Incorporating Genetic Diversity to Optimize the Plant Conservation Network in the Third Pole.

ABSTRACT: Climate change poses a significant threat to the survival of many species. Although protected areas can slow down biodiversity loss, they often lack systematic planning and do not integrate genetic diversity. Genetic diversity is a key prerequisite for species survival and the ability to tolerate new conditions. Using population genetic and distribution data from 96 plant species in the Third Pole (encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent mountains), we mapped patterns of genetic diversity, projected climate-driven range dynamics and future genetic erosion, and designed an optimal conservation framework for the region. We identified several patches of high haplotype diversity (H_D), with a relatively high number of haplotypes in southeastern Third Pole. Regression models rev

SUBMITTER: Wambulwa MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924320 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature