Genomics and conservation: Guidance from training to analyses and applications

Lauren M. Schiebelhut; Annie S. Guillaume; Arianna Kuhn; Rena M. Schweizer; Ellie E. Armstrong; Mark A. Beaumont; Margaret Byrne; Ted Cosart; Brian K. Hand; Leif Howard; Steven M. Mussmann; Shawn R. Narum; Rita Rasteiro; Angel G. Rivera-Colón; Norah Saarman; Arun Sethuraman; Helen R. Taylor; Gregg W.C. Thomas; Maren Wellenreuther; Gordon Luikart

doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13893

Genomics and conservation: Guidance from training to analyses and applications

Lauren M. Schiebelhut
, Annie S. Guillaume
, Arianna Kuhn
, Rena M. Schweizer
, Ellie E. Armstrong
, Mark A. Beaumont
, Margaret Byrne
, Ted Cosart
, Brian K. Hand
, Leif Howard
, Steven M. Mussmann
, Shawn R. Narum
, Rita Rasteiro
, Angel G. Rivera-Colón
, Norah Saarman
, Arun Sethuraman
, Helen R. Taylor
, Gregg W.C. Thomas
, Maren Wellenreuther
, Gordon Luikart

Flathead Lake Biological Station

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Abstract

Environmental change is intensifying the biodiversity crisis and threatening species across the tree of life. Conservation genomics can help inform conservation actions and slow biodiversity loss. However, more training, appropriate use of novel genomic methods and communication with managers are needed. Here, we review practical guidance to improve applied conservation genomics. We share insights aimed at ensuring effectiveness of conservation actions around three themes: (1) improving pedagogy and training in conservation genomics including for online global audiences, (2) conducting rigorous population genomic analyses properly considering theory, marker types and data interpretation and (3) facilitating communication and collaboration between managers and researchers. We aim to update students and professionals and expand their conservation toolkit with genomic principles and recent approaches for conserving and managing biodiversity. The biodiversity crisis is a global problem and, as such, requires international involvement, training, collaboration and frequent reviews of the literature and workshops as we do here.

Original language	English
Article number	e13893
Pages (from-to)	e13893
Journal	Molecular Ecology Resources
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13893
State	Published - Feb 2024

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We thank Eric Anderson (and other instructors) for providing open access to resources for computing and bioinformatics in conservation genomics and various other ConGen tutorials. We also thank the participants of ConGen 2021 for their feedback on the course. Sponsors supporting ConGen include the National Science Foundation of the United States (grant DoB-1639014), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA grant 80NSSC19K0185), the American Genetics Association (AGA), Dovetail Genomics, Springer Publishing and Wiley Publishing. The course virtual server was also supported through Paul Hohenlohe (NSF grant DEB-1655809). The use of trade, product, industry or firm names is for informative purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Government or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Links to non-Service websites do not imply any official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endorsement of the opinions or ideas expressed therein or guarantee the validity of the information provided. The findings, conclusions and opinions expressed in this article represent those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. We thank Eric Anderson (and other instructors) for providing open access to resources for computing and bioinformatics in conservation genomics and various other ConGen tutorials. We also thank the participants of ConGen 2021 for their feedback on the course. Sponsors supporting ConGen include the National Science Foundation of the United States (grant DoB‐1639014), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA grant 80NSSC19K0185), the American Genetics Association (AGA), Dovetail Genomics, Springer Publishing and Wiley Publishing. The course virtual server was also supported through Paul Hohenlohe (NSF grant DEB‐1655809). The use of trade, product, industry or firm names is for informative purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Government or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Links to non‐Service websites do not imply any official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endorsement of the opinions or ideas expressed therein or guarantee the validity of the information provided. The findings, conclusions and opinions expressed in this article represent those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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DEB‐1655809
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	80NSSC19K0185

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SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

bioinformatics
climate adaptation
conservation management
data analysis
genome assembly
molecular ecology
online courses
population genomics
sequence quality control
Humans
Genomics
Biodiversity
Genome
Conservation of Natural Resources/methods

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Schiebelhut, L. M., Guillaume, A. S., Kuhn, A., Schweizer, R. M., Armstrong, E. E., Beaumont, M. A., Byrne, M., Cosart, T., Hand, B. K., Howard, L., Mussmann, S. M., Narum, S. R., Rasteiro, R., Rivera-Colón, A. G., Saarman, N., Sethuraman, A., Taylor, H. R., Thomas, G. W. C., Wellenreuther, M., & Luikart, G. (2024). Genomics and conservation: Guidance from training to analyses and applications. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(2), e13893. Article e13893. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13893

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