Multinational evaluation of genetic diversity indicators for the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

A Mastretta‐Yanes, JM da Silva, CE Grueber… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Under the recently adopted Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 196 Parties
committed to reporting the status of genetic diversity for all species. To facilitate reporting …

The Ne/N ratio in applied conservation

RS Waples - Evolutionary Applications, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments within the IUCN and the Convention on Biological Diversity have
affirmed the increasingly key role that effective population size (N e) and the effective size …

Conservation status of Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): Local insight and whole distribution perspective

L Torrado‐Blanco, M Carballa… - Insect Conservation and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation efforts are often limited by the lack of information on poorly understood
species. Such is the case of Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905, a narrow endemic butterfly …

Southern marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) populations assessed using Amplicon Sequencing on fecal samples

LI Wolfenson, JA Pereira, DE Ruzzante… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Populations in isolated and small fragments lose genetic variability very fast and are usually
of conservation concern because they are at greater risk of local extinction. The largest …

Empowering Regional Conservation: Genetic Diversity Assessments as a Tool for Eelgrass Management

E Faust, K Rigby, A Olsson, B Alenius… - Molecular …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
To halt the loss of biodiversity, collaboration among scientists, managers and decision‐
makers is vital. Although biodiversity loss is a global problem, management actions …

MaxTemp: A Method to Maximise Precision of the Temporal Method for Estimating Ne in Genetic Monitoring Programs

RS Waples, MM Masuda, MEF LaCava… - Molecular Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce a new software program, MaxTemp, that increases precision of the temporal
method for estimating effective population size (N e) in genetic monitoring programs, which …

Temporal Variability in Effective Size (N ̂ e ̂ N _e) Identifies Potential Sources of Discrepancies Between Mark Recapture and Close Kin Mark Recapture Estimates …

DE Ruzzante, GR McCracken, DJ Fraser… - Molecular Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although efforts to estimate effective population size, census size and their ratio in wild
populations are expanding, few empirical studies investigate interannual changes in these …

Unraveling the Complexity of the Ne/Nc Ratio for Conservation of Large and Widespread Pelagic Fish Species: Current Status and Challenges

C Delord, S Arnaud‐Haond, A Leone… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating and understanding the ratio between effective population size (N e) and census
population size (N c) are pivotal in the conservation of large marine pelagic fish species …

Spatio‐Temporal Changes in Effective Population Size in an Expanding Metapopulation of Eurasian Otters

NE Thomas, EA Chadwick, MW Bruford… - Evolutionary …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation efforts are leading to demographic growth and spatial expansion of some
previously endangered species. However, past population bottlenecks or population size …

Estimates of Effective Number of Breeders Identify Drivers of Decline in Mid‐Atlantic Brook Trout Populations

ZL Robinson, JA Coombs, M Hudy… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations have experienced marked
declines throughout their native range and are presently threatened due to isolation in small …