Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

These research goals also naturally led to an interest in the conservation of biodiversity, which this book represents. He was appointed as a Research Scientist at the Australian Museum in 2007 and has continued to use molecular techniques to study marsupial evolution, taxonomy and conservation biology.Michele Dudash is a population biologist by training, thus her research focuses on both the ecological and genetic factors responsible for a population's persistence or demise in nature. Fenster, Professor, Department of Biology andMicrobiology, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station,Robert C. In 2005 he was awarded a DSc by Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), based upon his published work (now > 160 publications). She studied bi

On the contrary, genetic methods are used mainly to document genetic differentiation among populations, with most studies concluding that genetically differentiated populations should be managed separately, thereby isolating them yet further and dooming many to eventual extinction! Many small population fragments are going extinct principally for genetic reasons. Although the rapidly advancing field of molecular genetics is continually providing new tools to measure the extent of population fragmentation and its genetic consequences, adequate guidance on how to use these data for effective conservation is still lacking. Although these effects can often be reversed by re-establishing gene flow between population fragments, managers very rarely do this. More than a million small, isolated, population fragments of threatened species are likely suffering inbreeding depression and loss of evolutionary potential, resulting in elevated extinction risks. It will also be of particular relevance to conservation practitioners and natural resource managers, as well as a broader academic audience of conservation biologists and evolutionary ecologists.. One of the greatest unmet challenges in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of threatened animal and plant species. This accessible, authoritative text is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students interested in conservation biology, conservation geneti

He was appointed as a Research Scientist at the Australian Museum in 2007 and has continued to use molecular techniques to study marsupial evolution, taxonomy and conservation biology.Michele Dudash is a population biologist by training, thus her research focuses on both the ecological and genetic factors responsible for a population's persistence or demise in nature. Fenster, Professor, Department of Biology andMicrobio