Multinational evaluation of genetic diversity indicators for the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Under the recently adopted Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 196 Parties committed to reporting the status of genetic diversity for all species. To facilitate reporting, three genetic diversity indicators were developed, two of which focus on processes contributing to genetic diversity conservation: maintaining genetically distinct populations and ensuring populations are large enough to maintain genetic diversity. The major advantage of these indicators is that they can be estimated with or without DNA‐based data. However, demonstrating their feasibility requires addressing the methodological challenges of using data gathered from diverse sources, across diverse taxonomic groups, and for countries of varying socio‐economic status and biodiversity levels. Here, we assess the genetic indicators for 919 taxa, representing 5271 populations across nine countries, including megadiverse countries and developing economies. Eighty‐three percent of the taxa assessed had data available to calculate at least one indicator. Our results show that although the majority of species maintain most populations, 58% of species have populations too small to maintain genetic diversity. Moreover, genetic indicator values suggest that IUCN Red List status and other initiatives fail to assess genetic status, highlighting the critical importance of genetic indicators.

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Main Authors:	Mastretta Yanes, Alicia autora 15867, da Silva, Jessica M. autora, Grueber, Catherine E. autora, Castillo Reina, Luis autor, Köppä, Viktoria autora, Forester, Brenna R. autora, Funk, W. Chris autor, Heuertz, Myriam autora, Ishihama, Fumiko autora, Jordan, Rebecca autora, Mergeay, Joachim autor, Paz Vinas, Ivan autor, Rincon Parra, Victor Julio autor, Rodríguez Morales, María Alejandra autora, Arredondo Amezcua, Libertad autora, Brahy, Gaëlle autora, DeSaix, Matt autor, Durkee, Lily autora, Hamilton, Ashley autora, Hunter, Margaret E. autora, Koontz, Austin autor, Lang, Iris autora, Latorre Cárdenas, María Camila autora, Latty, Tanya autora, Llanes Quevedo, Alexander autor, MacDonald, Anna J. autora, Mahoney, Meg autora, Miller, Caitlin autora, Ornelas, Juan Francisco autor, Ramírez Barahona, Santiago autor, Robertson, Erica autora, Russo, Isa Rita M. autora, Santiago, Metztli Arcila autora, Shaw, Robyn E. autor, Shea, Glenn M. autor, Sjögren Gulve, Per autor, Spence, Emma Suzuki autora, Stack, Taylor autor/a, Suárez, Sofía autora, Takenaka, Akio autor, Thurfjell, Henrik autor, Turbek, Sheela autora, van der Merwe, Marlien autora, Visser, Fleur autora, Wegier, Ana autora, Wood, Georgina autora, Zarza Franco, Guadalupe Eugenia Doctora autora 21164, Laikre, Linda autora, Hoban, Sean autor
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Diversidad biológica, Variación genética, Indicadores de la diversidad genética, Genética de población, Artfrosur,
Online Access:	https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.14461
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