scholarly journals Evaluating genomic data for management of local adaptation in a changing climate: A lodgepole pine case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin R. Mahony ◽  
Ian R. MacLachlan ◽  
Brandon M. Lind ◽  
Jeremy B. Yoder ◽  
Tongli Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals Evaluating genomic data for management of local adaptation in a changing climate: A lodgepole pine case study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin R. Mahony ◽  
Ian R. MacLachlan ◽  
Brandon M. Lind ◽  
Jeremy B. Yoder ◽  
Tongli Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Genomic Variation ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Adaptive Variation ◽  
Phenotypic Data ◽  
Standing Variation ◽  
Climatic Drivers

AbstractThe need for tools to cost-effectively identify adaptive variation within ecologically and economically important plant species is mounting as the detrimental effects of climate change become increasingly apparent. For crop and wild populations alike, mismatches between adaptive variation and climatic optima will reduce health, growth, survival, reproduction, and continued establishment. The ease with which land managers can quantify the relative importance of different climate factors or the spatial scale of local adaptation to climate will have direct implications for the potential of mitigating or resolving such risks. Using seed collected from 281 provenances of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) from across western Canada, we compare genomic data to phenotypic and climatic data to assess their effectiveness in characterizing the climatic drivers and spatial scale of local adaptation in this species. We find that genomic and climate data are nearly equivalent for describing local adaptation in seedling traits. We also find strong agreement between the climate variables associated with genomic variation and with 20-year heights from a long-term provenance trial, suggesting that genomic data may be a viable option for identifying climatic drivers of local adaptation where phenotypic data are unavailable. Genetic clines associated with cold injury occur at broad spatial scales, suggesting that standing variation of adaptive alleles for this and similar species does not require management at scales finer than are indicated by phenotypic data. This study demonstrates that genomic data are most useful when paired with phenotypic data, but can also fill some of the traditional roles of phenotypic data in management of species for which phenotypic trials are not feasible.

scholarly journals Population genomic data in spider mites point to a role for local adaptation in shaping range shifts

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2821-2835
Author(s):  
Lei Chen ◽  
Jing‐Tao Sun ◽  
Peng‐Yu Jin ◽  
Ary A. Hoffmann ◽  
Xiao‐Li Bing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Spider Mites ◽  
Range Shifts ◽  
Population Genomic

scholarly journals On the predictability of lake surface temperature using air temperature in a changing climate: A case study for Lake Tahoe (U.S.A.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Piccolroaz ◽  
N. C. Healey ◽  
J. D. Lenters ◽  
S. G. Schladow ◽  
S. J. Hook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Lake Surface ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals Socio-economic impacts in a Changing Climate: Case Study Syria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Ülker ◽  
Orhan Ergüven ◽  
Cem Gazioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals PATH-11. TRANSLATING GENOMIC DATA OF GLIOBLASTOMA INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (suppl_6) ◽  
pp. vi160-vi160
Author(s):  
Toni Rose Jue ◽  
Julia Yin ◽  
Anna Siddell ◽  
Victor Lu ◽  
Robert Rapkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Genomic Data

scholarly journals Evolutionary dynamics of molecular markers during local adaptation: a case study in Drosophila subobscura

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Simões ◽  
Marta Pascual ◽  
Josiane Santos ◽  
Michael R Rose ◽  
Margarida Matos
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Evolutionary Dynamics ◽  
Drosophila Subobscura

scholarly journals MICROFINANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS: THE CASE OF AGROAMIGO IN BRAZIL

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAEL MAGNUS BARBOSA MOSER ◽  
LAURO GONZALEZ
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Change Initiatives ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Empirical Contribution

ABSTRACTThis paper reports an empirical case study on the interface between microfinance and climate change actions. Climate change, which until recently seemed a luxury for the microfinance sector, now appears to be crucial for its future. For their low adaptive capacity, the millions of microfinance clients worldwide happen to be the most vulnerable to a changing climate. However, such an arena is still blurred from an academic viewpoint, and inexistent among Brazilian academia. Therefore, by investigating Brazil’s largest rural MFI, Agroamigo, we aim at providing an empirical contribution to green microfinance. The main conclusion is that, albeit Agroamigo offers important links to climate change initiatives, it will need to take better account of specific vulnerabilities and risks to protect its portfolio and clients better from climate change impacts.

scholarly journals Tailoring the visual communication of climate projections for local adaptation practitioners in Germany and the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 373 (2055) ◽  
pp. 20140457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Lorenz ◽  
Suraje Dessai ◽  
Piers M. Forster ◽  
Jouni Paavola
Keyword(s):  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Visual Representations ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
User Group ◽  
Climate Information ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Clear Link ◽  
The Uk

Visualizations are widely used in the communication of climate projections. However, their effectiveness has rarely been assessed among their target audience. Given recent calls to increase the usability of climate information through the tailoring of climate projections, it is imperative to assess the effectiveness of different visualizations. This paper explores the complexities of tailoring through an online survey conducted with 162 local adaptation practitioners in Germany and the UK. The survey examined respondents’ assessed and perceived comprehension (PC) of visual representations of climate projections as well as preferences for using different visualizations in communicating and planning for a changing climate. Comprehension and use are tested using four different graph formats, which are split into two pairs. Within each pair the information content is the same but is visualized differently. We show that even within a fairly homogeneous user group, such as local adaptation practitioners, there are clear differences in respondents’ comprehension of and preference for visualizations. We do not find a consistent association between assessed comprehension and PC or use within the two pairs of visualizations that we analysed. There is, however, a clear link between PC and use of graph format. This suggests that respondents use what they think they understand the best, rather than what they actually understand the best. These findings highlight that audience-specific targeted communication may be more complex and challenging than previously recognized.

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