Abstract
Climate change influences populations by reducing or extirpating local populations, by disrupting patterns
of migration and by shifting geographical distributions. These events can affect genetic population
structure in several ways. Molecular markers have been used in numerous population genetic and phylogeographical
studies of marine species and have detected population responses to climate change in the
last few decades, such as range expansions, adaptative shifts and declines or increases in abundance. Little
is known, however, about the molecular and physiological basis of adaptive responses to climate change
in marine Mediterranean species. The Mediterranean Sea ecosystem is a ‘living laboratory’ with native
species that are challenged by environmental change and by invasive species and a ‘gene-climate’approach
should be adopted as a way of focusing on the relationship between climate warming and genetic diversity.
Climate change influences populations by reducing or extirpating local populations, by disrupting patterns of migration and by shifting geographical distributions. These events can affect genetic population structure in several ways. Molecular markers have been used in numerous population genetic and phylogeographical studies of marine species and have detected population responses to climate change in the last few decades, such as range expansions, adaptative shifts and declines or increases in abundance. Little is known, however, about the molecular and physiological basis of adaptive responses to climate change in marine Mediterranean species. The Mediterranean Sea ecosystem is a ‘living laboratory’ with native species that are challenged by environmental change and by invasive species and a ‘gene-climate’approach should be adopted as a way of focusing on the relationship between climate warming and genetic diversity.
Climate change influences populations by reducing or extirpating local populations, by disrupting patterns of migration and by shifting geographical distributions. These events can affect genetic population structure in several ways. Molecular markers have been used in numerous population genetic and phylogeographical studies of marine species and have detected population responses to climate change in the last few decades, such as range expansions, adaptative shifts and declines or increases in abundance. Little is known, however, about the molecular and physiological basis of adaptive responses to climate change in marine Mediterranean species. The Mediterranean Sea ecosystem is a ‘living laboratory’ with native species that are challenged by environmental change and by invasive species and a ‘gene-climate’approach should be adopted as a way of focusing on the relationship between climate warming and genetic diversity.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 107-119 |
Numero di pagine | 13 |
Rivista | CHEMISTRY IN ECOLOGY |
Volume | 27 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2011 |
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