title: Landscape community genomics: understanding eco-evolutionary processes in complex environments.
abstract: Extrinsic factors influencing evolutionary processes are often categorically lumped into interactions that are environmentally (e.g., climate, landscape) or community-driven, with little consideration of the overlap or influence of one on the other. However, genomic variation is strongly influenced by complex and dynamic interactions between environmental and community effects. Failure to consider both effects on evolutionary dynamics simultaneously can lead to incomplete, spurious, or erroneous conclusions about the mechanisms driving genomic variation. We highlight the need for a landscape community genomics (LCG) framework to help to motivate and challenge scientists in diverse fields to consider a more holistic, interdisciplinary perspective on the genomic evolution of multi-species communities in complex environments.
authors: Flathead Lake Biological Station, Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Polson, MT 59860, USA. Electronic address: brian.hand@umontana.edu.
authors: Brian K
authors: BK
authors: Hand
authors: Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
authors: Winsor H
authors: WH
authors: Lowe
authors: Flathead Lake Biological Station, Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Polson, MT 59860, USA; US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, West Glacier, MT 59936, USA.
authors: Ryan P
authors: RP
authors: Kovach
authors: US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, West Glacier, MT 59936, USA.
authors: Clint C
authors: CC
authors: Muhlfeld
authors: Flathead Lake Biological Station, Fish and Wildlife Genomics Group, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Polson, MT 59860, USA.
authors: Gordon
authors: G
authors: Luikart
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000235:genetics; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D056186:Metagenomics
keywords: adaptation; co-evolution; community genetics; landscape genetics; landscape genomics; population connectivity; species interactions