Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change
Results from ecological niche models usually indicate a worrying scenario in terms of biodiversity loss. Continuous efforts to improve these models (e.g., allowing for dispersal limitation) have recently been updated to include the potential of species’ persistence, in otherwise unsuitable regions,...
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doaj-61e23580c38b4809a24637e9bb0f843e2020-12-31T04:43:38ZengElsevierPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation2530-06442019-07-01173117121Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate changeJosé Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho0Luis Mauricio Bini1Corresponding author.; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, BrazilDepartamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, BrazilResults from ecological niche models usually indicate a worrying scenario in terms of biodiversity loss. Continuous efforts to improve these models (e.g., allowing for dispersal limitation) have recently been updated to include the potential of species’ persistence, in otherwise unsuitable regions, due to natural selection (a process called evolutionary rescue). Here we discuss the major challenges in incorporating evolutionary rescue in models evaluating the impacts of global changes on species distributions. We also highlight some alternatives to overcome these challenges using simulations. Based on the current available evidence, we conclude that the potential of evolutionary rescue is low. However, due to the paucity of data to feed evolutionary rescue models and the interaction with other factors (e.g. habitat fragmentation), we still do not know the potential of adaptation to rescue biodiversity from climate change.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064419300690Evolutionary rescueAdaptationClimate changeSimulationModelingWarming |
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Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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Will life find a way out? Evolutionary rescue and Darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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will life find a way out? evolutionary rescue and darwinian adaptation to climate change |
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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation |
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2530-0644 |
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Results from ecological niche models usually indicate a worrying scenario in terms of biodiversity loss. Continuous efforts to improve these models (e.g., allowing for dispersal limitation) have recently been updated to include the potential of species’ persistence, in otherwise unsuitable regions, due to natural selection (a process called evolutionary rescue). Here we discuss the major challenges in incorporating evolutionary rescue in models evaluating the impacts of global changes on species distributions. We also highlight some alternatives to overcome these challenges using simulations. Based on the current available evidence, we conclude that the potential of evolutionary rescue is low. However, due to the paucity of data to feed evolutionary rescue models and the interaction with other factors (e.g. habitat fragmentation), we still do not know the potential of adaptation to rescue biodiversity from climate change. |
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Evolutionary rescue Adaptation Climate change Simulation Modeling Warming |
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