Eco-evolutionary dynamics in an urbanizing planet. (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alberti, Marina
• Is Part Of: Trends in ecology & evolution. Volume 30:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 114
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals; 576.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5347

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Humans mediate eco-evolutionary feedbacks through urbanization.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">In this review, I discuss studies of observed signatures of urban-driven trait changes across multiple taxa.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">By linking urban signatures to ecosystem function, we can hypothesize the eco-evolutionary implications of urbanization.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">The hybrid nature of urban ecosystems is a source of both instability and innovation in the eco-evolutionary dynamic.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Understanding the mechanisms by which humans affect eco-evolutionary feedbacks in urban areas will provide new insights for maintaining ecosystem function in an urbanizing planet.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>