Applied Evolutionary Ecology

应用进化生态学

• 批准号: 1000230840-2015
• 负责人: SchulteHostedde, Albrecht
• 金额: $ 5.46万
• 依托单位: Laurentian University of Sudbury
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695846
• 关键词: Applied; Evolutionary; Ecology

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.

人们越来越认识到进化原理可以为生物多样性保护提供深刻的见解。加拿大应用进化生态学研究主席（CRC）的目标是通过利用进化视角了解人类活动对生物多样性的影响，并在适当的情况下提供缓解保护挑战的策略，为这一新兴研究领域做出贡献。 CRC 重点关注两个主题。首先，圈养种群面临着独特的生态和进化压力，可能会对生物多样性产生影响。无论是对其野生近缘种有影响的驯化种群，还是为未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会发生变化。其次，包括城市化和林业在内的人类活动改变了生态环境，导致选择模式的变化，从而产生进化后果。