Marine Animal Population Genetics and Conservation

Dear Colleagues,

Conservation marine genomics focuses on individuals and populations that have been affected by habitat loss, altered social behavior, overexploitation, climate change, disturbed life cycle patterns (dispersal, migration), and pollution, thus destabilizing their genetic integrity due mainly to anthropogenic pressure. Information gained from studying such organisms at sea will allow the development of action plans that ensure their survival. Genetics looks at inherited characteristics and the genes that underlie them. This great diversity, in addition to its availability that has long been seen as limitless, have turned marine genetic resources worldwide into one of the main axes for scientific exploitation. However, a more precise analysis of the different natural stocks and their interplay in marine ecosystems is required. In the course of evolution, the oceans as habitats form a continuum that have not undergone as many dramatic changes and generally tend to be more homogeneous. Notwithstanding, when investigating the patterns of dispersal and marine connectivity at multiple spatial and temporal scales, it is crucial to unveil the complexity when integrating the information of all biological and physical processes involved. The subline in integrative conservation and evolutionary genomics of marine resources is based on the conceptual foundations of evolutionary biology that stimulate the long-term economic viability and social value of marine organisms in order to inform the public about their importance for the management and conservation of marine resources.

Prof. Athanasios Exadactylos
Guest Editor

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