A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: From genes to ecosystems

Thomas G. Whitham; Joseph K. Bailey; Jennifer A. Schweitzer; Stephen M. Shuster; Randy K. Bangert; Carri J. Leroy; Eric V. Lonsdorf; Gery J. Allan; Stephen P. DiFazio; Brad M. Potts; Dylan G. Fischer; Catherine A. Gehring; Richard L. Lindroth; Jane C. Marks; Stephen C. Hart; Gina M. Wimp; Stuart C. Wooley

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A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: From genes to ecosystems

Thomas G. Whitham, Joseph K. Bailey, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, Stephen M. Shuster, Randy K. Bangert, Carri J. Leroy, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Gery J. Allan, Stephen P. DiFazio, Brad M. Potts, Dylan G. Fischer, Catherine A. Gehring, Richard L. Lindroth, Jane C. Marks, Stephen C. Hart, Gina M. Wimp, Stuart C. Wooley

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Abstract

Can heritable traits in a single species affect an entire ecosystem? Recent studies show that such traits in a common tree have predictable effects on community structure and ecosystem processes. Because these 'community and ecosystem phenotypes' have a genetic basis and are heritable, we can begin to apply the principles of population and quantitative genetics to place the study of complex communities and ecosystems within an evolutionary framework. This framework could allow us to understand, for the first time, the genetic basis of ecosystem processes, and the effect of such phenomena as climate change and introduced transgenic organisms on entire communities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	510-523
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nature Reviews Genetics
Volume	7
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1877
State	Published - Jul 2006

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Genetics
Genetics(clinical)

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Whitham, T. G., Bailey, J. K., Schweitzer, J. A., Shuster, S. M., Bangert, R. K., Leroy, C. J., Lonsdorf, E. V., Allan, G. J., DiFazio, S. P., Potts, B. M., Fischer, D. G., Gehring, C. A., Lindroth, R. L., Marks, J. C., Hart, S. C., Wimp, G. M., & Wooley, S. C. (2006). A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: From genes to ecosystems. Nature Reviews Genetics, 7(7), 510-523. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1877

Whitham, TG, Bailey, JK, Schweitzer, JA, Shuster, SM, Bangert, RK, Leroy, CJ, Lonsdorf, EV, Allan, GJ, DiFazio, SP, Potts, BM, Fischer, DG, Gehring, CA, Lindroth, RL, Marks, JC, Hart, SC, Wimp, GM & Wooley, SC 2006, 'A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: From genes to ecosystems', Nature Reviews Genetics, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 510-523. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1877

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