Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) and Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2013 Sep;28(9):509-16. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.004. Epub 2013 May 30.
Current patterns of biological diversity are influenced by both historical and present-day factors, yet research in ecology and evolution is largely split between paleontological and neontological studies. Responding to recent calls for integration, we provide a conceptual framework that capitalizes on data and methods from both disciplines to investigate fundamental processes. We highlight the opportunities arising from a combined approach with four examples: (i) which mechanisms generate spatial and temporal variation in diversity; (ii) how traits evolve; (iii) what determines the temporal dynamics of geographical ranges and ecological niches; and (iv) how species-environment and biotic interactions shape community structure. Our framework provides conceptual guidelines for combining paleontological and neontological perspectives to unravel the fundamental processes shaping life on Earth.
当前的生物多样性模式受到历史和当前因素的影响，但生态学和进化研究在很大程度上分为古生物学和新生物学研究。为响应最近对整合的呼吁，我们提供了一个概念框架，利用来自两个学科的数据和方法来研究基本过程。我们通过四个例子突出了这种综合方法带来的机会：（i）哪些机制产生多样性的时空变化；（ii）特征如何进化；（iii）决定地理范围和生态位时间动态的因素；以及（iv）物种-环境和生物相互作用如何塑造群落结构。我们的框架为结合古生物学和新生物学观点提供了概念指导，以揭示塑造地球上生命的基本过程。
