In conservation genetics, coancestry coefficients are used to optimize genetic management in a conservation program and several estimators of coancestries based on molecular information have been proposed, e.g., [ 32, 33].
The results will have implications for the taxonomy of imperial eagles and delimitation of Evolutionary Significant Units (ESUs – defined as genetically differentiated populations that have adaptive differences, and thus merit separate genetic management).
"Genetic management of fragmented animal and plant populations is one of the most important, largely ignored issues in conservation biology".
"This is the poster child, in my mind at least, in North America for the need to pay close attention to genetic management," he says.
It also provides an example of what considerations need to be made for the genetic management of mass spawning and/or cannibalistic species.
Selection and breeding programmes for production will rely on some knowledge of the species genetic diversity that will be useful in determining the extent of natural genetic variation, which will facilitate any future breeding, conservation and genetic management of kauri.
Plant growth and content of phytochemicals are affected by genetic, management practice, harvesting and environment factors that occur during the growing period (Graham 1998; Björkman et al. 2011; Deng et al. 2012).
While the lack of divergence among Mississippi bay systems supports genetic management as a single unit, further work is needed to determine the spatial scale of natural dispersal and assess the degree of local adaptation of regional populations.
A genetic program associated with stock enhancement is in development and seeks to assess the effects of stocking on genetic diversity and fitness of wild populations, and design and implement genetic management to monitor and minimize those impacts.
Known patterns of adaptive genetic variation in P. chilensis could be used to implement biologically sound gene conservation and breeding programs and to provide guidelines for seed transfer for afforestation and reforestation The objectives of this work were to explore the adaptive strategy of P. chilensis (Mol) Stuntz in order to provide some orientation for the species genetic management.
Individuals will be translocated between sub-populations to maintain gene flow so that the entire population remains a single genetic management unit.
