Evolving nature-based solutions for urban resilience

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Alberti, Marina; Grimm, Nancy B.; Palkovacs, Eric P.; Urban, Mark C.; Verrelli, Brian C.; Anderson, Pippin; Carlen, Elizabeth J.; Cocciardi, Jennifer M.; Cook, Elizabeth M.; Fortin, Marie-Josee; Gotanda, Kiyoko M.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Johnson, Marc T. J.; Li, Daijiang; Malesis-Dahm, Anna N.; Miles, Lindsay S.; Munshi-South, Jason; Roman-Palacios, Cristian; Phifer-Rixey, Megan; Salazar-Valenzuela, David; Savage, Amy M.; Snyder, Rebecca; Winchell, Kristin M.; Zhou, Yuyu
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University of California System; University of California Santa Cruz; University of Connecticut; Virginia Commonwealth University; University of Cape Town; Washington University (WUSTL); University of Mississippi; Columbia University; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; University of Toronto; Brock University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Toronto; University Toronto Mississauga; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Drexel University; University of Arizona; Drexel University; Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador; New York University; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0036-8075; 1095-9203
• DOI: 10.1126/science.aea9563
• 发表日期: 2026-05-14
• 页码: 701-708
• 关键词: ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS; spartina-alterniflora; CRASSOSTREA-VIRGINICA; local adaptation; EASTERN OYSTER; plant; climate; biodiversity; resistance; diversity

摘要

Despite growing investments in nature-based solutions for urban resilience, their design often overlooks a fundamental biological process: evolution. Populations of organisms that sustain nature-based solutions are dynamic and can evolve over time. Rapid evolutionary changes, driven by urban environmental stressors, such as pollution, climate extremes, and habitat fragmentation, can reshape species' traits, alter interactions, and shift ecosystem functions. We synthesize evidence of evolutionary change across systems that serve as nature-based solutions in urban contexts and show how evolutionary processes can enhance or undermine their performance. We propose four testable hypotheses linking evolutionary dynamics to nature-based solutions and outline design strategies to maintain adaptive potential. Integrating evolution into nature-based solutions is essential to ensure long-term and efficient functionality under accelerating environmental change.