Multifaceted framework for defining conservation units: An example from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Canada.

ABSTRACT: Conservation units represent important components of intraspecific diversity that can aid in prioritizing and protecting at-risk populations, while also safeguarding unique diversity that can contribute to species resilience. In Canada, identification and assessments of conservation units is done by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). COSEWIC can recognize conservation units below the species level (termed "designatable units"; DUs) if the unit has attributes that make it both discrete and evolutionarily significant. There are various ways in which a DU can meet criteria of discreteness and significance, and increasing access to "big data" is providing unprecedented information that can directly inform both criteria. Specifically, the incorporation of ge

SUBMITTER: Lehnert SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519414 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature