Journal article
Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 375(6586), pp 1275-1281
18 Mar 2022
PMID: 35298255
Abstract
Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Plants were assayed for a Mendelian antiherbivore defense that also affects tolerance to abiotic stressors. Urban-rural gradients were associated with the evolution of clines in defense in 47% of cities throughout the world. Variation in the strength of clines was explained by environmental changes in drought stress and vegetation cover that varied among cities. Sequencing 2074 genomes from 26 cities revealed that the evolution of urban-rural clines was best explained by adaptive evolution, but the degree of parallel adaptation varied among cities. Our results demonstrate that urbanization leads to adaptation at a global scale.
Plants adapt to city environments
Urban development alters the local environment, potentially driving rapid evolution. Santangelo
et al
. collected data on white clover populations from 160 cities to test for consistent responses to urban environments. They found that the production of an antiherbivore chemical defense increased with greater distance from the urban center in many cities. Genomic data suggest that this trend is adaptive, likely in response to lowered drought stress and herbivory pressure in urban centers. This study from the Global Urban Evolution Project provides evidence of widespread adaptation to urbanization. —BEL
A widespread adaptive change in antiherbivore response is seen in a common plant species in urban environments across 160 cities.
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- Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
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- James S. Santangelo - University of TorontoRob W. Ness - University of TorontoBeata Cohan - University of TorontoConnor R. Fitzpatrick - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSimon G. Innes - University of Louisiana at LafayetteSophie Koch - University of TorontoLindsay S. Miles - University of TorontoSamreen Munim - Queen's UniversityPedro R. Peres-Neto - Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCindy Prashad - University of TorontoAlex T. Tong - University of TorontoWindsor E. Aguirre - DePaul UniversityPhilips O. Akinwole - DePauw UniversityMarina Alberti - University of WashingtonJackie Álvarez - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoJill T. Anderson - University of GeorgiaJoseph J. Anderson - Uppsala UniversityYoshino Ando - Hokkaido UniversityNigel R. Andrew - University of New EnglandFabio Angeoletto - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da UFMT, campus de Rondonópolis, Cuiabá, BrazilDaniel N. Anstett - University of British ColumbiaJulia Anstett - University of British ColumbiaFelipe Aoki-Gonçalves - Instituto de EcologíaA. Z. Andis Arietta - Yale UniversityMary T. K. Arroyo - University of ChileEmily J. Austen - Mount Allison UniversityFernanda Baena-Díaz - Instituto de EcologíaCory A. Barker - University of OttawaHoward A. Baylis - University of CambridgeJulia M. Beliz - Washington University in St. LouisAlfonso Benitez-Mora - Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsDavid Bickford - University of La VerneGabriela Biedebach - University of La VerneGwylim S. Blackburn - Université LavalMannfred M. A. Boehm - University of British ColumbiaStephen P. Bonser - Environmental Earth SciencesDries Bonte - Ghent UniversityJesse R. Bragger - Monmouth UniversityCristina Branquinho - University of LisbonKristien I. Brans - KU LeuvenJorge C. Bresciano - Massey UniversityPeta D. 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- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 375(6586), pp 1275-1281
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000770386600037
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85126689688
- Other Identifier
- 991021904445604721
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