Beta
The importance of maintaining ecological diversity is a well understood concept in conservation biology. This research paper looks at how this concept applies to the tiny remaining population of the endangered forty spotted pardalote.
The paper finds highlights the importance of genetic monitoring alongside other conservation actions, to save this exquisite bird.
"...the small effective population sizes we estimated for some populations indicate that they are vulnerable to genetic drift, highlighting the urgent need to implement habitat restoration to increase population size and to conduct genetic monitoring." - study authors
Dr Tonia Cochran
The importance of maintaining ecological diversity is a well understood concept in conservation biology. This research paper looks at how this concept applies to the tiny remaining population of the endangered forty spotted pardalote.
The paper finds highlights the importance of genetic monitoring alongside other conservation actions, to save this exquisite bird.
"...the small effective population sizes we estimated for some populations indicate that they are vulnerable to genetic drift, highlighting the urgent need to implement habitat restoration to increase population size and to conduct genetic monitoring." - study authors
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