El dilluns 9/1/17 a les 12h a l’aula Ts117 hi haurà l’UST Seminar: Conservation genetics in the European Union – biases, gaps and future directions
a càrrec de Sílvia Pérez-Espona.
ConGRESS Consortium
1. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End
Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
2. Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Av. Américo Vespucio s/n, E41092 Seville , Spain
Email: s.perezespona@gmail.com
Abstract
The importance of genetic diversity for the assessment and maintenance of biodiversity is widely recognised, although not yet explicitly incorporated into conservation decision making in many European Union Member States. A detailed assessment of 4,311 genetic studies relevant for the conservation and management of European species revealed that research is extensive and therefore could be more effectively implemented in existing conservation programs. However, research was overly biased towards the study of species with an economic value or iconic status, with research on threatened species or species with undetermined conservation status being scarce. The largest volume of research focused on species identification and relationships, population subdivision and dispersal; with microsatellite and mtDNA sequences as the most widely used markers still nowadays. These results emphasise the need for further collaboration between researchers and conservation stakeholders to devise genetics research that can provide effective solutions to the conservation of species in Europe.
