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Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice.

  • Shafer AB Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: aaron.shafer@ebc.uu.se.
  • Wolf JB Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: jochen.wolf@ebc.uu.se.
  • Alves PC Universidade do Porto, CIBIO/InBIO em Faculdade de Ciências, 4485-661 Porto, Portugal.
  • Bergström L Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Bruford MW Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.
  • Brännström I Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Colling G Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, Population Biology, 2160 Luxembourg.
  • Dalén L Swedish Museum of Natural History, Bioinformatics and Genetics, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • De Meester L KU Leuven, Aquatic Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
  • Ekblom R Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Fawcett KD University of Groningen, Behavioural Ecology and Self-organization, 9712 Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Fior S ETH Zürich, Integrative Biology, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Hajibabaei M University of Guelph, Integrative Biology, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
  • Hill JA Stockholm University, Zoology 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Hoezel AR Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
  • Höglund J Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Jensen EL University of British Columbia Okanagan, Biology, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
  • Krause J University of Tübingen, Archaeological Sciences, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
  • Kristensen TN Aalborg University, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark.
  • Krützen M University of Zürich, Anthropological Institute and Museum, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • McKay JK Colorado State University, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA.
  • Norman AJ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
  • Ogden R Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, WildGenes Laboratory, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, UK.
  • Österling EM Karlstad University, Biology, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.
  • Ouborg NJ Radboud University Nijmegan, Experimental Plant Ecology, 6500 GL Nijmegan, The Netherlands.
  • Piccolo J Karlstad University, Biology, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.
  • Popović D University of Warsaw, Centre of New Technologies, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland.
  • Primmer CR University of Turku, Biology, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Reed FA University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Biology, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
  • Roumet M ETH Zürich, Integrative Biology, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Salmona J Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Population and Conservation Genetics Group, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
  • Schenekar T Karl-Franzens University Graz, Zoology, 8010 Graz, Austria.
  • Schwartz MK USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO 59801, USA.
  • Segelbacher G University of Freiburg, Wildlife Ecology and Management, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
  • Senn H Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, WildGenes Laboratory, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, UK.
  • Thaulow J Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Freshwater Biology, N-0349 Oslo, Norway.
  • Valtonen M University of Eastern Finland, Biology, 80101 Joensuu, Finland.
  • Veale A University of British Columbia Okanagan, Biology, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
  • Vergeer P Wageningen University, Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Vijay N Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Vilà C Estación Biológica de Doñana, Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, 41092 Almonte, Spain.
  • Weissensteiner M Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Wennerström L Stockholm University, Zoology 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Wheat CW Stockholm University, Zoology 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Zieliński P Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 30-387 Cracow, Poland.
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  • 2014-12-24
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  • Trends in ecology & evolution. - 2015
English The global loss of biodiversity continues at an alarming rate. Genomic approaches have been suggested as a promising tool for conservation practice as scaling up to genome-wide data can improve traditional conservation genetic inferences and provide qualitatively novel insights. However, the generation of genomic data and subsequent analyses and interpretations remain challenging and largely confined to academic research in ecology and evolution. This generates a gap between basic research and applicable solutions for conservation managers faced with multifaceted problems. Before the real-world conservation potential of genomic research can be realized, we suggest that current infrastructures need to be modified, methods must mature, analytical pipelines need to be developed, and successful case studies must be disseminated to practitioners.
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