Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

Aaron B A Shafer¹, Jochen B W Wolf², Paulo C Alves³, Linnea Bergström⁴, Michael W Bruford⁵, Ioana Brännström⁴, Guy Colling⁶, Love Dalén⁷, Luc De Meester⁸, Robert Ekblom⁴, Katie D Fawcett⁹, Simone Fior¹⁰, Mehrdad Hajibabaei¹¹, Jason A Hill¹², A Rus Hoezel¹³, Jacob Höglund⁴, Evelyn L Jensen¹⁴, Johannes Krause¹⁵, Torsten N Kristensen¹⁶, Michael Krützen¹⁷, John K McKay¹⁸, Anita J Norman¹⁹, Rob Ogden²⁰, E Martin Österling²¹, N Joop Ouborg²², John Piccolo²¹, Danijela Popović²³, Craig R Primmer²⁴, Floyd A Reed²⁵, Marie Roumet¹⁰, Jordi Salmona²⁶, Tamara Schenekar²⁷, Michael K Schwartz²⁸, Gernot Segelbacher²⁹, Helen Senn²⁰, Jens Thaulow³⁰, Mia Valtonen³¹, Andrew Veale¹⁴, Philippine Vergeer³², Nagarjun Vijay⁴, Carles Vilà³³, Matthias Weissensteiner⁴, Lovisa Wennerström¹², Christopher W Wheat¹², Piotr Zieliński³⁴

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¹ Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: aaron.shafer@ebc.uu.se.
² Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: jochen.wolf@ebc.uu.se.
³ Universidade do Porto, CIBIO/InBIO em Faculdade de Ciências, 4485-661 Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
⁵ Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.
⁶ Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, Population Biology, 2160 Luxembourg.
⁷ Swedish Museum of Natural History, Bioinformatics and Genetics, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden.
⁸ KU Leuven, Aquatic Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
⁹ University of Groningen, Behavioural Ecology and Self-organization, 9712 Groningen, The Netherlands.
¹⁰ ETH Zürich, Integrative Biology, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
¹¹ University of Guelph, Integrative Biology, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
¹² Stockholm University, Zoology 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
¹³ Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
¹⁴ University of British Columbia Okanagan, Biology, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
¹⁵ University of Tübingen, Archaeological Sciences, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
¹⁶ Aalborg University, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark.
¹⁷ University of Zürich, Anthropological Institute and Museum, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
¹⁸ Colorado State University, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA.
¹⁹ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
²⁰ Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, WildGenes Laboratory, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, UK.
²¹ Karlstad University, Biology, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.
²² Radboud University Nijmegan, Experimental Plant Ecology, 6500 GL Nijmegan, The Netherlands.
²³ University of Warsaw, Centre of New Technologies, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland.
²⁴ University of Turku, Biology, 20014 Turku, Finland.
²⁵ University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Biology, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
²⁶ Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Population and Conservation Genetics Group, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
²⁷ Karl-Franzens University Graz, Zoology, 8010 Graz, Austria.
²⁸ USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO 59801, USA.
²⁹ University of Freiburg, Wildlife Ecology and Management, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
³⁰ Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Freshwater Biology, N-0349 Oslo, Norway.
³¹ University of Eastern Finland, Biology, 80101 Joensuu, Finland.
³² Wageningen University, Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
³³ Estación Biológica de Doñana, Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, 41092 Almonte, Spain.
³⁴ Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 30-387 Cracow, Poland.

PMID:25534246
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009

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Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

Aaron B A Shafer et al. Trends Ecol Evol.2015 Feb.

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.2015 Feb;30(2):78-87.

doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

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Affiliations

¹ Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: aaron.shafer@ebc.uu.se.
² Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: jochen.wolf@ebc.uu.se.
³ Universidade do Porto, CIBIO/InBIO em Faculdade de Ciências, 4485-661 Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Uppsala University, Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
⁵ Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK.
⁶ Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg, Population Biology, 2160 Luxembourg.
⁷ Swedish Museum of Natural History, Bioinformatics and Genetics, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden.
⁸ KU Leuven, Aquatic Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
⁹ University of Groningen, Behavioural Ecology and Self-organization, 9712 Groningen, The Netherlands.
¹⁰ ETH Zürich, Integrative Biology, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
¹¹ University of Guelph, Integrative Biology, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
¹² Stockholm University, Zoology 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
¹³ Durham University, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
¹⁴ University of British Columbia Okanagan, Biology, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
¹⁵ University of Tübingen, Archaeological Sciences, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
¹⁶ Aalborg University, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark.
¹⁷ University of Zürich, Anthropological Institute and Museum, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
¹⁸ Colorado State University, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA.
¹⁹ Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden.
²⁰ Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, WildGenes Laboratory, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, UK.
²¹ Karlstad University, Biology, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.
²² Radboud University Nijmegan, Experimental Plant Ecology, 6500 GL Nijmegan, The Netherlands.
²³ University of Warsaw, Centre of New Technologies, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland.
²⁴ University of Turku, Biology, 20014 Turku, Finland.
²⁵ University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Biology, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
²⁶ Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Population and Conservation Genetics Group, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal.
²⁷ Karl-Franzens University Graz, Zoology, 8010 Graz, Austria.
²⁸ USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO 59801, USA.
²⁹ University of Freiburg, Wildlife Ecology and Management, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
³⁰ Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Freshwater Biology, N-0349 Oslo, Norway.
³¹ University of Eastern Finland, Biology, 80101 Joensuu, Finland.
³² Wageningen University, Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
³³ Estación Biológica de Doñana, Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group, 41092 Almonte, Spain.
³⁴ Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 30-387 Cracow, Poland.

PMID:25534246
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009

Abstract

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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Genomics in Conservation: Case Studies and Bridging the Gap between Data and Application.
Garner BA, Hand BK, Amish SJ, Bernatchez L, Foster JT, Miller KM, Morin PA, Narum SR, O'Brien SJ, Roffler G, Templin WD, Sunnucks P, Strait J, Warheit KI, Seamons TR, Wenburg J, Olsen J, Luikart G.Garner BA, et al.Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Feb;31(2):81-83. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.009. Epub 2015 Dec 2.Trends Ecol Evol. 2016.PMID:26654124No abstract available.
Reply to Garner et al.
Shafer ABA, Wolf JBW, Alves PC, Bergström L, Colling G, Dalén L, De Meester L, Ekblom R, Fior S, Hajibabaei M, Hoezel AR, Hoglund J, Jensen EL, Krützen M, Norman AJ, Österling EM, Ouborg NJ, Piccolo J, Primmer CR, Reed FA, Roumet M, Salmona J, Schwartz MK, Segelbacher G, Thaulow J, Valtonen M, Vergeer P, Weissensteiner M, Wheat CW, Vilà C, Zieliński P.Shafer ABA, et al.Trends Ecol Evol. 2016 Feb;31(2):83-84. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.11.010. Epub 2015 Dec 17.Trends Ecol Evol. 2016.PMID:26704456No abstract available.

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