Assisted Gene Flow to Facilitate Local Adaptation to Climate Change

By S. Aitken, M. Whitlock. 2013

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Genetics

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The role of forest genetic resources in responding to biotic and abiotic factors in the context of anthropogenic climate change (2014, background): “Within species, assisted gene flow, where genes are exchanged between populations by moving individuals or gametes, has also the potential to control and reduce mal-adaptation (Aitken and Whitlock, 2013).”
The importance of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in driving intraspecific variability in thermal niches of marine macrophytes (2018, background): “Indeed, framework policies are already being developed in terrestrial forests (McLachlan et al., 2007; Aitken & Whitlock, 2013; Williams & Dumroese, 2013).”
Comparative genetic responses to climate in the varieties of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii: Reforestation (2014, background): “Our approach is consistent with the ‘assisted gene flow’ of Aitken and Whitlock (2013) and the ‘assisted range expansion’ and ‘assisted population migration’ of Winder et al. (2011).”
Hybridization and extinction (2016, background): “…that involving endemic Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer; Mili an-Garc ıa et al. 2015), translocations of individuals for conservation purposes (Aitken and Whitlock 2013), and global species trade (e.g., Perez et al. 2014) can result in potentially maladaptive hybridization with wild…”
Genetic differentiation and plasticity interact along temperature and precipitation gradients to determine plant performance under climate change (2017, background): “…that local adaptation to climate is one of the key factors limiting species ability to cope with climate variation and thus to adapt to changing climates even for widespread species with apparently wide climatic niches (e.g. De Frenne et al. 2011; Aitken & Whitlock 2013; Mendola et al. 2015).”
The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people (2016, background): “One such strategy is to use assisted gene flow, the managed movement of individuals or gametes between populations to mitigate local maladaptation in the short and long term (150).”
Considerations for restoring temperate forests of tomorrow: forest restoration, assisted migration, and bioengineering (2015, background): “ASSISTED GENE FLOW – intentional translocation of individuals within a species range to facilitate adaptation to anticipated local conditions (Aitken and Whitlock 2013) ASSISTED SPECIES MIGRATION – movement of species to suitable locations outside their current range in an effort to save them from e”
Finding the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and Future Directions (2016, positive): “…in agriculture, forestry, and ﬁ sheries and can improve management decisions for threatened species by predicting the performance of a genotype in a new en-* vironment (Funk et al. 2012; Aitken and Whitlock 2013; Li et al. 2014; Yoder et al. 2014; Lasky et al. 2015; Hamilton and Miller 2016).”
Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples (2018, background): “Adaptive management strategies, such as assisted gene migration (Aitken & Whitlock 2013) and cli-mate-adjusted provenancing (Prober et al. 2015), may help mitigate the extent of forest dieback associated with climate change and maintain ecosystem function (Lunt et al. 2013).”
Potential for evolutionary responses to climate change – evidence from tree populations (2013, methodology): “An evaluation of such options is beyond the scope of this review (see e.g., McLachlan et al., 2007; Aitken & Whitlock, 2013).”
Assisted migration within species range ignores biotic interactions and lacks evidence (2017, background): “…journals keep publishing reviews and perspective papers where authors state that assisted migration is a promising and possibly necessary approach (Aitken & Whitlock 2013; Gallagher et al. 2015; Klenk 2015; Koralewski et al. 2015; Aitken & Bemmels 2016; Breed et al. 2016; Christmas et al. 2016),…”
Climate-adjusted provenancing: a strategy for climate-resilient ecological restoration (2015, background): “Instead, capturing advantages of local adaptations will need to account for spatial shifts in climate, and maximizing adaptation potential will be crucial (Aitken and Whitlock, 2013; Thomas et al., 2014).”
Patterns of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in the wide elevation range of the alpine plant Arabis alpina (2018, background): “Moreover, in situations with strong local adaptation, gene flow from other populations might first trigger outbreeding depression, before the onset of a noticeable adaptive response (Edmands, 2007; Aitken & Whitlock, 2013).”
Linking epigenetics and biological conservation: Towards a conservation epigenetics perspective (2019, neutral): “…from populations sharing a common genetic background with the recipient population, so as to avoid outbreeding depression and/or gene swamping (Aitken & Whitlock, 2013), but also showing a distinct epigenetic background, so that the recipient population can cope with anticipated environmental…”