TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolution as an ecosystem process
T2 - Insights from genomics
AU - Matthews, Blake
AU - Best, Rebecca J.
AU - Feulner, Philine G.D.
AU - Narwani, Anita
AU - Limberger, Romana
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the organisers of the 14th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium for the invitation to speak and opportunity to contribute to this special issue, and SNF (PN: 31003A_153464) and Eawag for funding the research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Published by NRC Research Press.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Evolution is a fundamental ecosystem process. The study of genomic variation of organisms can not only improve our understanding of evolutionary processes, but also of contemporary and future ecosystem dynamics. We argue that integrative research between the fields of genomics and ecosystem ecology could generate new insights. Specifically, studies of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, evolutionary rescue, and eco-evolutionary dynamics could all benefit from information about variation in genome structure and the genetic architecture of traits, whereas genomic studies could benefit from information about the ecological context of evolutionary dynamics. We propose new ways to help link research on functional genomic diversity with (reciprocal) interactions between phenotypic evolution and ecosystem change. Despite numerous challenges, we anticipate that the wealth of genomic data being collected on natural populations will improve our understanding of ecosystems.
AB - Evolution is a fundamental ecosystem process. The study of genomic variation of organisms can not only improve our understanding of evolutionary processes, but also of contemporary and future ecosystem dynamics. We argue that integrative research between the fields of genomics and ecosystem ecology could generate new insights. Specifically, studies of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, evolutionary rescue, and eco-evolutionary dynamics could all benefit from information about variation in genome structure and the genetic architecture of traits, whereas genomic studies could benefit from information about the ecological context of evolutionary dynamics. We propose new ways to help link research on functional genomic diversity with (reciprocal) interactions between phenotypic evolution and ecosystem change. Despite numerous challenges, we anticipate that the wealth of genomic data being collected on natural populations will improve our understanding of ecosystems.
KW - Eco-evolutionary dynamics
KW - Ecosystem function
KW - Evolutionary rescue
KW - Genomics
KW - Hybridization
KW - Phenotypic plasticity
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U2 - 10.1139/gen-2017-0044
DO - 10.1139/gen-2017-0044
M3 - Article
C2 - 29241022
AN - SCOPUS:85044842732
SN - 0831-2796
VL - 61
SP - 298
EP - 309
JO - Genome / National Research Council Canada = Genome / Conseil national de recherches Canada
JF - Genome / National Research Council Canada = Genome / Conseil national de recherches Canada
IS - 4
ER -