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Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Aug 2023
Schmidt Chloé, Hoban Sean, Hunter Margaret, Paz-Vinas Ivan, Garroway Colin J
Abstract excerpt
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is an important and widely used tool for conservation assessment. The IUCN uses information about a species' range, population size, habitat quality and fragmentation levels, and trends in abundance to assess extinction risk. Genetic diversity is not considered, although it affects extinction risk. Declining populations are more strongly affected...
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