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{"title":"Beyond simple adaptation: Incorporating other evolutionary processes and concepts into eco-evolutionary dynamics","authors":"Masato Yamamichi,&nbsp;Stephen P. Ellner,&nbsp;Nelson G. Hairston Jr.","doi":"10.1111/ele.14197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14197","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Studies of eco-evolutionary dynamics have integrated evolution with ecological processes at multiple scales (populations, communities and ecosystems) and with multiple interspecific interactions (antagonistic, mutualistic and competitive). However, evolution has often been conceptualised as a simple process: short-term directional adaptation that increases population growth. Here we argue that diverse other evolutionary processes, well studied in population genetics and evolutionary ecology, should also be considered to explore the full spectrum of feedback between ecological and evolutionary processes. Relevant but underappreciated processes include (1) drift and mutation, (2) disruptive selection causing lineage diversification or speciation reversal and (3) evolution driven by relative fitness differences that may decrease population growth. Because eco-evolutionary dynamics have often been studied by population and community ecologists, it will be important to incorporate a variety of concepts in population genetics and evolutionary ecology to better understand and predict eco-evolutionary dynamics in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S16-S21"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14197","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unravelling eco-evolutionary dynamics: Understanding adaptation to global change","authors":"Peter H. Thrall,&nbsp;Stéphane Blanc","doi":"10.1111/ele.14292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14292","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Ecology Letters emerged a quarter century ago through the collaborative efforts of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and Wiley, with the aim of establishing an international journal dedicated to the rapid publication of conceptually novel research in ecology. Respected by the scientific community, Ecology Letters has undoubtedly achieved remarkable success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In celebration of its 25 years of existence, the Ecology Letters board of senior editors, the CNRS and Wiley introduce a series of special issues that will showcase state-of-the-art knowledge on various scientific frontiers in ecology. These issues will encompass both fundamental and focused investigations on diverse topics, including the very real challenges posed by ongoing global change. The first issue delves into the intricate boundary that lies between ecology and evolution. A subsequent issue, already underway, is slated for 2024 and will showcase the insights that long-term studies can bring to our understanding of how various ecological and evolutionary processes are influenced by environmental pressures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ecology, the study of interactions among populations and species at both local and landscape scales, and evolution, which explores how heritable characteristics undergo change over time within populations, have long been naturally intertwined, as is evident from their coexistence in academia, journal titles and professional societies. This intrinsic connection finds expression in the metaphor advanced by the Yale Professor G.E. Hutchinson in 1965, wherein the ‘ecological theatre’ serves as the hallowed stage for the enthralling ‘evolutionary play’. However, despite this inherent association, the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology have historically existed in relative conceptual isolation, rooted in the perception that evolutionary processes operate too gradually to exert substantial influence on contemporary ecological dynamics (Hutchinson, &lt;span&gt;1965&lt;/span&gt;). For example, it was not all that long ago that population dynamical theory on animal host–parasite interactions largely excluded genetics, and the question of whether genetic considerations even mattered was still considered an unknown (Read et al., &lt;span&gt;1995&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, the scientific landscape has undergone a transformative metamorphosis, catalysed by an increasing number of studies showcasing the simultaneous operation of ecological and evolutionary processes across diverse systems (Antonovics, &lt;span&gt;1976&lt;/span&gt;; Bassar et al., &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;; Hendry, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;; Leibold &amp; Chase, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;; Pimentel, &lt;span&gt;1961&lt;/span&gt;). As the paradigm shifts, acknowledging the co-occurrence of these processes, the nascent field dedicated to studying their interaction is rapidly gaining attention, promoting a subdiscipline in its own right (Loreau, &lt;span&gt;2010&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the heart of this paradigm shift lies the concept of eco-evolutionary processe","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S3-S4"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14292","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards closer integration between ecology and evolution","authors":"Philippe Jarne,&nbsp;Gilles Pinay","doi":"10.1111/ele.14298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14298","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Developing deeper links between ecology and evolution is not a new idea and has been advocating since at least the 1950s (Futuyma, &lt;span&gt;1986&lt;/span&gt;), but most 20th-century attempts can be considered more as rapprochement than actual integration (Huneman, &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt; for a detailed historical review). However, based on early isolated insights (e.g. Antonovics, &lt;span&gt;1976&lt;/span&gt;; Pimentel, &lt;span&gt;1961&lt;/span&gt;), the idea has been revivified over the last two decades, around the concepts of eco-evolutionary dynamics and feedbacks (Hendry, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;). Significant efforts have indeed been made to percolate concepts and ideas between the two fields, especially across biodiversity levels (e.g. Hendry, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;; Leibold &amp; Chase, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;; Loreau, &lt;span&gt;2010&lt;/span&gt;; Vellend, &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;), even if (i) more has been done at the population to community level than for higher levels of ecological organization (e.g. including ecosystem functioning) and (ii) analyses of reciprocal feedbacks remain rare compared to mainstream research in either field.