Monitoring of species' genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts
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 coincides with anticipated climate change effects on biodiversity. Our analysis suggests that country area, financial resources and conservation policy influence GME, high values of which only partially match species' joint patterns of limits to suitable climatic conditions. Populations at trailing climatic niche margins probably hold genetic diversity that is important for adaptation to changing climate. Our results illuminate the need in Europe for expanded investment in genetic monitoring across climate gradients occupied by focal species, a need arguably greatest in southeastern European countries. This need could be met in part by expanding the European Union's Birds and Habitats Directives to fully address the conservation and monitoring of genetic diversity. Comparing data on genetic monitoring efforts across Europe with the distributions of areas at species' climatic niche margins, the authors show that monitoring efforts should be expanded to populations at trailing niche margins to include genetic variation that may prove important for adaptation to ongoing climate warming.
Details
| Volume | 8 |
|---|---|
| Tijdschrift nummer | 2 |
| Type | A1: Web of Science-artikel |
| Categorie | Onderzoek |
| Tijdschrift | Nature Ecology and Evolution |
| Issns | 2397-334X |
| Taal | Engels |
Bibtex
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title = "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 coincides with anticipated climate change effects on biodiversity. Our analysis suggests that country area, financial resources and conservation policy influence GME, high values of which only partially match species' joint patterns of limits to suitable climatic conditions. Populations at trailing climatic niche margins probably hold genetic diversity that is important for adaptation to changing climate. Our results illuminate the need in Europe for expanded investment in genetic monitoring across climate gradients occupied by focal species, a need arguably greatest in southeastern European countries. This need could be met in part by expanding the European Union's Birds and Habitats Directives to fully address the conservation and monitoring of genetic diversity. Comparing data on genetic monitoring efforts across Europe with the distributions of areas at species' climatic niche margins, the authors show that monitoring efforts should be expanded to populations at trailing niche margins to include genetic variation that may prove important for adaptation to ongoing climate warming.",
author = "Peter B. Pearman and Olivier Broennimann and Tsipe Aavik and Tamer Albayrak and Paulo C. Alves and F. A. Aravanopoulos and Laura D. Bertola and Aleksandra Biedrzycka and Elena Buzan and Vlatka Cubric-Curik and Mihajla Djan and Ancuta Fedorca and Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo and Barbara Fussi and Jose A. Godoy and Felix Gugerli and Sean Hoban and Rolf Holderegger and Christina Hvilsom and Laura Iacolina and Belma Kalamujic Stroil and Peter Klinga and Maciej K. Konopinski and Alexander Kopatz and Linda Laikre and Margarida Lopes-Fernandes and Barry John Mcmahon and Joachim Mergeay and Charalambos Neophytou and Snaebjoern Palsson and Ivan Paz-Vinas and Diana Posledovich and Craig R. Primmer and Joost A. M. Raeymaekers and Baruch Rinkevich and Barbora Roleckova and Dainis Runis and Laura Schuerz and Gernot Segelbacher and Katja Kavcic Sonnenschein and Milomir Stefanovic and Henrik Thurfjell and Sabrina Traeger and Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov and Nevena Velickovic and Philippine Vergeer and Cristiano Vernesi and Carles Vila and Marjana Westergren and Frank E. Zachos and Antoine Guisan and Michael Bruford",
year = "2024",
month = feb,
day = "01",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02260-0",
language = "Nederlands",
publisher = "Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek",
address = "België,
type = "Other"
}
Auteurs
Peter B. PearmanOlivier Broennimann
Tsipe Aavik
Tamer Albayrak
Paulo C. Alves
F. A. Aravanopoulos
Laura D. Bertola
Aleksandra Biedrzycka
Elena Buzan
Vlatka Cubric-Curik
Mihajla Djan
Ancuta Fedorca
Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo
Barbara Fussi
Jose A. Godoy
Felix Gugerli
Sean Hoban
Rolf Holderegger
Christina Hvilsom
Laura Iacolina
Belma Kalamujic Stroil
Peter Klinga
Maciej K. Konopinski
Alexander Kopatz
Linda Laikre
Margarida Lopes-Fernandes
Barry John Mcmahon
Joachim Mergeay
Charalambos Neophytou
Snaebjoern Palsson
Ivan Paz-Vinas
Diana Posledovich
Craig R. Primmer
Joost A. M. Raeymaekers
Baruch Rinkevich
Barbora Roleckova
Dainis Runis
Laura Schuerz
Gernot Segelbacher
Katja Kavcic Sonnenschein
Milomir Stefanovic
Henrik Thurfjell
Sabrina Traeger
Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov
Nevena Velickovic
Philippine Vergeer
Cristiano Vernesi
Carles Vila
Marjana Westergren
Frank E. Zachos
Antoine Guisan
Michael Bruford