Perspective: evolution and detection of genetic robustness
Robustness is the invariance of phenotypes in the face of perturbation. The robustness of
phenotypes appears at various levels of biological organization, including gene expression, …
phenotypes appears at various levels of biological organization, including gene expression, …
Satellite remote sensing of ecosystem functions: opportunities, challenges and way forward
Societal, economic and scientific interests in knowing where biodiversity is, how it is faring
and what can be done to efficiently mitigate further biodiversity loss and the associated loss of …
and what can be done to efficiently mitigate further biodiversity loss and the associated loss of …
Linked sustainability challenges and trade-offs among fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture
Fisheries and aquaculture make a crucial contribution to global food security, nutrition and
livelihoods. However, the UN Sustainable Development Goals separate marine and terrestrial …
livelihoods. However, the UN Sustainable Development Goals separate marine and terrestrial …
Consumer–resource body‐size relationships in natural food webs
…, C Banasek-Richter, LF Bersier, JL Blanchard… - Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
It has been suggested that differences in body size between consumer and resource
species may have important implications for interaction strengths, population dynamics, and …
species may have important implications for interaction strengths, population dynamics, and …
Impacts of climate change on marine ecosystem production in societies dependent on fisheries
Growing human populations and changing dietary preferences are increasing global demands
for fish 1 , adding pressure to concerns over fisheries sustainability 2 . Here we develop …
for fish 1 , adding pressure to concerns over fisheries sustainability 2 . Here we develop …
Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?
Expansion in the world's human population and economic development will increase future
demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems productivity …
demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems productivity …
Diminishing returns from mutation supply rate in asexual populations
Mutator genotypes with increased mutation rates may be especially important in microbial
evolution if genetic adaptation is generally limited by the supply of mutations. In experimental …
evolution if genetic adaptation is generally limited by the supply of mutations. In experimental …
Tempo and mode of genome evolution in a 50,000-generation experiment
Adaptation by natural selection depends on the rates, effects and interactions of many
mutations, making it difficult to determine what proportion of mutations in an evolving lineage are …
mutations, making it difficult to determine what proportion of mutations in an evolving lineage are …
Potential consequences of climate change for primary production and fish production in large marine ecosystems
JL Blanchard, S Jennings… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Existing methods to predict the effects of climate change on the biomass and production of
marine communities are predicated on modelling the interactions and dynamics of individual …
marine communities are predicated on modelling the interactions and dynamics of individual …
Global ensemble projections reveal trophic amplification of ocean biomass declines with climate change
…, N Barrier, D Bianchi, JL Blanchard… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
While the physical dimensions of climate change are now routinely assessed through multimodel
intercomparisons, projected impacts on the global ocean ecosystem generally rely on …
intercomparisons, projected impacts on the global ocean ecosystem generally rely on …