Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible

S. Hoban; M.W. Bruford; W.C. Funk; P. Galbusera; M.P. Griffith; C.E. Grueber; M. Heuertz; M.E. Hunter; C. Hvilsom; B.K. Stroil; F. Kershaw; C.K. Khoury; L. Laikre; M. Lopes-Fernandes; A.J. MacDonald; J. Mergeay; M. Meek; C. Mittan; T.A. Mukassabi; D. O'Brien; R. Ogden; C. Palma-Silva; U. Ramakrishnan; G. Segelbacher; R.E. Shaw; P. Sjögren-Gulve; N. Veličković; C. Vernesi

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Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible

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Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible

S. Hoban, M.W. Bruford, W.C. Funk, P. Galbusera, M.P. Griffith, C.E. Grueber, M. Heuertz, M.E. Hunter, C. Hvilsom, B.K. Stroil, …

BioScience, Vol.71(9), pp.964-976

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab054

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Abstract

Global conservation policy and action have largely neglected protecting and monitoring genetic diversity—one of the three main pillars of biodiversity. Genetic diversity (diversity within species) underlies species’ adaptation and survival, ecosystem resilience, and societal innovation. The low priority given to genetic diversity has largely been due to knowledge gaps in key areas, including the importance of genetic diversity and the trends in genetic diversity change; the perceived high expense and low availability and the scattered nature of genetic data; and complicated concepts and information that are inaccessible to policymakers. However, numerous recent advances in knowledge, technology, databases, practice, and capacity have now set the stage for better integration of genetic diversity in policy instruments and conservation efforts. We review these developments and explore how they can support improved consideration of genetic diversity in global conservation policy commitments and enable countries to monitor, report on, and take action to maintain or restore genetic diversity.

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Title: Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible
Authors/Creators: S. Hoban (Author/Creator) - Morton Arboretum
M.W. Bruford (Author/Creator) - Cardiff University
W.C. Funk (Author/Creator) - Colorado State University
P. Galbusera (Author/Creator) - Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
M.P. Griffith (Author/Creator) - Montgomery Botanical Center
C.E. Grueber (Author/Creator) - The University of Sydney
M. Heuertz (Author/Creator) - Université de Bordeaux
M.E. Hunter (Author/Creator) - United States Geological Survey
C. Hvilsom (Author/Creator) - Copenhagen Zoo
B.K. Stroil (Author/Creator) - University of Sarajevo
F. Kershaw (Author/Creator) - Natural Resources Defense Council
C.K. Khoury (Author/Creator) - International Center for Tropical Agriculture
L. Laikre (Author/Creator) - Stockholm University
M. Lopes-Fernandes (Author/Creator) - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas
A.J. MacDonald (Author/Creator) - Australian National University
J. Mergeay (Author/Creator) - Research Institute for Nature and Forest
M. Meek (Author/Creator) - Michigan State University
C. Mittan (Author/Creator)
T.A. Mukassabi (Author/Creator) - University of Benghazi
D. O'Brien (Author/Creator)
R. Ogden (Author/Creator) - University of Edinburgh
C. Palma-Silva (Author/Creator) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
U. Ramakrishnan (Author/Creator) - National Centre for Biological Sciences
G. Segelbacher (Author/Creator) - University of Freiburg
R.E. Shaw (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
P. Sjögren-Gulve (Author/Creator) - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
N. Veličković (Author/Creator) - University of Novi Sad
C. Vernesi (Author/Creator) - Fondazione Edmund Mach
Publication Details: BioScience, Vol.71(9), pp.964-976
Identifiers: 991005540333907891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.64 Phylogenetics & Genomics; 3.64.71 Genetic Diversity
Web Of Science research areas: Biology
ESI research areas: Biology & Biochemistry