Journal article
A global horizon scan for urban evolutionary ecology
Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), v 37(11), pp 1006-1019
01 Nov 2022
PMID: 35995606
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Abstract
Research on the evolutionary ecology of urban areas reveals how human-induced evolutionary changes affect biodiversity and essential ecosystem services. In a rapidly urbanizing world imposing many selective pressures, a time-sensitive goal is to identify the emergent issues and research priorities that affect the ecology and evolution of species within cities. Here, we report the results of a horizon scan of research questions in urban evolutionary ecology submitted by 100 interdisciplinary scholars. We identified 30 top questions organized into six themes that highlight priorities for future research. These research questions will require methodological advances and interdisciplinary collaborations, with continued revision as the field of urban evolutionary ecology expands with the rapid growth of cities.
The impact of urbanization on biodiversity has been well documented, yet research into the complex dynamics of ecological and evolutionary processes in urban areas is still in its infancy.When novel research challenges emerge, a horizon scan exercise is an integrated approach that brings together global interdisciplinary-minded individuals to identify future research questions that can influence new collaborations and funding agenda.Our horizon scan identified 30 questions for future research in urban evolutionary ecology covering themes in fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes, temporal and spatial scales, sustainability, climate change, sociopolitical and ethical considerations, and innovation in technology.
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- Title
- A global horizon scan for urban evolutionary ecology
- Creators
- Brian C. Verrelli - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMarina Alberti - University of WashingtonSimone Des Roches - University of WashingtonNyeema C. Harris - Yale UniversityAndrew P. Hendry - McGill UniversityMarc T.J. Johnson - University of TorontoAmy M. Savage - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAnne Charmantier - École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesKiyoko M. Gotanda - Brock UniversityLynn Govaert - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesLindsay S. Miles - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityL. Ruth Rivkin - University of ManitobaKristin M. Winchell - Princeton UniversityKristien I. Brans - KU LeuvenCristian Correa - Austral University of ChileSarah E. Diamond - Case Western Reserve UniversityBen Fitzhugh - University of WashingtonNancy B. Grimm - Arizona State UniversitySara Hughes - University of MichiganJohn M. Marzluff - University of WashingtonJason Munshi-South - Fordham UniversityCarolina Rojas - Centre For Sustainable Urban DevelopmentJames S. Santangelo - University of TorontoChristopher J. Schell - University of California, BerkeleyJennifer A. Schweitzer - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleMarta Szulkin - University of WarsawMark C. Urban - University of ConnecticutYuyu Zhou - Iowa State UniversityCarly Ziter - Concordia University
- Publication Details
- Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), v 37(11), pp 1006-1019
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000882333200011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85136241915
- Other Identifier
- 991021904448904721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genetics & Heredity