RAPIDEVO

"Rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in natural populations: Integrating molecular genetics, climate predictions and demography into an eco-evolutionary modelling framework"

 Coordinatore POLITECNICO DI MILANO 

 Organization address address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32
city: MILANO
postcode: 20133

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Fabio
Cognome: Conti
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 2 23993431
Fax: +39 2 23993417

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Italy [IT]
 Totale costo 264˙639 €
 EC contributo 264˙639 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF
 Funding Scheme MC-IOF
 Anno di inizio 2013
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2013-01-01   -   2015-12-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    POLITECNICO DI MILANO

 Organization address address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32
city: MILANO
postcode: 20133

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Fabio
Cognome: Conti
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 2 23993431
Fax: +39 2 23993417

IT (MILANO) coordinator 264˙639.60

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extremes    altered    extreme    investigations    floods    evolutionary    disturbances    patterns    weather    rapid    species    history    overarching    traits    climate    intensification    events    selective    demographic    catastrophic    genetic    model    marble    life    frequency    trout    populations   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Intensification and increased frequency of weather extremes is emerging as one of the most dramatic aspects of climate change. Thus, the study of ecological implications of global-scale changes is expanding from a focus on trends (e.g., mean temperatures) to broader investigations including the effects of extreme events and associated catastrophic disturbances (e.g., floods, fires, droughts). However, investigations exploring adaptations of individuals and species to altered patterns of extreme events are still rare and overarching studies are greatly needed. Crucially, rapid evolutionary and adaptative processes are highly relevant for understanding and predicting species responses to climate change. I propose to investigate the selective consequences of periodic catastrophic disturbances on genetic diversity and life-history traits, using marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) populations living in Slovenian streams as a model system. In this system, flash floods and debris flows causing massive fish mortalities are increasing in frequency and intensity. I will use an innovative multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, combining (i) molecular genetics, (ii) demographic analysis and statistical characterization of temporal and spatial patterns of flood events, and (iii) life-history, demographic and eco-evolutionary modelling, to understand and predict the selective consequences of the altered pattern of catastrophic disturbances on the genetic composition and life-history traits of marble trout. Bringing together genetic, climatic, life-history and demographic aspects in this model system will allow the development of an overarching and general modelling and conservation framework for rapid evolutionary and adaptive processes, and will establish a reference of how to explore the consequences of climate change-induced intensification of weather extremes on natural populations.'

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