Habitat fragmentation commonly causes genetic problems and reduced fitness when
populations become small. Stocking small populations with individuals from other …

The widespread occurrence of free‐ranging domestic or feral carnivores (dogs, cats) or
ungulates (pigs, goats), and massive releases of captive‐reproduced game stocks …

Habitat fragmentation threatens the survival of many species and local populations. Habitat
fragmentation has two major consequences: populations become more isolated and are …

Harvesting natural populations is practiced for many animal and plant species and
frequently constitutes a part of the management of those populations. Similarly …

This book is about the conservation of genetic diversity of wild plants in situ in their natural
surroundings, primarily in existing protected areas but also outside conventional protected …

Repeated population bottlenecks can lead to loss of genetic variation and normally should
be avoided in threatened species to preserve evolutionary potential. We examined the effect …

Decreasing habitat fragment area and increasing isolation may cause loss of plant
population genetic diversity and increased genetic differentiation between populations. We …

Background Threatened species often have small and isolated populations where mating
among relatives can result in inbreeding depression increasing extinction risk. Effective …

Size and isolation of local populations are main parameters of interest when assessing the
genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation. However, their relative influence on the …

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic
variation for population persistence. However, considerable debate now surrounds the role …