Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 4200-6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 429-2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2017 Jun;32(6):403-415. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2017.02.019. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
Evolution is recognized as the source of all organisms, and hence many ecosystem services. However, the role that contemporary evolution might play in maintaining and enhancing specific ecosystem services has largely been overlooked. Recent advances at the interface of ecology and evolution have demonstrated how contemporary evolution can shape ecological communities and ecosystem functions. We propose a definition and quantitative criteria to study how rapid evolution affects ecosystem services (here termed contemporary evosystem services) and present plausible scenarios where such services might exist. We advocate for the direct measurement of contemporary evosystem services to improve understanding of how changing environments will alter resource availability and human well-being, and highlight the potential utility of managing rapid evolution for future ecosystem services.
进化被认为是所有生物的源头，因此也是许多生态系统服务的源头。然而，当代进化在维持和增强特定生态系统服务方面所起的作用在很大程度上被忽视了。生态学和进化交叉领域的最新进展表明，当代进化如何塑造生态群落和生态系统功能。我们提出了一个定义和定量标准来研究快速进化如何影响生态系统服务（这里称为当代生态系统服务），并提出了可能存在这种服务的假设情景。我们主张直接测量当代生态系统服务，以更好地理解不断变化的环境将如何改变资源的可利用性和人类的福祉，并强调管理快速进化对未来生态系统服务的潜在效用。
