Genetic Monitoring for Managers: A New Online Resource
Jeff B. Stetz, Katherine C. Kendall, Christina D. Vojta
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Volume 2, Issue 2 (December 2011)
It was with great fascination that I read this paper about a new online resource for genetic monitoring meant for wildlife mangers.
Genetic monitoring is increasingly being used to understand and respond to invasive species, habitat degradation, fragmentation, disease, or climate-related changes.
Many mangers find dealing with genetic monitoring a difficult task. They are flummoxed by the terminologies and methodologies.
To aid managers and researchers with limited genetics experience the researchers here developed a web-based resource to help them identify which, if any, molecular genetic methods would be appropriate for population assessments or monitoring.
The researchers say the site was developed in cooperation with a team of experts in fields such as evolutionary biology, demographic parameter estimation, and exotic species detection to provide a broad, dynamic, and easily understood resource with limited jargon.
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