The role of genetic factors in extinction has been a controversial issue, especially since
Lande's paper [Genetics and demography in biological conservation, Science 241 (1988) …

I discuss future challenges and opportunities in genetic approaches to biodiversity
conservation. Resolving taxonomy uncertainties and identifying diverged evolutionary units …

Translocations are being increasingly proposed as a way of conserving biodiversity,
particularly in the management of threatened and keystone species, with the aims of …

Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …

Restoring degraded land to combat environmental degradation requires the collection of
vast quantities of germplasm (seed). Sourcing this material raises questions related to …

Summary 1 With the majority of people now living in urban environments, urbanization is
arguably the most intensive and irreversible ecosystem change on the planet. 2 …

The theoretical impacts of anthropogenic habitat degradation on genetic resources have
been well articulated. Here we use a simulation approach to assess the magnitude of …

Conservation genetics encompasses genetic management of small populations, resolution
of taxonomic uncertainties and management units, and the use of molecular genetic …

Understanding the processes that lead to species extinctions is vital for lessening pressures
on biodiversity. While species diversity, presence and abundance are most commonly used …

Fragmentation of natural vegetation is one of the most pervasive changes in terrestrial
ecosystems across the Earth. Develo** a general understanding of how fragmentation …