Weeds: Against the Rules?
Anthropocene
community assembly
eco-evolutionary dynamics
functional trait
Journal
Trends in plant science
ISSN: 1878-4372
Titre abrégé: Trends Plant Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9890299
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2020
11 2020
Historique:
received:
24
02
2020
revised:
19
05
2020
accepted:
28
05
2020
pubmed:
1
7
2020
medline:
11
11
2020
entrez:
1
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Establishing laws of plant and ecosystems functioning has been an overarching objective of functional and evolutionary ecology. However, most theories neglect the role of human activities in creating novel ecosystems characterized by species assemblages and environmental factors that are not observed in natural systems. We argue that agricultural weeds, as an emblematic case of such an 'ecological novelty', constitute an original and underutilized model for challenging current concepts in ecology and evolution. We highlight key aspects of weed ecology and evolutionary biology that can help to test and recast ecological and evolutionary laws in a changing world. We invite ecologists to seize upon weeds as a model system to improve our understanding of the short-term and long-term dynamics of ecological systems in the Anthropocene.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32600939
pii: S1360-1385(20)30196-5
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.05.013
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1107-1116Informations de copyright
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