How genomics can help biodiversity conservation
2023
Theissinger, Kathrin | Fernandes, Carlos | Formenti, Giulio | Bista, Iliana | Berg, Paul R. | Bleidorn, Christoph | Bombarely, Aureliano | Crottini, Angelica | Gallo, Guido R. | Godoy, José A. | Jentoft, Sissel | Malukiewicz, Joanna | Mouton, Alice | Oomen, Rebekah A. | Paez, Sadye | Palsbøll, Per J. | Pampoulie, Christophe | Ruiz-López, María J. | Secomandi, Simona | Svardal, Hannes | Theofanopoulou, Constantina | de Vries, Jan | Waldvogel, Ann-Marie | Zhang, Guojie | Jarvis, Erich D. | Bálint, Miklós | Ciofi, Claudio | Waterhouse, Robert M. | Mazzoni, Camila J. | Höglund, Jacob | Arribas, Paula | The European Reference Genome Atlas Consortium
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment, conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed management decisions. Here we survey the main approaches and applications in biodiversity and conservation genomics, considering practical factors, such as cost, time, prerequisite skills, and current shortcomings of applications. Most approaches perform best in combination with reference genomes from the target species or closely related species. We review case studies to illustrate how reference genomes can facilitate biodiversity research and conservation across the tree of life. We conclude that the time is ripe to view reference genomes as fundamental resources and to integrate their use as a best practice in conservation genomics.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]We thank Cecilia Helmerson, Antonio Rivas, Nelson Lauzon, and Sally Leys, for the pictures of the Atlantic cod, the Iberian lynx, the European beech, and the freshwater sponge, respectively. We also thank Fabien Condamine, Love Dalén, Richard Durbin, Bruno Fosso, Roderic Guigó, Marc Hanikenne, Alberto Pallavicini, Olga Vinnere Pettersson, Xavier Turon, and Detlef Weigel for their contributions to the manuscript, as well as the whole ERGA community for making this possible.
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