From genes to ecosystems: a genetic basis to ecosystem services
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-19, 12:58authored byBailey, JK
Ecosystems provide services, many of which are regulated through species interactions. Emerging research in the fields of community and ecosystem genetics indicate that genetic variation in one species can influence species interactions and affect subsequent patterns of energy flow and nutrient cycles. Because there can be a genetic basis to community- and ecosystem-level processes, evolutionary processes that alter standing genetic variation can have extended consequences that matter to patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem function that exist on the landscape. Here we explore some emerging areas of research in the field of community and ecosystem genetics and discuss the general importance of this approach to evolutionary ecology.
History
Publication title
Population Ecology
Volume
53
Pagination
47-52
ISSN
1438-3896
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Tokyo
Place of publication
3-3-13, Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113-0033
Rights statement
Copyright 2010 The Society of Population Ecology and Springer