Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-31

  Frankham, Richard ^a,b   Ballou, Jonathan D ^c   Dudash, Michele R ^d   Eldridge, Mark D B ^b   Fenster, Charles B ^d   Lacy, Robert C ^e   Mendelson, Joseph R ^f,g   Porton, Ingrid J ^h   Ralls, Katherine ^c   Ryder, Oliver A ⁱ  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^f ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^g GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

ⁱ INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmented populations; Genetic rescue; Inbreeding depression; Loss of genetic diversity; Outbreeding depression; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EXTINCTION RISK; FITNESS; FRAGMENTATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC RESOURCE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; ISOLATED POPULATION; OUTCROSSING; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIES CONCEPT; SYMPATRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84862744497     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.034     Document Type: Review

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