Paul Nevill
Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science
The University of Melbourne, Creswick Campus
Water Street, Creswick, VIC 3363, Australia
Email:p.nevill@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Degree
PhD
Thesis title
The development of gene pool management strategies for Eucalyptus regnans
Supervisors
Dr Peter Ades
Dr Gerd Bossinger
Dr Rebecca Ford (from 14 Feb 2005 to 12 Sep 2005)
Dr Pauline Mele (from 14 Feb 2005 to 12 Sep 2005)
Research Group
Forest Molecular Biology and Genetics Group
Project Outline
This PhD study forms part of the CRC for Forestry's Biodiversity program and investigates genetic variation in Eucalyptus regnans, the world's tallest flowering tree. Nuclear microsatellite markers will be used to examine genetic diversity and connectivity within the species. Chloroplast markers will be used to examine the evolutionary history of the species. Adaptive variation is currently being examined via modeling of provenance trial data using environmental surrogates to explain provenance performance. Information from the nuclear and chloroplast microsatellite studies combined with findings on adaptive variation will be used to develop a GIS based decision support tool for industry.