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Nordic Network in Evolutionary Conservation Biology

Evolutionary conservation biology seeks to understand the evolutionary dimensions of human-induced environmental change. As anthropogenic change in ecosystems is accelerating there is a growing need to understand its ecological and evolutionary consequences for populations as well as the potential for evolutionary response. The human-induced modifications in natural habitats directly affect the abiotic environments, but also biotic interactions (i.e. competition, parasitism, predation etc.) because of changes in species distribution and abundance. However, little is known about interactions between different types of stressors (e.g. climatic, anthropogenic and biotic) on individuals’ physiology and on populations’ ability to adapt and how these might either facilitate or counteract adaptation to climate change.
The network will bring together students and scientists working on topics related to evolutionary conservation biology, ecology, genetics, evolution, physiology and animal breeding to create positive synergy among these related fields. PhD courses will be organized and members of the different groups will have the opportunity to visit other groups of the network to learn about different approaches and to use facilities not available in their own groups. The goal is to develop synergistic interactions among Nordic and Baltic groups with different expertise and to strenghten their international position in evolutionary conservation biology.