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4389
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7415
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744

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Stephen Cavers is affiliated with the Natural Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. These fields reflect a focus on understanding biological and ecological processes, particularly related to forest ecosystems and genetic studies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Plant Science, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Their work is closely aligned with topics such as Forest ecology and management, Genetic diversity and population structure, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Forest Management and Policy, and Plant Ecology and Soil Science.

Stephen Cavers has co-authored publications with a number of researchers, often collaborating with:

  • Annika Perry
  • Joan Cottrell
  • Santiago C. González-Martínez
  • Richard A. Ennos
  • Giovanni G. Vendramin

The scientist has published in a range of academic journals and venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Data
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Notable recent papers by Stephen Cavers include:

  • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Phenotypes of Pinus sylvestris are more coordinated under local harsher conditions across Europe (2021, Journal of Ecology)
  • Development of a single nucleotide polymorphism array for population genomic studies in four European pine species (2020, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • Resilience of genetic diversity in forest trees over the Quaternary (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Taming the massive genome of Scots pine with PiSy50k, a new genotyping array for conifer research (2021, The Plant Journal)

Best Publications

  • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe

    Elisabet Martínez-Sancho;Lenka Slámová;Sandro Morganti;Claudio Grefen

  • Genetic considerations in ecosystem restoration using native tree species

    Evert Thomas;Riina Jalonen;Judy Loo;David Boshier;David Boshier

  • Chloroplast DNA phylogeography reveals colonization history of a Neotropical tree, Cedrela odorata L., in Mesoamerica

    S. Cavers;C. Navarro;A. J. Lowe

  • Optimal sampling strategy for estimation of spatial genetic structure in tree populations.

    S Cavers;B Degen;H Caron;M R Lemes

  • Adaptive and plastic responses of Quercus petraea populations to climate across Europe.

    Cuauhtémoc Sáenz‐Romero;Cuauhtémoc Sáenz‐Romero;Jean‐Baptiste Lamy;Alexis Ducousso;Brigitte Musch

  • The resilience of forest fragmentation genetics—no longer a paradox—we were just looking in the wrong place

    A J Lowe;S Cavers;D Boshier;M F Breed

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 - 31 May 2010

    P. Abelló;Weiming Ai;Carolin Altmann;Giacomo Bernardi

  • Verifying the geographic origin of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) with DNA-fingerprints

    B. Degen;S.E. Ward;M.R. Lemes;C. Navarro

  • Genetic considerations in ecosystem restoration using native tree species. State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources – Thematic Study.

    M. Bozzano;R. Jalonen;E. Thomas;D. Boshier

  • A combination of molecular markers identifies evolutionarily significant units in Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae) in Costa Rica

    S. Cavers;C. Navarro;A.J. Lowe

  • Grazing alters insect visitation networks and plant mating systems

    Adam J. Vanbergen;Ben A. Woodcock;Alan Gray;Fiona Grant

  • High genetic diversity at the extreme range edge: nucleotide variation at nuclear loci in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Scotland.

    W. Wachowiak;M. J. Salmela;Richard Ennos;G. Iason

  • The basis of resilience in forest tree species and its use in adaptive forest management in Britain

    S. Cavers;J. E. Cottrell

  • Monitoring genetic diversity in tropical trees with multilocus dominant markers

    A Kremer;H Caron;S Cavers;N Colpaert

  • Mycorrhizas in agroforestry: spread and sharing of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi between trees and crops: complementary use of molecular and microscopic approaches

    K. Ingleby;J. Wilson;R. C. Munro;S. Cavers

  • Can we protect forests by harnessing variation in resistance to pests and pathogens

    A. Telford;S. Cavers;R.A. Ennos;J.E. Cottrell

  • Sampling Tissue for DNA Analysis of Trees: Trunk Cambium as an Alternative to Canopy Leaves

    Nathalie Colpaert;S Cavers;E Bandou;H Caron

  • FORUM: Effective management of ecological resilience – are we there yet?

    Bryan M. Spears;Stephen C. Ives;David G. Angeler;Craig R. Allen

  • Cryptic species and phylogeographical structure in the tree Cedrela odorata L. throughout the Neotropics

    Stephen Cavers;A. Telford;F. Arenal Cruz;A. J. Pérez Castañeda

  • Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Acacia senegal (L) Willd. in Kenya

    Stephen F. Omondi;Eliud Kireger;Otto G. Dangasuk;Ben Chikamai

  • Fine-scale genetic structure and gene flow within Costa Rican populations of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)

    A J Lowe;B Jourde;P Breyne;N Colpaert;N Colpaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Lowe
Andrew J. Lowe University of Adelaide
Richard A. Ennos
Richard A. Ennos University of Edinburgh
Antoine Kremer
Antoine Kremer University of Bordeaux
Giovanni G. Vendramin
Giovanni G. Vendramin National Research Council (CNR)
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Alan Gray
Alan Gray University of Edinburgh
Rogério Margis
Rogério Margis Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Christopher W. Dick
Christopher W. Dick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rogério Gribel
Rogério Gribel National Institute of Amazonian Research
Christophe Plomion
Christophe Plomion University of Bordeaux

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