Macrophysiology for decision‐making
Abstract In an 1854 lecture, TH Huxley suggested that physiology should be measured by its contribution to science, its practical worth and the extent to which it should be made a branch of education. Since macrophysiology, or the investigation of variation in physiological traits over large geograp...
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crwiley:10.1111/jzo.13029 2024-06-23T07:47:38+00:00 Macrophysiology for decision‐making Chown, S. L. Australian Research Council 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13029 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jzo.13029 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jzo.13029 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jzo.13029 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Journal of Zoology volume 319, issue 1, page 1-22 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 2022 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13029 2024-06-06T04:21:15Z Abstract In an 1854 lecture, TH Huxley suggested that physiology should be measured by its contribution to science, its practical worth and the extent to which it should be made a branch of education. Since macrophysiology, or the investigation of variation in physiological traits over large geographical and temporal scales and the ecological implications of this variation, is well‐established and approaching its third decade, these questions are posed for it here. The field is, of course, much older, but, over the last two decades, has contributed substantially to fundamental eco‐evolutionary research and to understanding the conservation consequences of physiological variation at regional and global scales. Its greatest successes have been in understanding variation in thermal and metabolic responses of animals and plants to variable environments and the significance thereof in the context of the climate crisis. By contrast, much less progress has been made in understanding the regulation of water in the context of currently changing environments and projections of further impacts associated with ongoing global change. The development of new datasets of physiological traits across broad spatial scales has been a slower enterprise than the further compilation of trait databases from extant data. Surprising insights have emerged from genomics‐based microbial macrophysiology, an approach which has much potential to span all of life's variety. The findings of macrophysiological investigations have been taken up within policy reports and/or implementation actions, such as those of the IPCC and the Antarctic Treaty System, that have resulted in benefits to society and to the environment. Yet, as is the case with other areas of research, much remains to be done to develop further strategies to counteract the anti‐science attitudes that are now so prevalent globally. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Wiley Online Library Antarctic Huxley ENVELOPE(162.867,162.867,-77.850,-77.850) The Antarctic Journal of Zoology 319 1 1 22 |
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Abstract In an 1854 lecture, TH Huxley suggested that physiology should be measured by its contribution to science, its practical worth and the extent to which it should be made a branch of education. Since macrophysiology, or the investigation of variation in physiological traits over large geographical and temporal scales and the ecological implications of this variation, is well‐established and approaching its third decade, these questions are posed for it here. The field is, of course, much older, but, over the last two decades, has contributed substantially to fundamental eco‐evolutionary research and to understanding the conservation consequences of physiological variation at regional and global scales. Its greatest successes have been in understanding variation in thermal and metabolic responses of animals and plants to variable environments and the significance thereof in the context of the climate crisis. By contrast, much less progress has been made in understanding the regulation of water in the context of currently changing environments and projections of further impacts associated with ongoing global change. The development of new datasets of physiological traits across broad spatial scales has been a slower enterprise than the further compilation of trait databases from extant data. Surprising insights have emerged from genomics‐based microbial macrophysiology, an approach which has much potential to span all of life's variety. The findings of macrophysiological investigations have been taken up within policy reports and/or implementation actions, such as those of the IPCC and the Antarctic Treaty System, that have resulted in benefits to society and to the environment. Yet, as is the case with other areas of research, much remains to be done to develop further strategies to counteract the anti‐science attitudes that are now so prevalent globally. |
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