Integrating Earth–life systems: a geogenomic approach

Greer A. Dolby, Scott E.K. Bennett, Rebecca J. Dorsey, Maya F. Stokes, Brett R. Riddle, Andrés Lira-Noriega, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Benjamin T. Wilder

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Abstract

For centuries, scientists have recognized and worked to understand how Earth's mutable landscape and climate shape the distribution and evolution of species. Here, we describe the emerging field of geogenomics, which uses the reciprocal and deep integration of geologic, climatic, and population genomic data to define and test cause–effect relationships between Earth and life at intermediate spatial and temporal scales (i.e., the mesoscale). Technological advances now power the detailed reconstruction of landscape and evolutionary histories, but transdisciplinary collaborations and new quantitative tools are needed to better integrate Earth–life data. Geogenomics can help build a more unified theory and characterize the boundary conditions under which geologic and climatic processes generate new biodiversity, how species’ responses differ, and why.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)371-384
Number of pages14
JournalTrends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume37
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Earth processes
  • evolution
  • geogenomics
  • geology
  • pseudocongruence
  • speciation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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