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Vegetation change and eco‐evolutionary dynamics
Author(s) -
Eriksson Ove
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.1111/jvs.12161
Subject(s) - ecology , evolutionary dynamics , vegetation (pathology) , context (archaeology) , niche construction , evolutionary ecology , habitat , niche , ecological niche , global change , geography , biology , climate change , population , sociology , medicine , host (biology) , demography , pathology , archaeology
Question Eco‐evolutionary dynamics is a concept encapsulating a feedback between ecology and evolution, acting on short ecological time‐scales. Recent studies suggest that such dynamics have been generally over‐looked. The objective of this paper is to examine how eco‐evolutionary dynamics may contribute to vegetation science. Location Global. Methods In this paper I discuss eco‐evolutionary dynamics in the context of vegetation science, with a focus on effects derived from human‐mediated niche construction, manifested as new habitats, non‐native species, and changing connectivity and spatial configuration of habitats. Results and Conclusions I suggest that eco‐evolutionary dynamics have the potential to influence plant community composition and assembly, and thus that eco‐evolutionary dynamics should become focus of studies in vegetation science.