Monitoring of species' genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts.

ABSTRACT: Genetic monitoring of populations currently attracts interest in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity but needs long-term planning and investments. However, genetic diversity has been largely neglected in biodiversity monitoring, and when addressed, it is treated separately, detached from other conservation issues, such as habitat alteration due to climate change. We report an accounting of efforts to monitor population genetic diversity in Europe (genetic monitoring effort, GME), the evaluation of which can help guide future capacity building and collaboration towards areas most in need of expanded monitoring. Overlaying GME with areas where the ranges of selected species of conservation interest approach current and future climate niche limits helps identify whether GME

SUBMITTER: Pearman PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10857941 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature