The impact of global climate change on genetic diversity within populations and species
Goethe University Frankfurt · Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Genetic diversity provides the basic substrate for evolution, yet few studies assess the impacts of global climate change (GCC) on intraspecific genetic variation. In this review, we highlight the importance of incorporating neutral and non-neutral genetic diversity when assessing the impacts of GCC, for example, in studies that aim to predict the future distribution and fate of a species or ecological community. Specifically, we address the following questions: Why study the effects of GCC on intraspecific genetic diversity? How does GCC affect genetic diversity? How is the effect of GCC on genetic diversity currently studied? Where is potential for future research? For each of these questions, we provide a…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 20.23
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 211
Authors
4- SUSteffen U. PaulsCorresponding
Goethe University Frankfurt, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
- CNCarsten Nowak
Goethe University Frankfurt, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
- MBMiklós Bálint
Goethe University Frankfurt, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Babeș-Bolyai University, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
- MPMarkus PfenningerCorresponding
Goethe University Frankfurt, Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Topics & keywords
- Genetic diversity
- Biology
- Biodiversity
- Intraspecific competition
- Ecology
- Diversity (politics)
- Ecosystem diversity
- Conservation genetics