Genes to ecosystems: exploring the frontiers of ecology with one of the smallest biological units.
Genes to ecosystems: exploring the frontiers of ecology with one of the smallest biological units.
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10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03730.x
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2011-07
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A. Wymore;A. Keeley;K. Yturralde;Melanie L. Schroer;C. Propper;T. Whitham
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A. Wymore;A. Keeley;K. Yturralde;Melanie L. Schroer;C. Propper;T. Whitham
单个物种的基因及其表达水平可以构成整个群落并影响生态系统过程。虽然已经有很多关于群落和生态系统表型的文章，如杨树和菊科植物，但在这里，我们探索了群落遗传学方法在涉及入侵物种、气候变化和污染的系统中的潜在应用。我们认为，社区遗传学可以揭示模式和过程，否则可能仍未被发现。为了进一步促进群落遗传学或基因对生态系统的概念，我们提出了四个群落遗传学假设，允许得出基因与其对生态系统的影响之间的因果关系的结论。虽然目前的大多数研究都不能完全满足这些标准，但有几项研究已接近这些标准，并由此开始对群落和生态系统提供基于遗传学的理解，同时也为保护和管理实践奠定了坚实的基础。
Genes and their expression levels in individual species can structure whole communities and affect ecosystem processes. Although much has been written about community and ecosystem phenotypes with a few model systems, such as poplar and goldenrod, here we explore the potential application of a community genetics approach with systems involving invasive species, climate change and pollution. We argue that community genetics can reveal patterns and processes that otherwise might remain undetected. To further facilitate the community genetics or genes-to-ecosystem concept, we propose four community genetics postulates that allow for the conclusion of a causal relationship between the gene and its effect on the ecosystem. Although most current studies do not satisfy these criteria completely, several come close and, in so doing, begin to provide a genetic-based understanding of communities and ecosystems, as well as a sound basis for conservation and management practices.