Two recent studies on two relict Mediterranean conifers threatened by climate change, the Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo) and the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) investigate the genetic bases that explain their ability to adapt, resist and recover from drought events.
These works show that there is a genetic basis that explains the resilience to drought of these relict Mediterranean conifers, and that this resilience is achieved through different genes and strategies in both species.
More information (in Spanish): Abies pinsapo | Cedrus atlantica