From genomic threat assessment to conservation action
Tom van der Valk, Love Dalén
Abstract
Genomic approaches have the potential to play a pivotal role in conservation, both to detect threats to species and populations and to restore biodiversity through actions. We here separate these approaches into two subdisciplines, vulnerability and restoration genomics, and discuss current applications, outstanding questions, and future potential.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyAction (physics)Computational biologyGeneticsEvolutionary biologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesGenetically Modified Organisms ResearchGenetic diversity and population structure