Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible

Maladaptation, migration and extirpation fuel climate change risk in a forest tree species

(2021) Andrew V. Gougherty et al.   Nature Climate Change

Assessing evolutionary processes over time in a conservation breeding program: a combined approach using molecular data, simulations and pedigree analysis

(2021) Belinda R. Wright et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Conserving intraspecific variation for nature’s contributions to people

(2021) Simone Des Roches et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Marine Heatwave Drives Cryptic Loss of Genetic Diversity in Underwater Forests

(2020) Carlos Frederico Deluqui Gurgel et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Applying the zoo model to conservation of threatened exceptional plant species

(2020) Jordan Wood et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Museomics identifies genetic erosion in two butterfly species across the 20th century in Finland

(2020) Jérémy Gauthier et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction

(2020) Gerardo Ceballos et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Taxonomic similarity does not predict necessary sample size for ex situ conservation: a comparison among five genera

(2020) Sean Hoban et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

(2020) Sean Hoban et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Using environmental and geographic data to optimize ex situ collections and preserve evolutionary potential

(2020) Lionel N. Di Santo et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Pre-extinction Demographic Stability and Genomic Signatures of Adaptation in the Woolly Rhinoceros

(2020) Edana Lord et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A biodiversity target based on species extinctions

(2020) Mark D. A. Rounsevell et al.   SCIENCE

Meta‐analysis of genetic representativeness of plant populations under ex situ conservation in contrast to wild source populations

(2020) Xinzeng Wei et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Next-generation technologies applied to age-old challenges in Madagascar

(2020) Marina B. Blanco et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

IUCN Red List and the value of integrating genetics

(2020) Brittany A. Garner et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The importance of genomic variation for biodiversity, ecosystems and people

(2020) Madlen Stange et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

(2020) Sandra Díaz et al.   SCIENCE

Ready-to-use workflows for the implementation of genetic tools in conservation management

(2020) Rolf Holderegger et al.   Conservation Genetics Resources

Trends in ecology: shifts in ecological research themes over the past four decades

(2019) Emily McCallen et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Do estimates of contemporary effective population size tell us what we want to know?

(2019) Nils Ryman et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Estimated six percent loss of genetic variation in wild populations since the industrial revolution

(2019) Deborah M. Leigh et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Considering adaptive genetic variation in climate change vulnerability assessment reduces species range loss projections

(2019) Orly Razgour et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Using naturally occurring climate resilient corals to construct bleaching-resistant nurseries

(2019) Megan K. Morikawa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Towards inclusion of genetic diversity measures into IUCN assessments: a case study on birds

(2019) L. C. Vitorino et al.   ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Breeding Centers, Private Ranches, and Genomics for Creating Sustainable Wildlife Populations

(2019) David Wildt et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Benefits and pitfalls of captive conservation genetic management: Evaluating diversity in scimitar-horned oryx to support reintroduction planning

(2019) Rob Ogden et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Methylation-based enrichment facilitates low-cost, noninvasive genomic scale sequencing of populations from feces

(2018) Kenneth L. Chiou et al.   Scientific Reports

Genetic diversity and kelp forest vulnerability to climatic stress

(2018) Thomas Wernberg et al.   Scientific Reports

Real-time DNA barcoding in a rainforest using nanopore sequencing: opportunities for rapid biodiversity assessments and local capacity building

(2018) Aaron Pomerantz et al.   GigaScience

Complex problems need detailed solutions: Harnessing multiple data types to inform genetic management in the wild

(2018) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   Evolutionary Applications

The community and ecosystem consequences of intraspecific diversity: a meta-analysis

(2018) Allan Raffard et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The Muskox Lost a Substantial Part of Its Genetic Diversity on Its Long Road to Greenland

(2018) Charles Christian Riis Hansen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Demographic histories and genetic diversity across pinnipeds are shaped by human exploitation, ecology and life-history

(2018) M. A. Stoffel et al.   Nature Communications

Comprehensiveness of conservation of useful wild plants: An operational indicator for biodiversity and sustainable development targets

(2018) Colin K. Khoury et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Guidelines for planning genomic assessment and monitoring of locally adaptive variation to inform species conservation

(2017) Sarah P. Flanagan et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Why we should develop guidelines and quantitative standards for using genetic data to delimit subspecies for data-poor organisms like cetaceans

(2017) Barbara L. Taylor et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations

(2017) Katherine Ralls et al.   Conservation Letters

Lack of recognition of genetic biodiversity: International policy and its implementation in Baltic Sea marine protected areas

(2016) Linda Laikre et al.   AMBIO

On applications of landscape genetics

(2016) Jeff Bowman et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation

(2016) Anna M. van Wyk et al.   Ecology and Evolution

The reduction of genetic diversity in threatened vertebrates and new recommendations regarding IUCN conservation rankings

(2015) Janna R. Willoughby et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Evaluating methods for estimating local effective population size with and without migration

(2015) Kimberly J. Gilbert et al.   EVOLUTION

Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance that translate to crop yield stability

(2015) Michael V. Mickelbart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

(2015) Aaron B.A. Shafer et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Genetic rescue to the rescue

(2015) Andrew R. Whiteley et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

A Legal-Ecological Understanding of Favorable Conservation Status for Species in Europe

(2015) Yaffa Epstein et al.   Conservation Letters

Accelerated modern human-induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

(2015) G. Ceballos et al.   Science Advances

Prescriptive Evolution to Conserve and Manage Biodiversity

(2014) Thomas B. Smith et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Evolution and Conservation of Central African Biodiversity: Priorities for Future Research and Education in the Congo Basin and Gulf of Guinea

(2014) Nicola M. Anthony et al.   BIOTROPICA

Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion

(2014) Sean Hoban et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Joint effects of population size and isolation on genetic erosion in fragmented populations: finding fragmentation thresholds for management

(2014) María Méndez et al.   Evolutionary Applications

An overview of the utility of population simulation software in molecular ecology

(2014) Sean Hoban   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Meta-analysis reveals lower genetic diversity in overfished populations

(2013) Malin L. Pinsky et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management

(2013) Sean M. Hoban et al.   Conservation Genetics Resources

Evolution in biodiversity policy - current gaps and future needs

(2012) Luis Santamaría et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-Developed Biodiversity Data Standard

(2012) John Wieczorek et al.   PLoS One

Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity in tropical forest fragments

(2011) Matthew J. Struebig et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

(2011) Andrew R. Weeks et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Trapped in the extinction vortex? Strong genetic effects in a declining vertebrate population

(2010) Donald Blomqvist et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

THE ADVENT OF MANDATORY DATA ARCHIVING

(2010) Daphne J. Fairbairn   EVOLUTION

Individuals and the Variation Needed for High Species Diversity in Forest Trees

(2010) J. S. Clark   SCIENCE

Data archiving in ecology and evolution: best practices

(2010) Michael C. Whitlock   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Neglect of Genetic Diversity in Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

(2009) LINDA LAIKRE et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example

(2008) Linda Laikre et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Where's the Conservation in Conservation Genetics?

(2008) CRISTIANO VERNESI et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The utility of crop genetic diversity in maintaining ecosystem services

(2007) Reem Hajjar et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT