Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity.
biomechanics
biophysics
community ecology
development
mechanics
safety factor
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
ISSN: 1872-8383
Titre abrégé: Trends Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8805125
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
received:
23
10
2020
revised:
13
05
2021
accepted:
20
05
2021
pubmed:
6
7
2021
medline:
28
9
2021
entrez:
5
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Physical principles and laws determine the set of possible organismal phenotypes. Constraints arising from development, the environment, and evolutionary history then yield workable, integrated phenotypes. We propose a theoretical and practical framework that considers the role of changing environments. This 'ecomechanical approach' integrates functional organismal traits with the ecological variables. This approach informs our ability to predict species shifts in survival and distribution and provides critical insights into phenotypic diversity. We outline how to use the ecomechanical paradigm using drag-induced bending in trees as an example. Our approach can be incorporated into existing research and help build interdisciplinary bridges. Finally, we identify key factors needed for mass data collection, analysis, and the dissemination of models relevant to this framework.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34218955
pii: S0169-5347(21)00154-3
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.05.009
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
860-873Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests No interests are declared.