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Published on: December 9, 2012
Evolving spatial conservation prioritization with intraspecific genetic data
Marco Andrello1, Cassidy D'Aloia2, Alicia Dalongeville3
1Institute for the study of Anthropic impacts and Sustainability in the marine environment, National Research Council, CNR-IAS, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Spatial conservation prioritization (SCP) is a planning framework used to identify new conservation areas on the basis of the spatial distribution of species, ecosystems, and their services to human societies. The ongoing accumulation of intraspecific genetic data on a variety of species offers a way to gain knowledge of intraspecific genetic diversity and to estimate several population characteristics useful in conservation, such as dispersal and population size. Here, we review how intraspecific genetic data have been integrated into SCP and highlight their potential for identifying conservation area networks that represent intraspecific genetic diversity comprehensively and that ensure the long-term persistence of biodiversity in the face of global change.
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