Katie M Becklin, Julio L Betancourt, Joseph Braasch, Olivier Dézerald, Francisca P Díaz, Angélica L González, Robert Harbert, Camille A Holmgren, Angela D Hornsby, Claudio Latorre, Marjorie D Matocq, Felisa A Smith
{"title":"New uses for ancient middens: bridging ecological and evolutionary perspectives.","authors":"Katie M Becklin, Julio L Betancourt, Joseph Braasch, Olivier Dézerald, Francisca P Díaz, Angélica L González, Robert Harbert, Camille A Holmgren, Angela D Hornsby, Claudio Latorre, Marjorie D Matocq, Felisa A Smith","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rodent middens provide a fine-scale spatiotemporal record of plant and animal communities over the late Quaternary. In the Americas, middens have offered insight into biotic responses to past environmental changes and historical factors influencing the distribution and diversity of species. However, few studies have used middens to investigate genetic or ecosystem level responses. Integrating midden studies with neoecology and experimental evolution can help address these gaps and test mechanisms underlying eco-evolutionary patterns across biological and spatiotemporal scales. Fully realizing the potential of middens to answer cross-cutting ecological and evolutionary questions and inform conservation goals in the Anthropocene will require a collaborative research community to exploit existing midden archives and mount new campaigns to leverage midden records globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140327196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelsey L Glennon, Hendrik J Niemann, Sally Archibald
{"title":"Fire-mediated effects on polyploid biology.","authors":"Kelsey L Glennon, Hendrik J Niemann, Sally Archibald","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cold temperatures have been posited as a key driver of polyploidy (possession of multiple chromosome sets). However, high temperatures associated with fire, and the indirect impact of post-fire environments in polypoid formation and establishment deserve more attention for a comprehensive understanding of polyploid ecology, evolution, and current distributions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140194639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrice Pottier, Daniel W A Noble, Frank Seebacher, Nicholas C Wu, Samantha Burke, Malgorzata Lagisz, Lisa E Schwanz, Szymon M Drobniak, Shinichi Nakagawa
{"title":"New horizons for comparative studies and meta-analyses.","authors":"Patrice Pottier, Daniel W A Noble, Frank Seebacher, Nicholas C Wu, Samantha Burke, Malgorzata Lagisz, Lisa E Schwanz, Szymon M Drobniak, Shinichi Nakagawa","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Comparative analyses and meta-analyses are key tools to elucidate broad biological principles, yet the two approaches often appear different in purpose. We propose an integrated approach that can generate deeper insights into ecoevolutionary processes. Marrying comparative and meta-analytic approaches will allow for (i) a more accurate investigation of drivers of biological variation, (ii) a greater ability to account for sources of non-independence in experimental data, (iii) more effective control of publication bias, and (iv) improved transparency and reproducibility. Stronger integration of meta-analytic and comparative studies can also broaden the scope from species-centric investigations to community-level responses and function-valued traits (e.g., reaction norms). We illuminate commonalities, differences, and the transformative potential of combining these methodologies for advancing ecology and evolutionary biology.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139432884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guadalupe Peralta, Paul J CaraDonna, Demetra Rakosy, Jochen Fründ, María P Pascual Tudanca, Carsten F Dormann, Laura A Burkle, Christopher N Kaiser-Bunbury, Tiffany M Knight, Julian Resasco, Rachael Winfree, Nico Blüthgen, William J Castillo, Diego P Vázquez
{"title":"Predicting plant-pollinator interactions: concepts, methods, and challenges.","authors":"Guadalupe Peralta, Paul J CaraDonna, Demetra Rakosy, Jochen Fründ, María P Pascual Tudanca, Carsten F Dormann, Laura A Burkle, Christopher N Kaiser-Bunbury, Tiffany M Knight, Julian Resasco, Rachael Winfree, Nico Blüthgen, William J Castillo, Diego P Vázquez","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plant-pollinator interactions are ecologically and economically important, and, as a result, their prediction is a crucial theoretical and applied goal for ecologists. Although various analytical methods are available, we still have a limited ability to predict plant-pollinator interactions. The predictive ability of different plant-pollinator interaction models depends on the specific definitions used to conceptualize and quantify species attributes (e.g., morphological traits), sampling effects (e.g., detection probabilities), and data resolution and availability. Progress in the study of plant-pollinator interactions requires conceptual and methodological advances concerning the mechanisms and species attributes governing interactions as well as improved modeling approaches to predict interactions. Current methods to predict plant-pollinator interactions present ample opportunities for improvement and spark new horizons for basic and applied research.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139542128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin A Nuñez, Tom August, Sven Bacher, Bella S Galil, Philip E Hulme, Tohru Ikeda, Melodie A McGeoch, Alejandro Ordonez, Sebataolo Rahlao, Tanara Renard Truong, Aníbal Pauchard, Helen E Roy, K V Sankaran, Evangelina Schwindt, Hanno Seebens, Andy W Sheppard, Peter Stoett, Vigdis Vandvik, Laura A Meyerson
