Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters
Abstract Adaptations to pollution among long‐lived trees have rarely been documented, possibly because of their long reproductive cycles and the evolutionarily short timescales of anthropogenic pollution. Here, I present the results of a greenhouse experiment that suggest rapid evolutionary adaptati...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01491.x 2024-05-19T07:49:12+00:00 Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters ERÄNEN, J. K. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01491.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1420-9101.2007.01491.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01491.x en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Evolutionary Biology volume 21, issue 2, page 492-501 ISSN 1010-061X 1420-9101 journal-article 2008 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01491.x 2024-04-25T07:58:51Z Abstract Adaptations to pollution among long‐lived trees have rarely been documented, possibly because of their long reproductive cycles and the evolutionarily short timescales of anthropogenic pollution. Here, I present the results of a greenhouse experiment that suggest rapid evolutionary adaptation of mountain birch [ Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii (Orlova) Hämet‐Ahti] to heavy metal (HM) stress around two copper–nickel smelters in NW Russia. The adaptation incurs a cost with reduced performance of adapted seedlings in pristine conditions. The industrial barrens around the studied smelters are extremely high‐stress sites with low seed germination and survival. It is likely that strong natural selection has eliminated all sensitive genotypes within one or two generations, with only the most tolerant individuals persisting and producing adapted seeds in the individual barrens. The results were similar from around both smelters, suggesting parallel evolution towards HM resistance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Oxford University Press Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21 2 492 501 |
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Abstract Adaptations to pollution among long‐lived trees have rarely been documented, possibly because of their long reproductive cycles and the evolutionarily short timescales of anthropogenic pollution. Here, I present the results of a greenhouse experiment that suggest rapid evolutionary adaptation of mountain birch [ Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii (Orlova) Hämet‐Ahti] to heavy metal (HM) stress around two copper–nickel smelters in NW Russia. The adaptation incurs a cost with reduced performance of adapted seedlings in pristine conditions. The industrial barrens around the studied smelters are extremely high‐stress sites with low seed germination and survival. It is likely that strong natural selection has eliminated all sensitive genotypes within one or two generations, with only the most tolerant individuals persisting and producing adapted seeds in the individual barrens. The results were similar from around both smelters, suggesting parallel evolution towards HM resistance. |
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Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters |
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Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters |
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Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters |
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Rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters |
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rapid evolution towards heavy metal resistance by mountain birch around two subarctic copper–nickel smelters |
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