Large old trees are some of the most iconic biota on earth and are integral parts of many
terrestrial ecosystems including those in tropical, temperate and boreal forests, deserts …

The identification of population bottlenecks is critical in conservation because populations
that have experienced significant reductions in abundance are subject to a variety of genetic …

Understanding the genetic and fitness consequences of anthropogenic bottlenecks is crucial
for biodiversity conservation. However, studies of bottlenecked populations combining …

Fire regimes are a major agent of evolution in terrestrial animals. Changing fire regimes and
the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid …

Human-induced environmental change and habitat fragmentation pose major threats to
biodiversity and require active conservation efforts to mitigate their consequences. Genetic …

Bottlenecks in population size reduce genetic diversity and increase inbreeding, which can
lead to inbreeding depression [1]. It is thus puzzling how introduced species, which typically …

Genetic diversity generally underpins population resilience and persistence. Reductions in
population size and absence of gene flow can lead to reductions in genetic diversity …

The importance of conservation is growing each year, with increasing concerns over the
destruction of biodiversity and the rising awareness of ecosystem services generating new …

Control and elimination of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis relies on mass
administration of praziquantel. Whilst these programmes reduce infection prevalence and …

The relationship between population size, inbreeding, loss of genetic variation and
evolutionary potential of fitness traits is still unresolved, and large-scale empirical studies …