Buffering climate change - Predicting the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

缓冲气候变化 - 预测表型可塑性的演变

• 批准号: DE140100141
• 负责人: Dr Vanessa Kellermann
• 金额: $ 28.31万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-02-23 至 2020-01-13
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE140100141
• 关键词: Buffering; climate; change; Predicting; evolution

Environmental change is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and may ultimately drive many species to extinction. Limiting biodiversity losses will require an understanding of species climate change responses. Phenotypic plasticity will be central to these responses, yet assessments of risk ignore the potential for phenotypic plasticity to buffer species from negative effects of environmental change. This project will investigate the extent to which phenotypic plasticity mediates responses across species and environments. The outcome will be a better understanding of species’ responses to climate change, more accurate risk predictions and more effective protection of vulnerable environments.

环境变化是生物多样性面临的最大威胁之一，最终可能导致许多物种灭绝。限制生物多样性丧失需要了解物种对气候变化的反应。表型可塑性将是这些反应的核心，但风险评估忽略了表型可塑性缓冲物种免受环境变化负面影响的潜力。该项目将研究表型可塑性在多大程度上介导跨物种和环境的反应。其结果将是更好地了解物种对气候变化的反应、更准确的风险预测以及更有效地保护脆弱环境。