Seed selection and conservation tools for Alberta, Canada, and North America

Following the links below, you can access web tools to guide species and seed source seletion for reforestation, or to support gene conservation collections for North American forest tree populations

Seed selection tool for Alberta

Alberta-SST

Permanent link: http://tinyurl.com/Alberta-SST
example

Web app for DIVERSE stakeholders

DIVERSE-SST

Permanent link: http://tinyurl.com/DIVERSE-SST
example

Seed selection for North America

NA-SST

Permanent link: http://tinyurl.com/NA-SST
Protected Area Selection Tool

ConForGen

Permanent link: http://conforgen.net
   

 
References
 

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Boyce, N., Hamann, A., Dorrell, G., Nielsen, S.E. 2026. Prioritizing conservation of trailing-edge populations for future climate-resilient forests. (in submission).
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Dorrell, G., Hamann, A., Yu, A.Y., Boyce, N., Zimmerman, Z., Solarik, K.A. Messier, C. 2026. Ecosystem-level climate matching with soil constraints for assisted migration in Canadian forests. (in submission).
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Wang, T., Hamann, A., Sang, Z. 2024. Monthly high-resolution historical climate data for North America since 1901. International Journal of Climatology 45: e8726. doi: 10.1002/joc.8726.
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Sang, Z., Hamann, A., Rweyongeza, D. 2023. Adapting reforestation programs to observed and projected climate change. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 28: 14. doi: 10.1007/s11027-023-10050-z.
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Mahoney, C.R., Wang, T., Hamann, A., Cannon, A.J. 2022. A CMIP6 ensemble for downscaled monthly climate normals over North America. International Journal of Climatology 42: 5871-5891.
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Sang, Z., Hamann, A., Aitken, S.N. 2021. Assisted migration poleward rather than upward in elevation minimizes frost risks in plantations. Climate Risk Management 34: 100380. doi: 10.1016/j.crm.2021.100380.
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Gray, L. K., Hamann, A., John, S., Rweyongeza, D., Barnhardt, L. and Thomas, B.R. 2016. Climate change risk management in tree improvement programs: selection and movement of genotypes. Tree Genetics & Genomes 12: 23. doi: 10.1007/s11295-016-0983-1.
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Wang, T., Hamann, A. Spittlehouse, D.L. and Carroll, C. 2016. Locally downscaled and spatially customizable climate data for historical and future periods for North America. PLoS One 11: e0156720.