Applied Evolutionary Ecology

人们越来越认识到，进化原理可以为生物多样性的保护提供深刻的见解。加拿大应用进化生态学研究教席的目标是通过使用进化论观点来了解人类活动对生物多样性的影响，并在适当情况下提供减轻保护挑战的战略，从而为这一新兴研究领域做出贡献。《儿童权利公约》侧重于两个主题。首先，圈养种群受到独特的生态和进化压力，这可能会对生物多样性产生影响。无论是对野生近亲有影响的驯养种群，还是为将来重新引入而保留的种群，圈养环境中的选择相对于自然环境都发生了变化。其次，包括城市化和林业在内的人为活动改变了生态环境，导致了可能产生进化后果的选择模式的变化。

It is being increasingly recognized that evolutionary principles can provide profound insights into the conservation of biodiversity. The objective of the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Applied Evolutionary Ecology is to contribute to this emerging research area by using evolutionary perspectives to understand the effects of anthropogenic activities on biodiversity, and where appropriate, to offer strategies to mitigate conservation challenges. The CRC is focused on two themes. First, captive populations are subject to unique ecological and evolutionary pressures that can have impacts on biodiversity. Whether in the context of domesticated populations that have impacts on their wild relatives, or populations kept for future reintroductions, selection in the captive environment is altered relative to the the natural environment. Second, anthropogenic activities including urbanization and forestry alter ecological contexts, leading to changes in patterns of selection that can have evolutionary consequences.