Conservation of Bison Populations – Achievements and Problems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 34956
Special Issue Editors
Interests: population genetics; conservation genetics; genetic diversity; biodiversity; quantitative genetics; wildlife biology; hoofed mammals; population management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Within the genus Bison, there are only two species, the American and European bison, which stood on the brink of extinction a hundred years ago, but thanks to many years of protection, their populations are steadily increasing. It is worth learning about the history of restitution, but the most interesting topics are the chances of these large herbivores returning to nature, the challenges and principles, and the achievements in the species protection projects being carried out. What threats are significant for these large herbivores, and what is the impact of their presence on the environment and human activity? What is the genetic variability of species which surpassed a serious bottleneck? What is the future of this species belonging to megafauna of the temperate zone? The presentation of research results on these two species will help toward further conservation and provoke the development of scientific activity.
Some examples of topics of interest include:
- The status of the species in different continents;
- The consequences of bottlenecks for Bison species;
- Species ecology in different environments;
- Monitoring species range and preferences;
- Human–bison relation and influence on conservation;
- Recovering populations and reintroducing the species;
- Adaptation to different environments;
- Monitoring and conserving genetic diversity;
- The significance of ex situ conservation for bison species;
- Threats for species population and methods of minimizing their impact.
Prof. Dr. Wanda Olech
Dr. Thomas S. Jung
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Bison sp.
- conservation
- reintroducion
- ecology of Bison sp.
- genetic diversity
- Threats for Bison sp.
- human-bison relations
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