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The Sphagnome Project: enabling ecological and evolutionary insights through a genus‐level sequencing project
Author(s) -
Weston David J.,
Turetsky Merritt R.,
Johnson Matthew G.,
Granath Gustaf,
Lindo Zoë,
Belyea Lisa R.,
Rice Steven K.,
Hanson David T.,
Engelhardt Katharina A. M.,
Schmutz Jeremy,
Dorrepaal Ellen,
Euskirchen Eugénie S.,
Stenøien Hans K.,
Szövényi Péter,
Jackson Michelle,
Piatkowski Bryan T.,
Muchero Wellington,
Norby Richard J.,
Kostka Joel E.,
Glass Jennifer B.,
Rydin Håkan,
Limpens Juul,
Tuittila EevaStiina,
Ullrich Kristian K.,
Carrell Alyssa,
Benscoter Brian W.,
Chen JinGui,
Oke Tobi A.,
Nilsson Mats B.,
Ranjan Priya,
Jacobson Daniel,
Lilleskov Erik A.,
Clymo R. S.,
Shaw A. Jonathan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.14860
Subject(s) - ecology , niche construction , biology , adaptation (eye) , genomics , ecosystem , evolutionary ecology , genome , gene , biochemistry , neuroscience , host (biology)
Summary Considerable progress has been made in ecological and evolutionary genetics with studies demonstrating how genes underlying plant and microbial traits can influence adaptation and even ‘extend’ to influence community structure and ecosystem level processes. Progress in this area is limited to model systems with deep genetic and genomic resources that often have negligible ecological impact or interest. Thus, important linkages between genetic adaptations and their consequences at organismal and ecological scales are often lacking. Here we introduce the Sphagnome Project, which incorporates genomics into a long‐running history of Sphagnum research that has documented unparalleled contributions to peatland ecology, carbon sequestration, biogeochemistry, microbiome research, niche construction, and ecosystem engineering. The Sphagnome Project encompasses a genus‐level sequencing effort that represents a new type of model system driven not only by genetic tractability, but by ecologically relevant questions and hypotheses.