TY - JOUR
T1 - Ancient and Historical DNA in Conservation Policy
AU - Jensen, Evelyn L.
AU - Díez-del-Molino, David
AU - Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
AU - Bertola, Laura
AU - Borges, Filipa
AU - Cubric-Curik, Vlatka
AU - de Navascués, Miguel
AU - Frandsen, Peter
AU - Heuertz, Myriam
AU - Hvilsom, Christina
AU - Jiménez-Mena, Belén
AU - Miettinen, Antti
AU - Moest, Markus
AU - Pečnerová, Patrícia
AU - Barnes, Ian
AU - Vernesi, Cristiano
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Although genetic diversity has been recognized as a key component of biodiversity since the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993, it has rarely been included in conservation policies and regulations. Even less appreciated is the role that ancient and historical DNA (aDNA and hDNA) could play in unlocking the temporal dimension of genetic diversity, allowing key conservation issues to be resolved, including setting baselines for intra-species genetic diversity, estimating changes in effective population size (Ne), and identifying the genealogical continuity of populations. Here, we discuss how genetic information from ancient and historical specimens can play a central role in preserving biodiversity and highlight specific conservation policies that could incorporate such data to help countries meet their CBD obligations.
AB - Although genetic diversity has been recognized as a key component of biodiversity since the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993, it has rarely been included in conservation policies and regulations. Even less appreciated is the role that ancient and historical DNA (aDNA and hDNA) could play in unlocking the temporal dimension of genetic diversity, allowing key conservation issues to be resolved, including setting baselines for intra-species genetic diversity, estimating changes in effective population size (Ne), and identifying the genealogical continuity of populations. Here, we discuss how genetic information from ancient and historical specimens can play a central role in preserving biodiversity and highlight specific conservation policies that could incorporate such data to help countries meet their CBD obligations.
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35086740
SN - 0169-5347
VL - 37
SP - 420
EP - 429
JO - Trends in Ecology & Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution
IS - 5
ER -