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    more  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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 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.'