{"id":1189,"date":"2026-08-27T17:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/?page_id=1189"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:42:20","slug":"bci-edge-aim-1-genomic-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/bci-edge-aim-1-genomic-landscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"BCI EDGE Aim 1 \u2014 Genomic landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ffabee52 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#c8d9cf;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase\">BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 1<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem);line-height:1.03\">Genomic landscapes<\/h1><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#dce9e1;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);line-height:1.7\">Building genomic resources across approximately 50 tropical tree species to reveal how environment, population history, selection and gene flow shape diversity across Panama.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The question<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">How is genomic variation distributed across species and landscapes?<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">Tropical tree species differ in abundance, dispersal, life history and environmental tolerance. Aim 1 asks how those differences leave signatures in their genomes\u2014and how adaptive variation is organized across Panama\u2019s rainfall and environmental gradients.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The approach<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">Genome resources at community scale<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">We will combine high-quality reference genomes with population resequencing and landscape-scale sampling.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"line-height:1.8\"><li>Chromosome-resolved reference genomes<\/li><li>Approximately 100 individuals per species<\/li><li>Sampling across environmental gradients in Panama<\/li><li>Population history, gene flow and introgression<\/li><li>Comparative analyses of selection and defense<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Why it matters<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">A genomic landscape for tropical forests<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">These resources will provide a shared foundation for comparing evolutionary processes across species and for connecting regional population structure with selection observed inside the BCI forest.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0888539d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#e3ebe5;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/research\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c\">BCI EDGE overview<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 1 Genomic landscapes Building genomic resources across approximately 50 tropical tree species to reveal how environment, population history, selection and gene flow shape diversity across Panama. The question How is genomic variation distributed across species and landscapes? Tropical tree species differ in abundance, dispersal, life history and environmental tolerance. 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