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The number of studies claiming to be ‘eco–evo’ has risen sharply (Bassar et al., &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;), even if most of these studies actually represent classical ‘eco’ or ‘evo’ approaches, raising the question of what eco–evo really is. The definition proposed by Bassar et al. (&lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;; see also Hendry, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;, chapter 1) may serve as a baseline, built on the assumption that ecological and evolutionary processes occur at the same timescales because this allows for true eco-evolutionary dynamics (EED) and feedbacks. Fast global change (e.g. temperature increase; IPCC, &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;) leading to enhanced selective pressure is certainly a good reason for considering such EED, highlighting the fact that fast evolutionary dynamics can match fast environmental change (and fast biodiversity loss; Diaz &amp; Malhi, &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). From this definition, the debate can (and must) develop to integrate concepts, ideas and practices of ecology and evolution into EED, and this is what is proposed in this &lt;i&gt;special issue&lt;/i&gt; (general outline in Figure 1), revivifying this debate by considering several themes: the first relies on biodiversity itself, with the idea of including all biodiversity levels (from molecule to biomes), all branches of the tree of life, and some overlooked aspects of variability. The other themes are concerned with extending the temporal (and implicitly spatial) frame in which biodiversity unfolds, considering the full range of forces and processes acting on biodiversity, and lastly revisiting concepts and extending models.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rather than commenting sequentially on each paper in this &lt;i&gt;special issue&lt;/i&gt;, we have chosen a summary to gather the ideas and suggestions presented around these themes—all the more so as several articles contribute to multiple themes (Figure 1). They are not presented in order of importance, although some","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S5-S10"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14298","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"SEED: A framework for integrating ecological stoichiometry and eco-evolutionary dynamics","authors":"Rana W. El-Sabaawi,&nbsp;Kimberley D. Lemmen,&nbsp;Punidan D. Jeyasingh,&nbsp;Steven A. J. Declerck","doi":"10.1111/ele.14285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14285","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Characterising the extent and sources of intraspecific variation and their ecological consequences is a central challenge in the study of eco-evolutionary dynamics. Ecological stoichiometry, which uses elemental variation of organisms and their environment to understand ecosystem patterns and processes, can be a powerful framework for characterising eco-evolutionary dynamics. However, the current emphasis on the relative content of elements in the body (i.e. organismal stoichiometry) has constrained its application. Intraspecific variation in the rates at which elements are acquired, assimilated, allocated or lost is often greater than the variation in organismal stoichiometry. There is much to gain from studying these traits together as components of an ‘elemental phenotype’. Furthermore, each of these traits can have distinct ecological effects that are underappreciated in the current literature. We propose a conceptual framework that explores how microevolutionary change in the elemental phenotype occurs, how its components interact with each other and with other traits, and how its changes can affect a wide range of ecological processes. We demonstrate how the framework can be used to generate novel hypotheses and outline pathways for future research that enhance our ability to explain, analyse and predict eco-evolutionary dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S109-S126"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14285","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cover Image: Volume 26 Number S1, September 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ele.14055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The natural dynamics (e.g., floods and droughts) of river systems such as the Loire River in France result in short and long-term physical changes which in turn influence the evolution of species and communities that interact with riverine features such as sand bars and oxbow lakes. Thus, the high stochasticity of drought and flood events predicted to increase under current climate change scenarios will further impact both short and long-term evolutionary and coevolutionary trajectories. Cover Image © Gilles Pinay. Reproduced with permission.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"i"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contemporary changes in phenotypic variation, and the potential consequences for eco-evolutionary dynamics","authors":"Sarah Sanderson,&nbsp;Daniel I. Bolnick,&nbsp;Michael T. Kinnison,&nbsp;Rose E. O'Dea,&nbsp;Lucas D. Gorné,&nbsp;Andrew P. Hendry,&nbsp;Kiyoko M. Gotanda","doi":"10.1111/ele.14186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14186","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Most studies assessing rates of phenotypic change focus on population mean trait values, whereas a largely overlooked additional component is changes in population trait variation. Theoretically, eco-evolutionary dynamics mediated by such changes in trait variation could be as important as those mediated by changes in trait means. To date, however, no study has comprehensively summarised how phenotypic variation is changing in contemporary populations. Here, we explore four questions using a large database: How do changes in trait variances compare to changes in trait means? Do different human disturbances have different effects on trait variance? Do different trait types have different effects on changes in trait variance? Do studies that established a genetic basis for trait change show different patterns from those that did not? We find that changes in variation are typically small; yet we also see some very large changes associated with particular disturbances or trait types. We close by interpreting and discussing the implications of our findings in the context of eco-evolutionary studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S127-S139"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14186","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eco-evolutionary maintenance of diversity in fluctuating environments","authors":"Masato Yamamichi,&nbsp;Andrew D. Letten,&nbsp;Sebastian J. Schreiber","doi":"10.1111/ele.14286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14286","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Growing evidence suggests that