presumably genetically distinct portions of the Balkans' gene pools of studied species have been suggested, while the utility of interspecific hybrids in breeding programs and/or in food/pharmaceutical industry is yet to be assessed.",
journal = "Silva Fennica",
title = "Genetic patterns in range-edge populations of Vaccinium species from the central Balkans: implications on conservation prospects and sustainable usage",
number = "4",
volume = "49",
url = "conv_1166"
}

Bjedov, I., Obratov-Petković, D., Misić, D., Siler, B.,& Aleksić, J. M.. (2015). Genetic patterns in range-edge populations of Vaccinium species from the central Balkans: implications on conservation prospects and sustainable usage. in Silva Fennica, 49(4).
conv_1166

Bjedov I, Obratov-Petković D, Misić D, Siler B, Aleksić JM. Genetic patterns in range-edge populations of Vaccinium species from the central Balkans: implications on conservation prospects and sustainable usage. in Silva Fennica. 2015;49(4).
conv_1166 .

Bjedov, Ivana, Obratov-Petković, Dragica, Misić, Danijela, Siler, Branislav, Aleksić, Jelena M., "Genetic patterns in range-edge populations of Vaccinium species from the central Balkans: implications on conservation prospects and sustainable usage" in Silva Fennica, 49, no. 4 (2015),
conv_1166 .