{"title":"Including a diverse set of voices to address biological invasions.","authors":"Martin A Nuñez, Tom August, Sven Bacher, Bella S Galil, Philip E Hulme, Tohru Ikeda, Melodie A McGeoch, Alejandro Ordonez, Sebataolo Rahlao, Tanara Renard Truong, Aníbal Pauchard, Helen E Roy, K V Sankaran, Evangelina Schwindt, Hanno Seebens, Andy W Sheppard, Peter Stoett, Vigdis Vandvik, Laura A Meyerson","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inclusivity is fundamental to progress in understanding and addressing the global phenomena of biological invasions because inclusivity fosters a breadth of perspectives, knowledge, and solutions. Here, we report on how the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) assessment on invasive alien species (IAS) prioritized inclusivity, the benefits of this approach, and the remaining challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140178685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanding the scope of afforestation and climate mitigation in Chile.","authors":"Alex Fajardo","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140022665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, José Maria Cardoso da Silva
{"title":"Zero deforestation and degradation in the Brazilian Amazon.","authors":"Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, José Maria Cardoso da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brazil's main goal is zero deforestation and degradation (ZDD) in the Amazon. Existing policies do not consider the region's heterogeneity. Integrated sectoral policies are necessary for consolidating sustainable subregional territories. To protect the world's largest tropical forest while improving local people's lives, government agencies must overcome funding shortfalls and gaps in coordination.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140327197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giacomo Zilio, Jhelam N. Deshpande, Alison B. Duncan, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Oliver Kaltz
{"title":"Dispersal evolution and eco-evolutionary dynamics in antagonistic species interactions","authors":"Giacomo Zilio, Jhelam N. Deshpande, Alison B. Duncan, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Oliver Kaltz","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dispersal evolution modifies diverse spatial processes, such as range expansions or biological invasions of single species, but we are currently lacking a realistic vision for metacommunities. Focusing on antagonistic species interactions, we review existing theory of dispersal evolution between natural enemies, and explain how this might be relevant for classic themes in host-parasite evolutionary ecology, namely virulence evolution or local adaptation. Specifically, we highlight the importance of considering the simultaneous (co)evolution of dispersal and interaction traits. Linking such multi-trait evolution with reciprocal demographic and epidemiological feedbacks might change basic predictions about coevolutionary processes and spatial dynamics of interacting species. Future challenges concern the integration of system-specific disease ecology or spatial modifiers, such as spatial network structure or environmental heterogeneity.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140624969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Testes size seen through the glass of amphibian care","authors":"Bibiana Rojas, Carolin Dittrich, Sara Calhim","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite the great diversity of parental care types found in amphibians, studies linking them to post-copulatory sexually selected traits are scarce, presumably due to a lack of data. <span>Valencia-Aguilar <em>et al</em></span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"8px\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\" width=\"8px\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg>. used fieldwork and museum collections to show that paternal care appears to trade-off with testes size in glass frogs.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140625219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pangenomes at the limits of evolution","authors":"Joanna M. Wolfe","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Evolutionary pathways can be random or deterministic. In a recent article, <span>Beavan <em>et al.</em></span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"8px\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\" width=\"8px\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg> investigate this balance by applying machine learning models to microbial pangenomes. The presence of almost one-third of genes can be reliably inferred, indicating a surprising amount of predictable evolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140624976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}