Data and code from: Adaptive potential and genomic vulnerability of keystone forest tree species to climate change: A case study in Scots pine

A better understanding of the possible adaptive response and genomic vulnerability of forest trees is needed to properly assist future forest management and develop adequate resilience strategies to changing environments. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), a keystone species with extensive distribution and a broad ecological niche, is expected to be directly impacted by climate change due to fitness loss and genetic maladaptation on a large spatial scale. Despite extensive studies that have clarified the broad-scale history and genetic structure of the species, understanding the genetic basis for the local adaptation and genomic vulnerability of Scots pine remains incomplete. Here, we used thousands of genotyped SNP markers in 39 natural populations (440 trees) along a broad latitudinal gradient of species distribution to examine molecular signatures of local adaptation. Specifically, this landscape genomics approach aimed to assess fine-scale patterns of SNPs associated with environment..., , , # Data and code from: Adaptive potential and genomic vulnerability of keystone forest tree species to climate change: A case study in Scots pine

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.05qfttfdd](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.05qfttfdd)

## Dataset Description

This dataset includes SNP genotypic data for 440 individuals of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sampled from 39 populations across Europe. The dataset is structured in PLINK format, comprising `.map` and `.ped` files, and was generated using a custom Axiom PineGAP SNP array.

## Sampling Information

We sampled 39 populations covering a broad latitudinal range (49.1 °N-69.8 °N) to capture the environmental variation within the species distribution. Populations range from northern Finland (FIN1-21) to southern Poland (POL1-15) and include three populations from the Baltic Region (LVA, LTU, EST). Needles were collected from 5 to 23 mature trees per population, with a median sample size of 10 trees per population, ensuring a minimum distance ...,