Patterns in Genetic Diversity in Plants: Informing Biodiversity Management
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 2132
Special Issue Editors
Interests: evolutionary ecology; diversity and diversification in flowering plants; landscape and population genomics;
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is now common practice to gather genetic data from wild, non-model plants on increasingly large scales (both genomic and geographic), for a broad range of investigative themes in ecology and evolution. Studies across a variety of disciplines share the common objective of characterising how genetic diversity varies across the landscape and exploring the processes that shape these patterns among populations and species.
Addressing important basic questions in ecology and evolution yields clear implications for ongoing efforts to protect biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Fundamental insights into the patterns and processes influencing population persistence (e.g., demographics, biotic interactions, and local adaptation) should be directly relevant to improving strategies for setting and achieving meaningful management goals, from conserving and restoring species and communities, to controlling biological invasions.
While the practical implications of basic studies in ecology and evolution are often alluded to, we invite submissions to this issue to explicitly consider how the reported findings can be applied. In this way, we aim to catalyse the translation of a wealth of high-quality landscape genomic datasets into improved on-the-ground outcomes in biodiversity management. Both original research articles (including short communications) and review articles are welcome, on any topic relevant to the issue’s scope.
Dr. Patricia Lu-Irving
Dr. Jia-Yee Samantha Yap
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- evolutionary ecology
- conservation genetics
- ecological genetics
- landscape genetics
- restoration ecology
- invasive species
