Global biodiversity change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
Here, we review current scientific knowledge on global biodiversity change and identify the …

Genetic diversity is necessary for evolutionary response to changing environmental
conditions such as those facing many threatened and endangered species. To investigate …

International agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have
committed to conserve, and sustainably and equitably use, biodiversity. The CBD is a vital …

Global conservation policy and action have largely neglected protecting and monitoring
genetic diversity—one of the three main pillars of biodiversity. Genetic diversity (diversity …

Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

Climate change will lead to loss of range for many species, and thus to loss of genetic
diversity crucial for their long-term persistence. We analysed range-wide genetic diversity …

In conservation biology genetic diversity is recognized as an important criterion to consider
when prioritizing populations for protection. Today, population genomics offers the …

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

Genetic variation is considered critical for allowing natural populations to adapt to their
changing environment, and yet the effects of human disturbance on genetic variation in the …

The genetic discrimination between phylogenetically close taxa can be challenging if their
gene pools are not differentiated and there are many shared polymorphisms. The gene flow …