Genetic diversity: The hidden face of biodiversity
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 06:31
in Biology & Nature
Will future conservation policies have to take account of the genetic diversity within each species ? A large-scale study into plants found at high altitude throughout the Alps and the Carpathians, has enabled an international team of 15 laboratories to show that environments where genetic diversity of species is the highest are not necessarily those with the greatest number of species. The results, published on 25 September 2012 in Ecology Letters, open up new perspectives regarding strategies for the protection of biodiversity.