temporally fluctuating environments are important in maintaining variation both within and between species. To date, however, studies of genetic variation within a population have been largely conducted by evolutionary biologists (particularly population geneticists), while population and community ecologists have concentrated more on diversity at the species level. Despite considerable conceptual overlap, the commonalities and differences of these two alternative paradigms have yet to come under close scrutiny. Here, we review theoretical and empirical studies in population genetics and community ecology focusing on the ‘temporal storage effect’ and synthesise theories of diversity maintenance across different levels of biological organisation. Drawing on Chesson's coexistence theory, we explain how temporally fluctuating environments promote the maintenance of genetic variation and species diversity. We propose a further synthesis of the two disciplines by comparing models employing traditional frequency-dependent dynamics and those adopting density-dependent dynamics. We then address how temporal fluctuations promote genetic and species diversity simultaneously via rapid evolution and eco-evolutionary dynamics. Comparing and synthesising ecological and evolutionary approaches will accelerate our understanding of diversity maintenance in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S152-S167"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14286","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incorporating ecology into gene drive modelling","authors":"Jaehee Kim,&nbsp;Keith D. Harris,&nbsp;Isabel K. Kim,&nbsp;Shahar Shemesh,&nbsp;Philipp W. Messer,&nbsp;Gili Greenbaum","doi":"10.1111/ele.14194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14194","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gene drive technology, in which fast-spreading engineered drive alleles are introduced into wild populations, represents a promising new tool in the fight against vector-borne diseases, agricultural pests and invasive species. Due to the risks involved, gene drives have so far only been tested in laboratory settings while their population-level behaviour is mainly studied using mathematical and computational models. The spread of a gene drive is a rapid evolutionary process that occurs over timescales similar to many ecological processes. This can potentially generate strong eco-evolutionary feedback that could profoundly affect the dynamics and outcome of a gene drive release. We, therefore, argue for the importance of incorporating ecological features into gene drive models. We describe the key ecological features that could affect gene drive behaviour, such as population structure, life-history, environmental variation and mode of selection. We review previous gene drive modelling efforts and identify areas where further research is needed. As gene drive technology approaches the level of field experimentation, it is crucial to evaluate gene drive dynamics, potential outcomes, and risks realistically by including ecological processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S62-S80"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eco-evolution from deep time to contemporary dynamics: The role of timescales and rate modulators","authors":"Emanuel A. Fronhofer,&nbsp;Dov Corenblit,&nbsp;Jhelam N. Deshpande,&nbsp;Lynn Govaert,&nbsp;Philippe Huneman,&nbsp;Frédérique Viard,&nbsp;Philippe Jarne,&nbsp;Sara Puijalon","doi":"10.1111/ele.14222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14222","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Eco-evolutionary dynamics, or eco-evolution for short, are often thought to involve rapid demography (ecology) and equally rapid heritable phenotypic changes (evolution) leading to novel, emergent system behaviours. We argue that this focus on contemporary dynamics is too narrow: Eco-evolution should be extended, first, beyond pure demography to include all environmental dimensions and, second, to include slow eco-evolution which unfolds over thousands or millions of years. This extension allows us to conceptualise biological systems as occupying a two-dimensional time space along axes that capture the speed of ecology and evolution. Using Hutchinson's analogy: Time is the ‘theatre’ in which ecology and evolution are two interacting ‘players’. Eco-evolutionary systems are therefore dynamic: We identify modulators of ecological and evolutionary rates, like temperature or sensitivity to mutation, which can change the speed of ecology and evolution, and hence impact eco-evolution. Environmental change may synchronise the speed of ecology and evolution via these rate modulators, increasing the occurrence of eco-evolution and emergent system behaviours. This represents substantial challenges for prediction, especially in the context of global change. Our perspective attempts to integrate ecology and evolution across disciplines, from gene-regulatory networks to geomorphology and across timescales, from today to deep time.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S91-S108"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of phenotypic plasticity in shaping ecological networks","authors":"José M. Gómez,&nbsp;Adela González-Megías,&nbsp;Cristina Armas,&nbsp;Eduardo Narbona,&nbsp;Luis Navarro,&nbsp;Francisco Perfectti","doi":"10.1111/ele.14192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14192","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plasticity-mediated changes in interaction dynamics and structure may scale up and affect the ecological network in which the plastic species are embedded. Despite their potential relevance for understanding the effects of plasticity on ecological communities, these effects have seldom been analysed. We argue here that, by boosting the magnitude of intra-individual phenotypic variation, plasticity may have three possible direct effects on the interactions that the plastic species maintains with other species in the community: may expand the interaction niche, may cause a shift from one interaction niche to another or may even cause the colonization of a new niche. The combined action of these three factors can scale to the community level and eventually expresses itself as a modification in the topology and functionality of the entire ecological network. We propose that this causal pathway can be more widespread than previously thought and may explain how interaction niches evolve quickly in response to rapid changes in environmental conditions. The implication of this idea is not solely eco-evolutionary but may also help to understand how ecological interactions rewire and evolve in response to global change.</p>","PeriodicalId":161,"journal":{"name":"Ecology Letters","volume":"26 S1","pages":"S47-S61"},"PeriodicalIF":8.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.14192","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41229892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}