Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy

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Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy. / Jensen, Evelyn L.; Díez-del-Molino, David; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Bertola, Laura D.; Borges, Filipa; Cubric-Curik, Vlatka; de Navascués, Miguel; Frandsen, Peter; Heuertz, Myriam; Hvilsom, Christina; Jiménez-Mena, Belén; Miettinen, Antti; Moest, Markus; Pečnerová, Patrícia; Barnes, Ian; Vernesi, Cristiano.

In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 37, No. 5, 2022, p. 420-429.

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Jensen, EL, Díez-del-Molino, D, Gilbert, MTP, Bertola, LD, Borges, F, Cubric-Curik, V, de Navascués, M, Frandsen, P, Heuertz, M, Hvilsom, C, Jiménez-Mena, B, Miettinen, A, Moest, M, Pečnerová, P, Barnes, I & Vernesi, C 2022, 'Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 420-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010

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Jensen, E. L., Díez-del-Molino, D., Gilbert, M. T. P., Bertola, L. D., Borges, F., Cubric-Curik, V., de Navascués, M., Frandsen, P., Heuertz, M., Hvilsom, C., Jiménez-Mena, B., Miettinen, A., Moest, M., Pečnerová, P., Barnes, I., & Vernesi, C. (2022). Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(5), 420-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010

Vancouver

Jensen EL, Díez-del-Molino D, Gilbert MTP, Bertola LD, Borges F, Cubric-Curik V et al. Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2022;37(5):420-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010

Author

Jensen, Evelyn L. ; Díez-del-Molino, David ; Gilbert, M. Thomas P. ; Bertola, Laura D. ; Borges, Filipa ; Cubric-Curik, Vlatka ; de Navascués, Miguel ; Frandsen, Peter ; Heuertz, Myriam ; Hvilsom, Christina ; Jiménez-Mena, Belén ; Miettinen, Antti ; Moest, Markus ; Pečnerová, Patrícia ; Barnes, Ian ; Vernesi, Cristiano. / Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy. In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2022 ; Vol. 37, No. 5. pp. 420-429.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Although genetic diversity has been recognized as a key component of biodiversity since the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993, it has rarely been included in conservation policies and regulations. Even less appreciated is the role that ancient and historical DNA (aDNA and hDNA, respectively) could play in unlocking the temporal dimension of genetic diversity, allowing key conservation issues to be resolved, including setting baselines for intraspecies genetic diversity, estimating changes in effective population size (Ne), and identifying the genealogical continuity of populations. Here, we discuss how genetic information from ancient and historical specimens can play a central role in preserving biodiversity and highlight specific conservation policies that could incorporate such data to help countries meet their CBD obligations.",

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AU - Cubric-Curik, Vlatka

AU - de Navascués, Miguel

AU - Frandsen, Peter

AU - Heuertz, Myriam

AU - Hvilsom, Christina

AU - Jiménez-Mena, Belén

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AU - Pečnerová, Patrícia

AU - Barnes, Ian

AU - Vernesi, Cristiano

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AB - Although genetic diversity has been recognized as a key component of biodiversity since the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993, it has rarely been included in conservation policies and regulations. Even less appreciated is the role that ancient and historical DNA (aDNA and hDNA, respectively) could play in unlocking the temporal dimension of genetic diversity, allowing key conservation issues to be resolved, including setting baselines for intraspecies genetic diversity, estimating changes in effective population size (Ne), and identifying the genealogical continuity of populations. Here, we discuss how genetic information from ancient and historical specimens can play a central role in preserving biodiversity and highlight specific conservation policies that could incorporate such data to help countries meet their CBD obligations.

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KW - conservation genetics

KW - genetic diversity

KW - population genomics

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