The latter addresses how landscape features influence the population structure and gene flow of organisms across time and space.
Additionally, outlier tests do not aim to, nor do they facilitate the identification of selection pressures from the local environment that caused genetic variation.
[1] Gene sequencing is also necessary in order to identify the genetic markers that are to be studied in correlation with environmental factors.
In one example, researchers studied several populations of the black alder tree, and through landscape genomics found that it is highly adaptive to temperature and latitude changes.
[5] This has meaningful implications, as it can help researchers predict how the black alder will react to climate change in the future.