Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas Based on Distinct Genetic Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. Distinct genetic diversity has been introduced as one of the metrics to estimate whether a site holds a threshold proportion of a species' global genetic diversity during the KBA identification process. However, genetic data has so far not been applied in KBA identification due to the lack of thoroughly tested methods and guidance. We tested the suitability of six analytical methods for identification of KBAs based upon genetic data: allelic overlap, Analyses of Molecular Variance (AMOVA), average taxonomic distinctness (AvTD, Δ⁺), effective population size (N_e), the genetic differentiation index (D_est), and the diversity index Simpson's λ. We co

SUBMITTER: Gronefeld SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789961 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature