Loeuille N., Barot Sébastien, Georgelin E., Kylafis G., Lavigne C. (2013). Eco-evolutionary dynamics of agricultural networks : implications for sustainable management. In :
Woodward G. (ed.), Bohan D.A. (ed.). Ecological networks in an agricultural world. Advances in Ecological Research, 49, p. 339-435. ISSN 0065-2504.
Titre du document
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of agricultural networks : implications for sustainable management
Année de publication
2013
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Loeuille N., Barot Sébastien, Georgelin E., Kylafis G., Lavigne C.
In
Woodward G. (ed.), Bohan D.A. (ed.), Ecological networks in an agricultural world
Source
Advances in Ecological Research, 2013,
49, p. 339-435 ISSN 0065-2504
Community and ecosystem ecology are paying increasing attention to evolutionary dynamics, offering a means of attaining a more comprehensive understanding of ecological networks and more efficient and sustainable agroecosystems. Here, we review how such approaches can be applied, and we provide theoretical models to illustrate how eco-evolutionary dynamics can profoundly change our understanding of agricultural issues. We show that community evolution models can be used in several contexts: (1) to improve the selection of agricultural organisms within the context of their ecological networks; (2) to predict and manage the consequences of agricultural disturbances on the ecology and evolution of ecological networks; and (3) to design agricultural landscapes that benefit from network eco-evolutionary dynamics, but without negative impacts. Manipulation of landscape structure simultaneously affects both community ecological dynamics (e.g., by modifying dispersal and its demographic effects) and co-evolution (e.g., by changing gene flows). Finally, we suggest that future theoretical developments in this field should consider appropriate co-evolutionary models and ecosystem services.
