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Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
Author(s) -
Keagy Jason,
Drummond Chloe P.,
Gilbert Kadeem J.,
Grozinger Christina M.,
Hamilton Jill,
Hines Heather M.,
Lasky Jesse,
Logan Cheryl A.,
Sawers Ruairidh,
Wagner Tyler
Publication year - 2025
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/1755-0998.13796
Subject(s) - biology , pace , transcriptome , ecology , climate change , environmental change , habitat , data science , geography , computer science , biochemistry , gene expression , geodesy , gene
Abstract Landscape transcriptomics is an emerging field studying how genome‐wide expression patterns reflect dynamic landscape‐scale environmental drivers, including habitat, weather, climate, and contaminants, and the subsequent effects on organismal function. This field is benefitting from advancing and increasingly accessible molecular technologies, which in turn are allowing the necessary characterization of transcriptomes from wild individuals distributed across natural landscapes. This research is especially important given the rapid pace of anthropogenic environmental change and potential impacts that span levels of biological organization. We discuss three major themes in landscape transcriptomic research: connecting transcriptome variation across landscapes to environmental variation, generating and testing hypotheses about the mechanisms and evolution of transcriptomic responses to the environment, and applying this knowledge to species conservation and management. We discuss challenges associated with this approach and suggest potential solutions. We conclude that landscape transcriptomics has great promise for addressing fundamental questions in organismal biology, ecology, and evolution, while providing tools needed for conservation and management of species.

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