Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change
All life forms across the globe are experiencing drastic changes in environmental conditions
as a result of global climate change. These environmental changes are happening rapidly …
as a result of global climate change. These environmental changes are happening rapidly …
Cracking the code of biodiversity responses to past climate change
How individual species and entire ecosystems will respond to future climate change are
among the most pressing questions facing ecologists. Past biodiversity dynamics recorded …
among the most pressing questions facing ecologists. Past biodiversity dynamics recorded …
Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
Resurrection genomics provides molecular and phenotypic evidence of rapid adaptation to salinization in a keystone aquatic species
MJ Wersebe, LJ Weider - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are increasingly cognizant of rapid adaptation in wild
populations. Rapid adaptation to anthropogenic environmental change is critical for …
populations. Rapid adaptation to anthropogenic environmental change is critical for …
Genetic adaptation as a biological buffer against climate change: Potential and limitations
Climate change profoundly impacts ecosystems and their biota, resulting in range shifts,
novel interactions, food web alterations, changed intensities of host—parasite interactions …
novel interactions, food web alterations, changed intensities of host—parasite interactions …
Predictability of the impact of multiple stressors on the keystone species Daphnia
Eutrophication and climate change are two of the most pressing environmental issues
affecting up to 50% of aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Mitigation strategies to reduce the …
affecting up to 50% of aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Mitigation strategies to reduce the …
Historical exposure to chemicals reduces tolerance to novel chemical stress in Daphnia (waterflea)
Until the last few decades, anthropogenic chemicals used in most production processes
have not been comprehensively assessed for their risk and impact on wildlife and humans …
have not been comprehensively assessed for their risk and impact on wildlife and humans …
Evolutionary mechanisms underpinning fitness response to multiple stressors in Daphnia
M Cuenca‐Cambronero, JH Pantel… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple stressors linked to anthropogenic activities can influence how organisms adapt and
evolve. So far, a consensus on how multiple stressors drive adaptive trajectories in natural …
evolve. So far, a consensus on how multiple stressors drive adaptive trajectories in natural …
Evolution of thermal tolerance in multifarious environments
M Cuenca Cambronero, J Beasley… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Species extinction rates are many times greater than the direst predictions made two
decades ago by environmentalists, largely because of human impact. Major concerns are …
decades ago by environmentalists, largely because of human impact. Major concerns are …
Thermal tolerance in the keystone species Daphnia magna—a candidate gene and an outlier analysis approach
M Jansen, AN Geerts, A Rago, KI Spanier… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in temperature have occurred throughout Earth's history. However, current
warming trends exacerbated by human activities impose severe and rapid loss of …
warming trends exacerbated by human activities impose severe and rapid loss of …