%ARichards, Christina [Department of Integrative Biology; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA]%ARichards, Christina [Department of Integrative Biology University of South Florida Tampa FL 33620 USA]%AAlonso, Conchita [Estación Biológica de Doñana; CSIC; 41092 Sevilla Spain]%AAlonso, Conchita [Estación Biológica de Doñana CSIC 41092 Sevilla Spain]%ABecker, Claude [Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology 1030 Vienna Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna Biocenter (VBC) Austria]%ABecker, Claude [Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology; 1030 Vienna Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna Biocenter (VBC) Austria]%ABossdorf, Oliver [Plant Evolutionary Ecology; University of Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany]%ABossdorf, Oliver [Plant Evolutionary Ecology University of Tübingen 72076 Tübingen Germany]%ABucher, Etienne [Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences 49071 Beaucouzé Cedex France]%ABucher, Etienne [Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences; 49071 Beaucouzé Cedex France]%AColomé-Tatché, Maria [European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing; University Medical Center Groningen; 9713 Groningen The Netherlands; Institute of Computational Biology; Helmholtz Zentrum München; 85764 Neuherberg Germany; School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan; Technical University of Munich; 85354 Freising Germany]%AColomé‐Tatché, Maria [European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing University Medical Center Groningen 9713 Groningen The Netherlands, Institute of Computational Biology Helmholtz Zentrum München 85764 Neuherberg Germany, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan Technical University of Munich 85354 Freising Germany]%ADurka, Walter [Department of Community Ecology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ 06120 Halle Germany, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig 04103 Leipzig Germany]%ADurka, Walter [Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; 06120 Halle Germany; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; 04103 Leipzig Germany]%AEngelhardt, Jan [Institut für Informatik; University of Leipzig; 04107 Leipzig Germany]%AEngelhardt, Jan [Institut für Informatik University of Leipzig 04107 Leipzig Germany]%AGaspar, Bence [Plant Evolutionary Ecology University of Tübingen 72076 Tübingen Germany]%AGaspar, Bence [Plant Evolutionary Ecology; University of Tübingen; 72076 Tübingen Germany]%AGogol-Döring, Andreas [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; 04103 Leipzig Germany; Institute of Computer Science; University of Halle; 06120 Halle Germany]%AGogol‐Döring, Andreas [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig 04103 Leipzig Germany, Institute of Computer Science University of Halle 06120 Halle Germany]%AGrosse, Ivo [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig 04103 Leipzig Germany, Institute of Computer Science University of Halle 06120 Halle Germany]%AGrosse, Ivo [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; 04103 Leipzig Germany; Institute of Computer Science; University of Halle; 06120 Halle Germany]%Avan Gurp, Thomas [Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands]%Avan Gurp, Thomas [Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Wageningen The Netherlands]%AHeer, Katrin [Conservation Biology; Philipps-University of Marburg; 35037 Marburg Germany]%AHeer, Katrin [Conservation Biology Philipps‐University of Marburg 35037 Marburg Germany]%AKronholm, Ilkka [Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Center of Excellence in Biological Interactions University of Jyväskylä 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto Finland]%AKronholm, Ilkka [Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Center of Excellence in Biological Interactions; University of Jyväskylä; 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto Finland]%ALampei, Christian [Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics; 70599 Stuttgart Germany]%ALampei, Christian [Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics 70599 Stuttgart Germany]%ALatzel, Vít [Institute of Botany The Czech Academy of Sciences 25243 Průhonice Czech Republic]%ALatzel, Vít [Institute of Botany; The Czech Academy of Sciences; 25243 Průhonice Czech Republic]%AMirouze, Marie [Institut de Recherche pour le Développement; Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes; 66860 Perpignan France]%AMirouze, Marie [Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes 66860 Perpignan France]%AOpgenoorth, Lars [Department of Ecology Philipps‐University Marburg 35037 Marburg Germany]%AOpgenoorth, Lars [Department of Ecology; Philipps-University Marburg; 35037 Marburg Germany]%APaun, Ovidiu [Plant Ecological Genomics; University of Vienna; 1030 Vienna Austria]%APaun, Ovidiu [Plant Ecological Genomics University of Vienna 1030 Vienna Austria]%AProhaska, Sonja [Institut für Informatik University of Leipzig 04107 Leipzig Germany, The Santa Fe Institute Santa Fe NM 87501 USA]%AProhaska, Sonja [Institut für Informatik; University of Leipzig; 04107 Leipzig Germany; The Santa Fe Institute; Santa Fe NM; 87501 USA]%ARensing, Stefan [Plant Cell Biology Philipps‐University Marburg 35037 Marburg Germany, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies University of Freiburg 79098 Freiburg Germany]%ARensing, Stefan [Plant Cell Biology; Philipps-University Marburg; 35037 Marburg Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies; University of Freiburg; 79098 Freiburg Germany]%AStadler, Peter [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; 04103 Leipzig Germany; Institut für Informatik; University of Leipzig; 04107 Leipzig Germany; The Santa Fe Institute; Santa Fe NM; 87501 USA; Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences; 04103 Leipzig Germany]%AStadler, Peter [German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐Leipzig 04103 Leipzig Germany, Institut für Informatik University of Leipzig 04107 Leipzig Germany, The Santa Fe Institute Santa Fe NM 87501 USA, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences 04103 Leipzig Germany]%ATrucchi, Emiliano [Plant Ecological Genomics University of Vienna 1030 Vienna Austria]%ATrucchi, Emiliano [Plant Ecological Genomics; University of Vienna; 1030 Vienna Austria]%AUllrich, Kristian [Plant Cell Biology; Philipps-University Marburg; 35037 Marburg Germany]%AUllrich, Kristian [Plant Cell Biology Philipps‐University Marburg 35037 Marburg Germany]%AVerhoeven, Koen [Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO‐KNAW) Wageningen The Netherlands]%AVerhoeven, Koen [Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Wageningen The Netherlands]%ACoulson, ed., Tim%ACoulson, ed., Tim%BJournal Name: Ecology Letters; Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 12; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-09-26 09:22:19 %D2017%IWiley-Blackwell %JJournal Name: Ecology Letters; Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 12; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-09-26 09:22:19 %K %MOSTI ID: 10044129 %PMedium: X %TEcological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non‐model species, and the way forward %XAbstract

Growing evidence shows that epigenetic mechanisms contribute to complex traits, with implications across many fields of biology. In plant ecology, recent studies have attempted to merge ecological experiments with epigenetic analyses to elucidate the contribution of epigenetics to plant phenotypes, stress responses, adaptation to habitat, and range distributions. While there has been some progress in revealing the role of epigenetics in ecological processes, studies with non‐model species have so far been limited to describing broad patterns based on anonymous markers ofDNAmethylation. In contrast, studies with model species have benefited from powerful genomic resources,which contribute to a more mechanistic understanding but have limited ecological realism. Understanding the significance of epigenetics for plant ecology requires increased transfer of knowledge and methods from model species research to genomes of evolutionarily divergent species, and examination of responses to complex natural environments at a more mechanistic level. This requires transforming genomics tools specifically for studying non‐model species, which is challenging given the large and often polyploid genomes of plants. Collaboration among molecular geneticists, ecologists and bioinformaticians promises to enhance our understanding of the mutual links between genome function and ecological processes.

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