Dealing With the Complexity of Effective Population Size in Conservation Practice.

Autor: Fedorca A; Department of Wildlife National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry 'Marin Dracea' Brașov Romania.; Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering Transilvania University of Brașov Brașov Romania., Mergeay J; Research Institute for Nature and Forest Geraardsbergen Belgium.; Applied Population Genetics and Conservation Genomics, Department of Biology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium., Akinyele AO; Department of Forest Production and Products University of Ibadan Ibadan Nigeria., Albayrak T; Department of Biology, Istiklal Yerleskesi Budur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Science and Art Faculty Burdur Türkiye.; Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty, Mathematics and Science Education, Biology Education Izmir Türkiye., Biebach I; Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland., Brambilla A; Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.; Gran Paradiso National Park Alpine Wildlife Research Center Noasca Italy., Burger PA; Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Vienna Austria., Buzan E; University of Primorska Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies Koper Slovenia.; Faculty of Environmental Protection Velenje Slovenia., Curik I; Department of Animal Science University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture Zagreb Croatia.; Institute of Animal Sciences Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) Kaposvár Hungary., Gargiulo R; Royal Botanic Gardens Richmond UK., Godoy JA; Department of Ecology and Evolution Estación Biológica de Doñana Seville Spain., González-Martínez SC; INRAE Univ. Bordeaux, BIOGECO Cestas France., Grossen C; WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute Birmensdorf Switzerland., Heuertz M; INRAE Univ. Bordeaux, BIOGECO Cestas France., Hoban S; The Center for Tree Science The Morton Arboretum Lisle Illinois USA.; The Committee on Evolutionary Biology The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA., Howard-McCombe J; Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh UK., Kachamakova M; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia Bulgaria., Klinga P; Technical University in Zvolen Zvolen Slovakia.; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences Department of Forest Ecology Suchdol Praha Czech Republic., Köppä V; Department of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden., Neugebauer E; Behavioral Ecology Research Group Leipzig University Leipzig Germany.; Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Department of Human Behaviour, Ecology and Culture Deutscher Platz 6 Leipzig Germany., Paz-Vinas I; Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Villeurbanne France., Pearman PB; Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Leioa Spain.; IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao Spain.; BC3 Basque Center for Climate Change Leioa Spain., Pérez-Sorribes L; Department of Ecology and Evolution Estación Biológica de Doñana Seville Spain., Rinkevich B; Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research National Institute of Oceanography Haifa Israel., Russo IM; School of Biosciences Cardiff University Cardiff UK., Theraroz A; INRAE Univ. Bordeaux, BIOGECO Cestas France., Thomas NE; School of Biosciences Cardiff University Cardiff UK., Westergren M; Slovenian Forestry Institute Ljubljana Slovenia., Winter S; Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Vienna Austria.; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Frankfurt Am Main Frankfurt Germany., Laikre L; Department of Zoology Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden., Kopatz A; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Trondheim Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Evolutionary applications [Evol Appl] 2024 Dec 13; Vol. 17 (12), pp. e70031. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 13 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1111/eva.70031
Abstrakt: Effective population size ( Ne ) is one of the most important parameters in evolutionary biology, as it is linked to the long-term survival capability of species. Therefore, Ne greatly interests conservation geneticists, but it is also very relevant to policymakers, managers, and conservation practitioners. Molecular methods to estimate Ne rely on various assumptions, including no immigration, panmixia, random sampling, absence of spatial genetic structure, and/or mutation-drift equilibrium. Species are, however, often characterized by fragmented populations under changing environmental conditions and anthropogenic pressure. Therefore, the estimation methods' assumptions are seldom addressed and rarely met, possibly leading to biased and inaccurate Ne estimates. To address the challenges associated with estimating Ne for conservation purposes, the COST Action 18134, Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems (G-BiKE), organized an international workshop that met in August 2022 in Brașov, Romania. The overarching goal was to operationalize the current knowledge of Ne estimation methods for conservation practitioners and decision-makers. We set out to identify datasets to evaluate the sensitivity of Ne estimation methods to violations of underlying assumptions and to develop data analysis strategies that addressed pressing issues in biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Referring to a comprehensive body of scientific work on Ne , this meeting report is not intended to be exhaustive but rather to present approaches, workshop findings, and a collection of papers that serve as fruits of those efforts. We aimed to provide insights and opportunities to help bridge the gap between scientific research and conservation practice.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Joachim Mergeay, Roberta Gargiulo, and Isa‐Rita M. Russo are editorial board members of Evolutionary Applications and co‐authors of this article. To minimize bias, they were excluded from all editorial decision‐making related to this article.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Evolutionary Applications published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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