Patrick R. N. Lenz

Ecogenomics of transcontinental black spruce: identification of climate adaptation genes across the Canadian boreal landscape

This study identifies climate adaptation genes in black spruce across Canada using genetic and environmental association analyses.

Optimizing marker density for maximizing the accuracy of genomic prediction and heritability estimates in three major North American and European spruce species

This study determines the optimal SNP density for maximizing genomic prediction accuracy and heritability estimates in three spruce species, finding plateaus between 4000 to 8000 SNPs.

Development and validation of an exome-wide SNP genotyping array for genomic prediction, GWAS and assessment of introgressive hybridization between black and red spruces, and transferability to white and Norway spruces

The paper develops and validates an exome-wide SNP genotyping array for black and red spruces, showing its utility for hybridization studies and transferability to white and Norway spruces.

Testing genomic offset with common gardens in genetically structured black spruce (Picea mariana)

The paper evaluates genomic offset models in black spruce using common gardens to predict fitness under climate change, finding model reliability varies with environmental and genetic factors.

Spruce hybrids show superior cumulative growth and intermediate response to climate anomalies, as compared to their ecologically divergent parental species

The paper compares growth and climate response traits between black spruce, red spruce, and their hybrids, finding hybrids show superior cumulative growth and intermediate climate responses.