Evolutionary shift of a tipping point can precipitate, or forestall, collapse in a microbial community.
Journal
Nature ecology & evolution
ISSN: 2397-334X
Titre abrégé: Nat Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101698577
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Sep 2024
18 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
19
02
2024
accepted:
21
08
2024
medline:
19
9
2024
pubmed:
19
9
2024
entrez:
18
9
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Global ecosystems are rapidly approaching tipping points, where minute shifts can lead to drastic ecological changes. Theory predicts that evolution can shape a system's tipping point behaviour, but direct experimental support is lacking. Here we investigate the power of evolutionary processes to alter these critical thresholds and protect an ecological community from collapse. To do this, we propagate a two-species microbial system composed of Escherichia coli and baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, for over 4,000 generations, and map ecological stability before and after coevolution. Our results reveal that tipping points-and other geometric properties of ecological communities-can evolve to alter the range of conditions under which our microbial community can flourish. We develop a mathematical model to illustrate how evolutionary changes in parameters such as growth rate, carrying capacity and resistance to environmental change affect ecological resilience. Our study shows that adaptation of key species can shift an ecological community's tipping point, potentially promoting ecological stability or accelerating collapse.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39294402
doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02543-0
pii: 10.1038/s41559-024-02543-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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