Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss
Australian National University · International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh) · +57 more institutions
Abstract
, we need to understand relationships between threats, conservation management and genetic diversity change. Here we conduct a global analysis of genetic diversity change via meta-analysis of all available temporal measures of genetic diversity from more than three decades of research. We show that within-population genetic diversity is being lost over timescales likely to have been impacted by human activities, and that some conservation actions may mitigate this loss. Our dataset includes 628 species (animals, plants, fungi and chromists) across all terrestrial and most marine realms on Earth. Threats impacted two-thirds of the populations that we analysed, and less than half of the populations analysed…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 164.24
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 63
Authors
57- RERobyn E. ShawCorresponding
Australian National University, International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh), Murdoch University, University of Canberra, International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States), International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau), ACT Government
- KAKatherine A. Farquharson
The University of Sydney, Australian Research Council, ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science
- MWMichael W. Bruford
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh), European Cooperation in Science and Technology, International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States), International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau), Cardiff University
- DCDavid Coates
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh), The University of Western Australia, International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States), International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau)
- CPCarole P. Elliott
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh), International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States), International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau)
Topics & keywords
- Diversity (politics)
- Genetic diversity
- Action (physics)
- Meta-analysis
- Evolutionary biology
- Computational biology
- Biology
- Medicine
Funding
- AGACT Government
- ECEuropean CommissionAwards: 101059492, CN00000033
- CUCardiff University
- UOUniversity of Sydney
- UOUniversity of Canberra
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAward: 2018-01
- SFSvenska Forskningsrådet FormasAwards: 2019-05503, 2020-01290
- KLKU Leuven
- VVetenskapsrådetAwards: 2020-01290, 2019-05503, 2018-
- HZHrvatska Zaklada za ZnanostAward: IP-2018-01-8708
- NFNorges ForskningsrådAwards: 160022/F40 NINA, 160022, 160022/F40
- VGVedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAVAward: 1/0328/22
- UUUppsala Universitet
- SUStockholms Universitet
- DFDirectorate for Biological Sciences
- HEHORIZON EUROPE Framework ProgrammeAward: 101059492
- SOSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University