Theoretical Advances in the Ecology and Evolution of Mutualistic Interactions – Review of a Symposium ( SYMP 14) Organized at ESA + CSEE 2022 Joint Meeting
Theoretical Advances in the Ecology and Evolution of Mutualistic Interactions – Review of a Symposium ( SYMP 14) Organized at ESA + CSEE 2022 Joint Meeting
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生态学和互惠相互作用演化的理论进展 – ESA 举办的研讨会 (SYMP 14) 回顾 – – CSEE 2022 联席会议
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10.1002/bes2.2057
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2023
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McPeek, Sarah J.
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Narayanan, Naven;Hale, Kayla R.;Koffel, Thomas;McPeek, Sarah J.
Mutualisms are bidirectional, beneficial interspecific interactions ubiquitous across taxa (Bronstein 2015). They contribute significantly to ecosystem function and nutrient cycling. For instance,~ 40% of global food crops are dependent on a mutualist partner for pollination (Klein et al. 2007). Microbial mutualists, in particular mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen-fixing bacteria, are responsible for~ 75% of annual plant phosphorus uptake and a significant fraction of nitrogen uptake as well (van der Heijden et al. 2008). To better understand these interactions, we require an overarching theoretical framework. This is because empirical results are easily confounded by system-specific differences in interactions, timescale issues, and noise in ecological data.Developing theory for mutualisms is beset by several challenges. First, mutualisms are highly diverse in the currency of benefits they exchange. In plant–microbe mutualisms, the benefits exchanged are usually nutritional resources (carbon and phosphorus, or carbon and nitrogen)(Hacskaylo 1972, Oldroyd et al. 2011). In plant–pollinator mutualisms, however, pollinators obtain benefits in the form of nectar but plants obtain benefits in the form of pollinators facilitating increased movement of pollen (Pellmyr et al. 1996, Pellmyr 2003). The diversity of forms of benefits makes it challenging to develop a theory of mutualism population dynamics that can apply across different interaction types. Further, mutualisms are often temporally dynamic interactions in which the benefits exchanged between species are often mediated by trait evolution. For instance, plants sanction how much carbon they provide to rhizobia in different nodules based on the nitrogen benefits it receives from the bacteria (Denison 2000, West et al. 2002). Similarly, plants evolve to abort fruits which have been parasitized by the larvae of pollinators, preventing exploitation (Janzen 1979, James et al. 1994). In both cases, evolution plays a vital role in stabilizing mutualistic interaction dynamics and species population dynamics. Thus, integrating evolutionary