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主席（CRC）的目标是通过使用进化的观点来理解人类活动对生物多样性的影响，并在适当的情况下，提供战略，以减轻保护挑战，从而为这一新兴的研究领域做出贡献。《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，可能对生物多样性产生影响。无论是在驯化种群的背景下，对他们的野生亲属的影响，或人口保持为未来的重新引入，在圈养环境中的选择是相对于自然环境的改变。其次，人类活动，包括城市化和林业改变生态环境，导致选择模式的变化，可能会产生进化的后果。

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.