Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change
Environmental changes are a growing concern, as they exert pressures on ecosystems. In some cases, such changes lead to shifts in ecosystem structure. However, species can adapt to changes through evolution, and it is unclear how evolution interacts with regime shifts, which restricts ecosystem mana...
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| description | Environmental changes are a growing concern, as they exert pressures on ecosystems. In some cases, such changes lead to shifts in ecosystem structure. However, species can adapt to changes through evolution, and it is unclear how evolution interacts with regime shifts, which restricts ecosystem management strategies. Here, we used a model of prey population with evolution and intra-specific trait diversity, and simulated regime shifts through changes in predation pressure. We then explored interactions between evolution, diversity, and shifts in population density. Evolution induced delayed or early regime shifts, and altered the recovery of populations. Such changes depended on the relative speed of evolution and change of predation pressure, as well as on the initial state of the population. Evolution also influenced population resilience, which was important when considering strong environmental variability. For instance, storms can spontaneously increase mortality and induce shifts. Furthermore, environmental variability induced even higher mortality if the phenotypic diversity of populations is large. Some phenotypes were more vulnerable to environmental changes, and such increases in mortality favor shifts to decreases in density. Thus, population management needs to consider diversity, evolution, and environmental change altogether to better anticipate regime shifts on eco-evolutionary time scales. Here, evolution and diversity showed complex interactions with population shift dynamics. Investigating the influence of higher diversity levels, such as diversity at a community level, should be another step towards anticipating changes in ecosystems and communities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ec8c0ffd0484bd0ae058ad4705f2b512025-01-23T05:05:30ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182024-12-0121127783780410.3934/mbe.2024342Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental changeThomas Imbert0Jean-Christophe Poggiale1Mathias Gauduchon2Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, Geesthacht 21502, GermanyAix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, FranceAix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, FranceEnvironmental changes are a growing concern, as they exert pressures on ecosystems. In some cases, such changes lead to shifts in ecosystem structure. However, species can adapt to changes through evolution, and it is unclear how evolution interacts with regime shifts, which restricts ecosystem management strategies. Here, we used a model of prey population with evolution and intra-specific trait diversity, and simulated regime shifts through changes in predation pressure. We then explored interactions between evolution, diversity, and shifts in population density. Evolution induced delayed or early regime shifts, and altered the recovery of populations. Such changes depended on the relative speed of evolution and change of predation pressure, as well as on the initial state of the population. Evolution also influenced population resilience, which was important when considering strong environmental variability. For instance, storms can spontaneously increase mortality and induce shifts. Furthermore, environmental variability induced even higher mortality if the phenotypic diversity of populations is large. Some phenotypes were more vulnerable to environmental changes, and such increases in mortality favor shifts to decreases in density. Thus, population management needs to consider diversity, evolution, and environmental change altogether to better anticipate regime shifts on eco-evolutionary time scales. Here, evolution and diversity showed complex interactions with population shift dynamics. Investigating the influence of higher diversity levels, such as diversity at a community level, should be another step towards anticipating changes in ecosystems and communities.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2024342adaptive dynamicseco-evolutionenvironmental changegenetic diversitypderesilienceregime shifts |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Imbert Jean-Christophe Poggiale Mathias Gauduchon Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering adaptive dynamics eco-evolution environmental change genetic diversity pde resilience regime shifts |
| title | Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| title_full | Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| title_fullStr | Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| title_short | Intra-specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| title_sort | intra specific diversity and adaptation modify regime shifts dynamics under environmental change |
| topic | adaptive dynamics eco-evolution environmental change genetic diversity pde resilience regime shifts |
| url | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2024342 |
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