Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The future is here: an easy‐to‐use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management. |
| Authors: |
Hogg, C. J., Farquharson, K. A., Brandies, P., Silver, L. W., Ottewell, K., McLennan, E. A., Richmond, S., Belov, K. |
| Source: |
Animal Conservation; Feb2025, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p93-103, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
GENETICS, POPULATION genetics, WILDLIFE reintroduction, CONSERVATION of natural resources, ENDANGERED species, GENE libraries |
| Geographic Terms: |
AUSTRALIA |
| Abstract: |
Over the past decade, the development of genetic and genomic tools for conservation management has come forward in leaps and bounds. Once considered a 'nice to have', genetic data are fast becoming an essential tool for informing and managing translocations. However, due to the complexity of the field, easily using genetic data for decision‐making and monitoring remains beyond the reach of most managers and conservation biologists. In May 2020, we launched the Threatened Species Initiative (TSI), a programme designed to generate genomic resources for Australia's threatened species. Critical to the project is not only the generation of reference genomes and population genetic data but an online toolkit for conservation managers. The toolkit is a 'one stop shop' from collecting samples, to generating and analysing genetic data, to an easily interpretable genetic management report. A series of workflows and pipelines have been developed, including the TSI Biodiversity Portal, that uses point and click web interfaces to easily transfer raw sequence data and assemble genomes, transcriptomes and soon population genetics for management decisions. Here we present how the current toolkit works and provide case study examples for how it is being used to inform translocations and the management of threatened species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
