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Sally Aitken
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Research
Latest papers
(In)determinacy in Woody Plants: Limits and Opportunities for Timing Growth in a Changing Climate.
Ecology letters · 2026
Weak Local Adaptation to Climate in Seedlings of a Deciduous Conifer Suggests Limited Benefits and Risks of Assisted Gene Flow.
Evolutionary applications · 2024 · senior author
Modularity of genes involved in local adaptation to climate despite physical linkage.
Genome biology · 2018
Latest funding
- $330,000
Capacity of conifer populations for climate adaptation
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $200,000
Genetic, plastic and epigenetic sources of variation for climate change responses in conifers
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
- $1,443,780
NSERC CREATE TerreWEB: Terrestrial Research on Ecosystems & World-wide Education & Broadcast
NSERC · 2011 · Co-investigator
3 publications.
(In)determinacy in Woody Plants: Limits and Opportunities for Timing Growth in a Changing Climate.
Baumgarten F, Aitken S, Vitasse Y, Guy RD, Wolkovich EM
Weak Local Adaptation to Climate in Seedlings of a Deciduous Conifer Suggests Limited Benefits and Risks of Assisted Gene Flow.
Roskilly B, Aitken S
Modularity of genes involved in local adaptation to climate despite physical linkage.
Lotterhos KE, Yeaman S, Degner J, Aitken S, Hodgins KA
Capacity of conifer populations for climate adaptation
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Keywords: population genomics; climate adaptation; conifers; climate change; local adaptation; genetic diversity; drought response; range limits; common gardens
Genetic, plastic and epigenetic sources of variation for climate change responses in conifers
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
NSERC CREATE TerreWEB: Terrestrial Research on Ecosystems & World-wide Education & Broadcast
Principal investigators: Simard, Suzanne
Predicting the capacity of conifer populations to adapt to new climates using ecologically relevant genetic markers
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Predicting forest growth potential and climate change impacts using a MODIS satellite-constrained physiological model
Principal investigators: Coops, Nicholas
Population genomics of cold adaptation in spruce
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Population genomics of cold adaptation in forest trees
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Plant growth chambers to study climate adaptation in forestry
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Adapting forest genetic resource management to climate change
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
Adaption and gene flow in conifers
Principal investigators: Aitken, Sally
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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