Summary: Jeffry Mitton1
asserted that the elaboration of community
and ecosystem genetics could "herald a new era in evolu-
tionary biology" and that "if this comes about, evolution-
ary biology and ecology will be more tightly linked than
ever before." Although great strides have been made in
understanding the ecology and evolution of two-species
interactions since Ehrlich and Raven2
, only recently
have scientists begun to consider evolution in a broader
community3­22
and ecosystem23­32
context. Furthermore,
although multi-level selection theory has advanced33­37
, it
has not been incorporated into the prevailing models of
community organization and ecosystem dynamics38­40
.
A major deterrent to advancing community and
ecosystem genetics is the overwhelming number of spe-

Source: Allan, Gery - Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
LeRoy, Carri J. - Evergreen State College
Lindroth, Rick - Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Shuster, Stephen M. - Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
Tennessee, University of - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genes to Ecosystems Lab

Collections: Biology and Medicine; Environmental Sciences and Ecology; Physics