ID:
publications-2060
Type:
Peer reviewed articles
Year:
2021
Authors:
Blackman, R. C., F. Altermatt, A. Foulquier, T. Lefébure, M. Gauthier, A. Bouchez, R. Stubbington, A. M. Weigand, F. Leese, and T. Datry.
Title:
Unlocking our understanding of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams with genomic tools
Venue/Journal:
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
DOI:
10.1002/fee.2404
Research type:
Data Management & Analytics
Water System:
River Basins
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Abstract:
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) â waterways in which flow ceases periodically or that dry completely â are found worldwide, and their frequency and extent are expected to increase in the future in response to global climate change and growing anthropogenic demand for fresh water. Repeated wetâdry cycles generate highly dynamic settings within river networks composed of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, which act as evolutionary triggers for aquatic and terrestrial biota. Drying also alters functions and processes within river networks, with consequences for ecosystem services. Despite the emergence of promising conceptual and methodological developments, our understanding of the occurrence and diversity of organisms in these ecosystems is limited primarily due to their coupled aquaticâterrestrial characteristics. Novel genomic tools based on highâthroughput sequencing have the potential to tackle unanswered questions of pivotal importance to predict future change in IRES. Here, we outline why genomic tools are needed to assess these dynamic ecosystems from the population to the metacommunity scale, and their potential role in bridging ecologicalâevolutionary dynamics.
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