Project description
New mechanisms to address invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IASs) are one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss. Although the success of the invasive capacity of IASs has recently been associated with evolutionary processes and rapid adaptation, the mechanisms involved remain little known. Understanding these mechanisms will allow the prediction of future invasions. The EU-funded EvoTox interdisciplinary project studies the evolution and rapid adaptation of IAS populations in response to environmental stressors, focusing on the study of mechanisms related to the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in aquatic areas with a high level of anthropogenic pollutants. The project combines field and laboratory approaches and uses techniques from several scientific domains to study populations around the French Mediterranean coastline.
Objective
Climate change and biodiversity loss are one of the biggest threats facing the world in the next decade. Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss. While evolutionary processes and rapid adaptation have recently been linked with the increase of invasive capacity of IAS, still there is little known about the mechanisms involved in their success. EvoTox is an interdisciplinary project that seeks to address how IAS populations can evolve and adapt rapidly in response to environmental stressors. EvoTox focuses more particularly on the study of the mechanisms that facilitate the rapid adaptation of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in aquatic areas with high-level of anthropogenic pollutants. The study involves both field and laboratory approaches using technics from several scientific fields such as evolutionary biology, toxicology, physiology, ethology and molecular biology. The studied populations come from three sampling stations, with freshwater and brackish water bodies, around the French Mediterranean coastline and adjacent aquatic areas, where P. clarkii has successfully established and environmental characteristics such as salinity and chemical pollutant concentrations differ. Understanding the mechanisms that contributes to the rapid and adaptive evolution in P. clarkii is important for identifying candidate genes involved in invasiveness, and, more generally, predicting future invasion scenarios, improving management and risk assessment of IAS in Europe and worldwide. EvoTox also contributes to the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 by addressing IAS issues and their ecological and economic repercussions. EvoTox includes the training and the two-way transfer of knowledge between the researcher and the host institution. The research, scientific and transferable skills acquired during the EvoTox project will have a direct impact in the development of my scientific career.
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- natural sciences biological sciences evolutionary biology
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology invasive species
- natural sciences biological sciences biological behavioural sciences ethology
- medical and health sciences basic medicine toxicology
- natural sciences biological sciences molecular biology
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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75794 PARIS
France
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