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Aug 7, 2024 · Overall, our data add to the growing body of evidence that global dugong populations are significantly fragmented and becoming increasingly less genetically diverse, making them ever more susceptible to ongoing anthropogenic threats and global climate change.
Jun 2, 2021 · Dugong (Dugong dugon) populations have been shrinking globally, due in large part to habitat fragmentation, degradation and ocean pollution, and today are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
- Anocha Poommouang, Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Kittisak Buddhachat, Janine L. Brown, Promporn Piboon, S...
- 2021
Jun 2, 2021 · Dugong (Dugong dugon) populations have been shrinking globally, due in large part to habitat fragmentation, degradation and ocean pollution, and today are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Thus, determining genetic diversity in the remaining populations is essential for conservation planning and protection.
Aug 7, 2024 · Our results add to the growing body of evidence that dugong populations are becoming ever more susceptible to ongoing human action and global climate change.
Aug 7, 2024 · Here, we use ancient DNA to investigate dugong (Dugong dugon) population structure, analysing 56 mitogenomes from specimens comprising the known historical range. Our results reveal geographically structured and distinct monophyletic clades characterized by contrasting evolutionary histories.
A recent assessment of New Caledonian dugong population health, using the mtDNA control region, has revealed a genetically depauperate population, indicating that even some of the largest global dugong populations are now at significant risk of genomic degradation [43].
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Aug 7, 2024 · The authors say global dugong populations are becoming fragmented and less diverse, putting them at increasing risk from human activities and climate change. Greater understanding of their global populations could identify particularly vulnerable groups for conservation priority. Journal/conference: Royal Society Open Science.
